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Little Cottonwood Creek near Salt Lake City River Discharge (cfs)Stage (ft)Observed: 165 cfs at 4:59PM May 17, 2024Observed: 239 cfs at 5:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 172 cfs at 5:59PM May 17, 2024Observed: 246 cfs at 6:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 181 cfs at 6:59PM May 17, 2024Observed: 251 cfs at 7:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 190 cfs at 7:59PM May 17, 2024Observed: 257 cfs at 8:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 200 cfs at 8:59PM May 17, 2024Observed: 263 cfs at 9:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 209 cfs at 9:59PM May 17, 2024Observed: 268 cfs at 10:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 218 cfs at 10:59PM May 17, 2024Observed: 274 cfs at 11:00PM May 17, 2024Observed: 227 cfs at 11:59PM May 17, 2024Observed: 280 cfs at 12:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 226 cfs at 12:59AM May 18, 2024Observed: 273 cfs at 1:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 224 cfs at 1:59AM May 18, 2024Observed: 267 cfs at 2:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 223 cfs at 2:59AM May 18, 2024Observed: 261 cfs at 3:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 221 cfs at 3:59AM May 18, 2024Observed: 255 cfs at 4:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 220 cfs at 4:59AM May 18, 2024Observed: 248 cfs at 5:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 218 cfs at 5:59AM May 18, 2024Observed: 242 cfs at 6:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 235 cfs at 11:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 228 cfs at 12:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 236 cfs at 1:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 244 cfs at 2:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 251 cfs at 3:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 259 cfs at 4:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 267 cfs at 5:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 253 cfs at 5:59PM May 18, 2024Observed: 274 cfs at 6:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 259 cfs at 6:59PM May 18, 2024Observed: 284 cfs at 7:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 266 cfs at 7:59PM May 18, 2024Observed: 293 cfs at 8:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 272 cfs at 8:59PM May 18, 2024Observed: 302 cfs at 9:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 278 cfs at 9:59PM May 18, 2024Observed: 311 cfs at 10:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 284 cfs at 10:59PM May 18, 2024Observed: 320 cfs at 11:00PM May 18, 2024Observed: 290 cfs at 11:59PM May 18, 2024Observed: 329 cfs at 12:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 283 cfs at 12:59AM May 19, 2024Observed: 325 cfs at 1:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 276 cfs at 1:59AM May 19, 2024Observed: 320 cfs at 2:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 269 cfs at 2:59AM May 19, 2024Observed: 316 cfs at 3:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 262 cfs at 3:59AM May 19, 2024Observed: 312 cfs at 4:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 255 cfs at 4:59AM May 19, 2024Observed: 308 cfs at 5:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 248 cfs at 5:59AM May 19, 2024Observed: 303 cfs at 6:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 241 cfs at 6:59AM May 19, 2024Observed: 299 cfs at 7:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 235 cfs at 7:59AM May 19, 2024Observed: 295 cfs at 8:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 228 cfs at 8:59AM May 19, 2024Observed: 291 cfs at 9:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 222 cfs at 9:59AM May 19, 2024Observed: 287 cfs at 10:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 215 cfs at 10:59AM May 19, 2024Observed: 283 cfs at 11:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 208 cfs at 11:59AM May 19, 2024Observed: 279 cfs at 12:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 214 cfs at 12:59PM May 19, 2024Observed: 287 cfs at 1:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 220 cfs at 1:59PM May 19, 2024Observed: 295 cfs at 2:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 225 cfs at 2:59PM May 19, 2024Observed: 304 cfs at 3:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 231 cfs at 3:59PM May 19, 2024Observed: 312 cfs at 4:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 237 cfs at 4:59PM May 19, 2024Observed: 320 cfs at 5:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 243 cfs at 5:59PM May 19, 2024Observed: 329 cfs at 6:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 251 cfs at 6:59PM May 19, 2024Observed: 333 cfs at 7:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 259 cfs at 7:59PM May 19, 2024Observed: 338 cfs at 8:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 267 cfs at 8:59PM May 19, 2024Observed: 342 cfs at 9:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 275 cfs at 9:59PM May 19, 2024Observed: 346 cfs at 10:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 284 cfs at 10:59PM May 19, 2024Observed: 351 cfs at 11:00PM May 19, 2024Observed: 292 cfs at 11:59PM May 19, 2024Highest Observation: 355 cfs at 12:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 288 cfs at 12:59AM May 20, 2024Observed: 345 cfs at 1:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 285 cfs at 1:59AM May 20, 2024Observed: 335 cfs at 2:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 281 cfs at 2:59AM May 20, 2024Observed: 325 cfs at 3:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 277 cfs at 3:59AM May 20, 2024Observed: 315 cfs at 4:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 274 cfs at 4:59AM May 20, 2024Observed: 305 cfs at 5:00AM May 20, 2024Observed: 270 cfs at 5:59AM May 20, 2024Observed: 295 cfs at 6:00AM May 20, 2024Forecast: 219 cfs 5:00PM May 20, 2024Forecast: 215 cfs 6:00PM May 20, 2024Forecast: 216 cfs 7:00PM May 20, 2024Forecast: 217 cfs 8:00PM May 20, 2024Forecast: 218 cfs 9:00PM May 20, 2024Forecast: 218 cfs 10:00PM May 20, 2024Forecast: 219 cfs 11:00PM May 20, 2024Forecast: 220 cfs 12:00AM May 21, 2024Forecast: 215 cfs 1:00AM May 21, 2024Forecast: 211 cfs 2:00AM May 21, 2024Forecast: 207 cfs 3:00AM May 21, 2024Forecast: 202 cfs 4:00AM May 21, 2024Forecast: 198 cfs 5:00AM May 21, 2024Forecast: 194 cfs 6:00AM May 21, 2024Forecast: 190 cfs 7:00AM May 21, 2024Forecast: 187 cfs 8:00AM May 21, 2024Forecast: 183 cfs 9:00AM May 21, 2024Forecast: 180 cfs 10:00AM May 21, 2024Forecast: 177 cfs 11:00AM May 21, 2024Forecast: 173 cfs 12:00PM May 21, 2024Forecast: 171 cfs 1:00PM May 21, 2024Forecast: 170 cfs 2:00PM May 21, 2024Forecast: 168 cfs 3:00PM May 21, 2024Forecast: 166 cfs 4:00PM May 21, 2024Forecast: 164 cfs 5:00PM May 21, 2024Forecast: 162 cfs 6:00PM May 21, 2024Forecast: 163 cfs 7:00PM May 21, 2024Forecast: 164 cfs 8:00PM May 21, 2024Forecast: 165 cfs 9:00PM May 21, 2024Forecast: 166 cfs 10:00PM May 21, 2024Forecast: 166 cfs 11:00PM May 21, 2024Forecast: 167 cfs 12:00AM May 22, 2024Forecast: 166 cfs 1:00AM May 22, 2024Forecast: 165 cfs 2:00AM May 22, 2024Forecast: 164 cfs 3:00AM May 22, 2024Forecast: 162 cfs 4:00AM May 22, 2024Forecast: 161 cfs 5:00AM May 22, 2024Forecast: 160 cfs 6:00AM May 22, 2024Forecast: 159 cfs 7:00AM May 22, 2024Forecast: 158 cfs 8:00AM May 22, 2024Forecast: 157 cfs 9:00AM May 22, 2024Forecast: 156 cfs 10:00AM May 22, 2024Forecast: 154 cfs 11:00AM May 22, 2024Forecast: 153 cfs 12:00PM May 22, 2024Forecast: 158 cfs 1:00PM May 22, 2024Forecast: 162 cfs 2:00PM May 22, 2024Forecast: 167 cfs 3:00PM May 22, 2024Forecast: 171 cfs 4:00PM May 22, 2024Forecast: 176 cfs 5:00PM May 22, 2024Forecast: 181 cfs 6:00PM May 22, 2024Forecast: 190 cfs 7:00PM May 22, 2024Forecast: 199 cfs 8:00PM May 22, 2024Forecast: 208 cfs 9:00PM May 22, 2024Forecast: 217 cfs 10:00PM May 22, 2024Forecast: 226 cfs 11:00PM May 22, 2024Forecast: 235 cfs 12:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 232 cfs 1:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 228 cfs 2:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 224 cfs 3:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 220 cfs 4:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 216 cfs 5:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 212 cfs 6:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 206 cfs 7:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 200 cfs 8:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 194 cfs 9:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 188 cfs 10:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 182 cfs 11:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 176 cfs 12:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 176 cfs 1:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 175 cfs 2:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 175 cfs 3:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 175 cfs 4:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 174 cfs 5:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 174 cfs 6:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 176 cfs 7:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 179 cfs 8:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 181 cfs 9:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 183 cfs 10:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 186 cfs 11:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 188 cfs 12:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 185 cfs 1:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 183 cfs 2:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 180 cfs 3:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 177 cfs 4:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 174 cfs 5:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 172 cfs 6:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 169 cfs 7:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 167 cfs 8:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 164 cfs 9:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 162 cfs 10:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 160 cfs 11:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 157 cfs 12:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 159 cfs 1:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 160 cfs 2:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 162 cfs 3:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 164 cfs 4:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 165 cfs 5:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 167 cfs 6:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 173 cfs 7:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 180 cfs 8:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 186 cfs 9:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 193 cfs 10:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 199 cfs 11:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 206 cfs 12:00AM May 25, 2024Forecast: 204 cfs 1:00AM May 25, 2024Forecast: 203 cfs 2:00AM May 25, 2024Forecast: 202 cfs 3:00AM May 25, 2024Forecast: 201 cfs 4:00AM May 25, 2024Forecast: 200 cfs 5:00AM May 25, 2024Forecast: 199 cfs 6:00AM May 25, 2024Forecast: 195 cfs 7:00AM May 25, 2024Forecast: 191 cfs 8:00AM May 25, 2024Forecast: 188 cfs 9:00AM May 25, 2024Forecast: 184 cfs 10:00AM May 25, 2024Forecast: 180 cfs 11:00AM May 25, 2024Forecast: 176 cfs 12:00PM May 25, 2024Forecast: 183 cfs 1:00PM May 25, 2024Forecast: 190 cfs 2:00PM May 25, 2024Forecast: 197 cfs 3:00PM May 25, 2024Forecast: 204 cfs 4:00PM May 25, 2024Forecast: 211 cfs 5:00PM May 25, 2024Forecast: 218 cfs 6:00PM May 25, 2024Forecast: 227 cfs 7:00PM May 25, 2024Forecast: 236 cfs 8:00PM May 25, 2024Forecast: 246 cfs 9:00PM May 25, 2024Forecast: 255 cfs 10:00PM May 25, 2024Forecast: 265 cfs 11:00PM May 25, 2024Highest Forecast: 274 cfs 12:00AM May 26, 2024Forecast: 270 cfs 1:00AM May 26, 2024Forecast: 265 cfs 2:00AM May 26, 2024Forecast: 261 cfs 3:00AM May 26, 2024Forecast: 256 cfs 4:00AM May 26, 2024Forecast: 252 cfs 5:00AM May 26, 2024Forecast: 248 cfs 6:00AM May 26, 2024Forecast: 241 cfs 7:00AM May 26, 2024Forecast: 235 cfs 8:00AM May 26, 2024Forecast: 228 cfs 9:00AM May 26, 2024Forecast: 222 cfs 10:00AM May 26, 2024Forecast: 215 cfs 11:00AM May 26, 2024Forecast: 209 cfs 12:00PM May 26, 2024Forecast: 212 cfs 1:00PM May 26, 2024Forecast: 214 cfs 2:00PM May 26, 2024Forecast: 217 cfs 3:00PM May 26, 2024Forecast: 220 cfs 4:00PM May 26, 2024Forecast: 223 cfs 5:00PM May 26, 2024Forecast: 226 cfs 6:00PM May 26, 2024Forecast: 232 cfs 7:00PM May 26, 2024Forecast: 238 cfs 8:00PM May 26, 2024Forecast: 244 cfs 9:00PM May 26, 2024Forecast: 251 cfs 10:00PM May 26, 2024Forecast: 257 cfs 11:00PM May 26, 2024Forecast: 263 cfs 12:00AM May 27, 2024Forecast: 258 cfs 1:00AM May 27, 2024Forecast: 252 cfs 2:00AM May 27, 2024Forecast: 247 cfs 3:00AM May 27, 2024Forecast: 242 cfs 4:00AM May 27, 2024Forecast: 237 cfs 5:00AM May 27, 2024Forecast: 231 cfs 6:00AM May 27, 2024Forecast: 227 cfs 7:00AM May 27, 2024Forecast: 222 cfs 8:00AM May 27, 2024Forecast: 217 cfs 9:00AM May 27, 2024Forecast: 213 cfs 10:00AM May 27, 2024Forecast: 208 cfs 11:00AM May 27, 2024LCTU1(plotting QRIRR) Graph Created (4:08PM May 20, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 9:00AM May 20)Latest observed value: 295 cfs at 6:00 AM MDT 20-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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NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
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