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Little Cottonwood Creek near Salt Lake City River Discharge (cfs)Stage (ft)Highest Observation: 90 cfs at 12:59AM May 08, 2024Observed: 84 cfs at 1:00AM May 08, 2024Highest Observation: 90 cfs at 1:59AM May 08, 2024Observed: 84 cfs at 2:00AM May 08, 2024Highest Observation: 90 cfs at 2:59AM May 08, 2024Observed: 84 cfs at 3:00AM May 08, 2024Highest Observation: 90 cfs at 3:59AM May 08, 2024Observed: 83 cfs at 4:00AM May 08, 2024Highest Observation: 90 cfs at 4:59AM May 08, 2024Observed: 80 cfs at 5:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 88 cfs at 5:59AM May 08, 2024Observed: 80 cfs at 6:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 6:59AM May 08, 2024Observed: 80 cfs at 7:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 7:59AM May 08, 2024Observed: 78 cfs at 8:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 8:59AM May 08, 2024Observed: 77 cfs at 9:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 9:59AM May 08, 2024Observed: 77 cfs at 10:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 10:59AM May 08, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 11:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 11:59AM May 08, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 12:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 12:59PM May 08, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 1:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 1:59PM May 08, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 2:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 2:59PM May 08, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 3:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 3:59PM May 08, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 4:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 4:59PM May 08, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 5:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 5:59PM May 08, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 6:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 6:59PM May 08, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 7:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 7:59PM May 08, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 8:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 8:59PM May 08, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 9:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 9:59PM May 08, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 10:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 10:59PM May 08, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 11:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 11:59PM May 08, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 12:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 84 cfs at 12:59AM May 09, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 1:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 84 cfs at 1:59AM May 09, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 2:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 84 cfs at 2:59AM May 09, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 3:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 83 cfs at 3:59AM May 09, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 4:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 80 cfs at 4:59AM May 09, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 5:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 80 cfs at 5:59AM May 09, 2024Observed: 74 cfs at 6:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 80 cfs at 6:59AM May 09, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 7:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 78 cfs at 7:59AM May 09, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 8:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 77 cfs at 8:59AM May 09, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 9:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 77 cfs at 9:59AM May 09, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 10:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 10:59AM May 09, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 11:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 11:59AM May 09, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 12:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 12:59PM May 09, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 1:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 1:59PM May 09, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 2:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 2:59PM May 09, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 3:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 3:59PM May 09, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 4:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 4:59PM May 09, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 5:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 5:59PM May 09, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 6:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 6:59PM May 09, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 7:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 7:59PM May 09, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 8:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 8:59PM May 09, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 9:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 9:59PM May 09, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 10:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 10:59PM May 09, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 11:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 11:59PM May 09, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 12:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 12:59AM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 1:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 1:59AM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 2:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 2:59AM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 3:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 3:59AM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 4:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 76 cfs at 4:59AM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 5:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 74 cfs at 5:59AM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 6:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 6:59AM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 7:59AM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 8:59AM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 9:59AM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 10:59AM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 11:59AM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 12:59PM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 1:59PM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 2:59PM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 3:59PM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 4:59PM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 5:59PM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 6:59PM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 7:59PM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 8:59PM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 9:59PM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 10:59PM May 10, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 11:59PM May 10, 2024Forecast: 98 cfs 1:00AM May 11, 2024Forecast: 98 cfs 2:00AM May 11, 2024Forecast: 99 cfs 3:00AM May 11, 2024Forecast: 99 cfs 4:00AM May 11, 2024Forecast: 99 cfs 5:00AM May 11, 2024Forecast: 100 cfs 6:00AM May 11, 2024Forecast: 99 cfs 7:00AM May 11, 2024Forecast: 98 cfs 8:00AM May 11, 2024Forecast: 98 cfs 9:00AM May 11, 2024Forecast: 97 cfs 10:00AM May 11, 2024Forecast: 96 cfs 11:00AM May 11, 2024Forecast: 95 cfs 12:00PM May 11, 2024Forecast: 98 cfs 1:00PM May 11, 2024Forecast: 101 cfs 2:00PM May 11, 2024Forecast: 104 cfs 3:00PM May 11, 2024Forecast: 107 cfs 4:00PM May 11, 2024Forecast: 110 cfs 5:00PM May 11, 2024Forecast: 112 cfs 6:00PM May 11, 2024Forecast: 118 cfs 7:00PM May 11, 2024Forecast: 123 cfs 8:00PM May 11, 2024Forecast: 128 cfs 9:00PM May 11, 2024Forecast: 133 cfs 10:00PM May 11, 2024Forecast: 139 cfs 11:00PM May 11, 2024Forecast: 144 cfs 12:00AM May 12, 2024Forecast: 144 cfs 1:00AM May 12, 2024Forecast: 144 cfs 2:00AM May 12, 2024Forecast: 143 cfs 3:00AM May 12, 2024Forecast: 143 cfs 4:00AM May 12, 2024Forecast: 143 cfs 5:00AM May 12, 2024Forecast: 143 cfs 6:00AM May 12, 2024Forecast: 140 cfs 7:00AM May 12, 2024Forecast: 138 cfs 8:00AM May 12, 2024Forecast: 135 cfs 9:00AM May 12, 2024Forecast: 132 cfs 10:00AM May 12, 2024Forecast: 130 cfs 11:00AM May 12, 2024Forecast: 127 cfs 12:00PM May 12, 2024Forecast: 134 cfs 1:00PM May 12, 2024Forecast: 141 cfs 2:00PM May 12, 2024Forecast: 148 cfs 3:00PM May 12, 2024Forecast: 155 cfs 4:00PM May 12, 2024Forecast: 162 cfs 5:00PM May 12, 2024Forecast: 169 cfs 6:00PM May 12, 2024Forecast: 178 cfs 7:00PM May 12, 2024Forecast: 188 cfs 8:00PM May 12, 2024Forecast: 197 cfs 9:00PM May 12, 2024Forecast: 207 cfs 10:00PM May 12, 2024Forecast: 217 cfs 11:00PM May 12, 2024Forecast: 226 cfs 12:00AM May 13, 2024Forecast: 223 cfs 1:00AM May 13, 2024Forecast: 220 cfs 2:00AM May 13, 2024Forecast: 216 cfs 3:00AM May 13, 2024Forecast: 213 cfs 4:00AM May 13, 2024Forecast: 210 cfs 5:00AM May 13, 2024Forecast: 206 cfs 6:00AM May 13, 2024Forecast: 202 cfs 7:00AM May 13, 2024Forecast: 198 cfs 8:00AM May 13, 2024Forecast: 194 cfs 9:00AM May 13, 2024Forecast: 189 cfs 10:00AM May 13, 2024Forecast: 185 cfs 11:00AM May 13, 2024Forecast: 181 cfs 12:00PM May 13, 2024Forecast: 188 cfs 1:00PM May 13, 2024Forecast: 196 cfs 2:00PM May 13, 2024Forecast: 204 cfs 3:00PM May 13, 2024Forecast: 211 cfs 4:00PM May 13, 2024Forecast: 219 cfs 5:00PM May 13, 2024Forecast: 227 cfs 6:00PM May 13, 2024Forecast: 236 cfs 7:00PM May 13, 2024Forecast: 245 cfs 8:00PM May 13, 2024Forecast: 255 cfs 9:00PM May 13, 2024Forecast: 264 cfs 10:00PM May 13, 2024Forecast: 273 cfs 11:00PM May 13, 2024Highest Forecast: 283 cfs 12:00AM May 14, 2024Forecast: 277 cfs 1:00AM May 14, 2024Forecast: 272 cfs 2:00AM May 14, 2024Forecast: 266 cfs 3:00AM May 14, 2024Forecast: 260 cfs 4:00AM May 14, 2024Forecast: 255 cfs 5:00AM May 14, 2024Forecast: 249 cfs 6:00AM May 14, 2024Forecast: 243 cfs 7:00AM May 14, 2024Forecast: 237 cfs 8:00AM May 14, 2024Forecast: 231 cfs 9:00AM May 14, 2024Forecast: 225 cfs 10:00AM May 14, 2024Forecast: 219 cfs 11:00AM May 14, 2024Forecast: 213 cfs 12:00PM May 14, 2024Forecast: 218 cfs 1:00PM May 14, 2024Forecast: 222 cfs 2:00PM May 14, 2024Forecast: 227 cfs 3:00PM May 14, 2024Forecast: 231 cfs 4:00PM May 14, 2024Forecast: 236 cfs 5:00PM May 14, 2024Forecast: 240 cfs 6:00PM May 14, 2024Forecast: 244 cfs 7:00PM May 14, 2024Forecast: 249 cfs 8:00PM May 14, 2024Forecast: 253 cfs 9:00PM May 14, 2024Forecast: 257 cfs 10:00PM May 14, 2024Forecast: 262 cfs 11:00PM May 14, 2024Forecast: 266 cfs 12:00AM May 15, 2024Forecast: 260 cfs 1:00AM May 15, 2024Forecast: 254 cfs 2:00AM May 15, 2024Forecast: 248 cfs 3:00AM May 15, 2024Forecast: 242 cfs 4:00AM May 15, 2024Forecast: 236 cfs 5:00AM May 15, 2024Forecast: 230 cfs 6:00AM May 15, 2024Forecast: 224 cfs 7:00AM May 15, 2024Forecast: 217 cfs 8:00AM May 15, 2024Forecast: 211 cfs 9:00AM May 15, 2024Forecast: 205 cfs 10:00AM May 15, 2024Forecast: 199 cfs 11:00AM May 15, 2024Forecast: 193 cfs 12:00PM May 15, 2024Forecast: 198 cfs 1:00PM May 15, 2024Forecast: 202 cfs 2:00PM May 15, 2024Forecast: 207 cfs 3:00PM May 15, 2024Forecast: 211 cfs 4:00PM May 15, 2024Forecast: 216 cfs 5:00PM May 15, 2024Forecast: 220 cfs 6:00PM May 15, 2024Forecast: 228 cfs 7:00PM May 15, 2024Forecast: 235 cfs 8:00PM May 15, 2024Forecast: 242 cfs 9:00PM May 15, 2024Forecast: 249 cfs 10:00PM May 15, 2024Forecast: 256 cfs 11:00PM May 15, 2024Forecast: 263 cfs 12:00AM May 16, 2024Forecast: 258 cfs 1:00AM May 16, 2024Forecast: 252 cfs 2:00AM May 16, 2024Forecast: 247 cfs 3:00AM May 16, 2024Forecast: 241 cfs 4:00AM May 16, 2024Forecast: 236 cfs 5:00AM May 16, 2024Forecast: 230 cfs 6:00AM May 16, 2024Forecast: 226 cfs 7:00AM May 16, 2024Forecast: 221 cfs 8:00AM May 16, 2024Forecast: 217 cfs 9:00AM May 16, 2024Forecast: 212 cfs 10:00AM May 16, 2024Forecast: 207 cfs 11:00AM May 16, 2024Forecast: 203 cfs 12:00PM May 16, 2024Forecast: 208 cfs 1:00PM May 16, 2024Forecast: 214 cfs 2:00PM May 16, 2024Forecast: 219 cfs 3:00PM May 16, 2024Forecast: 224 cfs 4:00PM May 16, 2024Forecast: 229 cfs 5:00PM May 16, 2024Forecast: 235 cfs 6:00PM May 16, 2024Forecast: 243 cfs 7:00PM May 16, 2024Forecast: 251 cfs 8:00PM May 16, 2024Forecast: 259 cfs 9:00PM May 16, 2024Forecast: 267 cfs 10:00PM May 16, 2024Forecast: 275 cfs 11:00PM May 16, 2024Highest Forecast: 283 cfs 12:00AM May 17, 2024Forecast: 279 cfs 1:00AM May 17, 2024Forecast: 274 cfs 2:00AM May 17, 2024Forecast: 269 cfs 3:00AM May 17, 2024Forecast: 265 cfs 4:00AM May 17, 2024Forecast: 260 cfs 5:00AM May 17, 2024Forecast: 255 cfs 6:00AM May 17, 2024Forecast: 250 cfs 7:00AM May 17, 2024Forecast: 244 cfs 8:00AM May 17, 2024Forecast: 239 cfs 9:00AM May 17, 2024LCTU1(plotting QRIRR) Graph Created (12:37AM May 11, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 8:00AM May 10)Latest observed value: 72 cfs at 11:59 PM MDT 10-May-2024. Flood Flow is 0.8 kcfs
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Little Cottonwood Creek near Salt Lake City are issued routinely year-round.

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Historic Crests
(1) 1,260 cfs on 09/26/1982
(2) 800 cfs on 08/19/1983
(3) 705 cfs on 06/08/1912
(4) 698 cfs on 05/30/2005
(5) 672 cfs on 06/11/1921
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 623 cfs on 06/20/2009
(2) 668 cfs on 06/05/2008
(3) 562 cfs on 07/26/2007
(4) 651 cfs on 05/30/2006
(5) 698 cfs on 05/30/2005
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 4 cfs on 01/10/1934
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953 Major flooding is forecast for Murray Park and structures adjacent to the park. Ponding is anticipated to impact State St. near the park and traffic will be affected in the northbound lanes. Any structure adjacent to Little Cottonwood Creek is in danger of structural damage due to the high flows. Damage at the early stages of the flood will take the shape of extensive bank erosion leading to structural damage. Areas near the Willows condos, Wheeler Farm, and all structures lining the banks are at risk.
901 Moderate flooding is forecast for Murray Park, and structures adjacent to the park. Additionally, flooding will occur on State St. in the northbound lanes at the park. Any structure lining Little Cottonwood Creek in the town of Murray is at risk for flood damage. These areas include the Willows condominiums, Wheeler Farm, and areas upstream from Murray Park.
799 Minor flooding is expected at Murray Park, and buildings adjacent to the park. Flooding and ponding of water is anticipated on State St. in the northbound lanes. Structures in Murray just upstream and downstream of Murray Park along Little Cottonwood Creek can expect extensive erosion, and most likely structural damage. These areas include the Willows condominiums, Wheeler Farm, and structures built on Little Cottonwood Creek from the mouth of the canyon to the confluence of the Jordan River.
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Latitude: 40.577778° N, Longitude: 111.797222° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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