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Big Cottonwood Creek at Cottonwood Lane River Discharge (cfs)Stage (ft)Observed: 83 cfs at 6:59PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 109 cfs at 7:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 87 cfs at 7:59PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 113 cfs at 8:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 90 cfs at 8:59PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 117 cfs at 9:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 95 cfs at 9:59PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 120 cfs at 10:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 96 cfs at 10:59PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 123 cfs at 11:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 100 cfs at 11:59PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 123 cfs at 12:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 103 cfs at 12:59AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 125 cfs at 1:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 105 cfs at 1:59AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 125 cfs at 2:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 105 cfs at 2:59AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 123 cfs at 3:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 107 cfs at 3:59AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 123 cfs at 4:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 105 cfs at 4:59AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 123 cfs at 5:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 105 cfs at 5:59AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 123 cfs at 6:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 105 cfs at 6:59AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 122 cfs at 7:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 109 cfs at 7:59AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 123 cfs at 8:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 107 cfs at 8:59AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 125 cfs at 9:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 103 cfs at 9:59AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 120 cfs at 10:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 161 cfs at 10:59AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 118 cfs at 11:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 139 cfs at 11:59AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 122 cfs at 12:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 130 cfs at 12:59PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 123 cfs at 1:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 105 cfs at 1:59PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 122 cfs at 2:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 103 cfs at 2:59PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 122 cfs at 3:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 102 cfs at 3:59PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 127 cfs at 4:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 105 cfs at 4:59PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 130 cfs at 5:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 111 cfs at 5:59PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 137 cfs at 6:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 120 cfs at 6:59PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 143 cfs at 7:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 126 cfs at 7:59PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 150 cfs at 8:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 130 cfs at 8:59PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 158 cfs at 9:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 134 cfs at 9:59PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 162 cfs at 10:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 139 cfs at 10:59PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 166 cfs at 11:00PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 139 cfs at 11:59PM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 172 cfs at 12:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 141 cfs at 12:59AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 169 cfs at 1:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 141 cfs at 1:59AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 169 cfs at 2:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 139 cfs at 2:59AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 168 cfs at 3:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 139 cfs at 3:59AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 168 cfs at 4:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 139 cfs at 4:59AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 166 cfs at 5:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 139 cfs at 5:59AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 166 cfs at 6:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 137 cfs at 6:59AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 162 cfs at 7:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 139 cfs at 7:59AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 164 cfs at 8:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 141 cfs at 8:59AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 160 cfs at 9:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 134 cfs at 9:59AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 158 cfs at 10:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 132 cfs at 10:59AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 156 cfs at 11:00AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 137 cfs at 11:59AM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 156 cfs at 12:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 139 cfs at 12:59PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 152 cfs at 1:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 137 cfs at 1:59PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 152 cfs at 2:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 137 cfs at 2:59PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 152 cfs at 3:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 143 cfs at 3:59PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 156 cfs at 4:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 148 cfs at 4:59PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 166 cfs at 5:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 157 cfs at 5:59PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 172 cfs at 6:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 164 cfs at 6:59PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 177 cfs at 7:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 174 cfs at 7:59PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 186 cfs at 8:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 184 cfs at 8:59PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 189 cfs at 9:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 189 cfs at 9:59PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 196 cfs at 10:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 194 cfs at 10:59PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 196 cfs at 11:00PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 202 cfs at 11:59PM Apr 24, 2024Observed: 195 cfs at 12:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 200 cfs at 12:59AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 195 cfs at 1:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 200 cfs at 1:59AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 195 cfs at 2:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 197 cfs at 2:59AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 195 cfs at 3:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 197 cfs at 3:59AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 191 cfs at 4:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 194 cfs at 4:59AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 191 cfs at 5:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 194 cfs at 5:59AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 191 cfs at 6:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 189 cfs at 6:59AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 191 cfs at 7:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 192 cfs at 7:59AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 187 cfs at 8:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 186 cfs at 8:59AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 184 cfs at 9:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 184 cfs at 9:59AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 181 cfs at 10:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 181 cfs at 10:59AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 177 cfs at 11:00AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 181 cfs at 11:59AM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 174 cfs at 12:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 176 cfs at 12:59PM Apr 25, 2024Highest Observation: 217 cfs at 1:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 176 cfs at 1:59PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 195 cfs at 2:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 176 cfs at 2:59PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 175 cfs at 3:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 181 cfs at 3:59PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 172 cfs at 4:00PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 194 cfs at 4:59PM Apr 25, 2024Observed: 202 cfs at 5:59PM Apr 25, 2024Forecast: 160 cfs 7:00PM Apr 25, 2024Forecast: 165 cfs 8:00PM Apr 25, 2024Forecast: 173 cfs 9:00PM Apr 25, 2024Forecast: 181 cfs 10:00PM Apr 25, 2024Forecast: 189 cfs 11:00PM Apr 25, 2024Forecast: 196 cfs 12:00AM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 204 cfs 1:00AM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 212 cfs 2:00AM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 210 cfs 3:00AM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 209 cfs 4:00AM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 207 cfs 5:00AM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 205 cfs 6:00AM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 205 cfs 7:00AM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 205 cfs 8:00AM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 202 cfs 9:00AM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 199 cfs 10:00AM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 196 cfs 11:00AM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 193 cfs 12:00PM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 188 cfs 1:00PM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 184 cfs 2:00PM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 188 cfs 3:00PM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 192 cfs 4:00PM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 196 cfs 5:00PM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 200 cfs 6:00PM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 203 cfs 7:00PM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 207 cfs 8:00PM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 207 cfs 9:00PM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 208 cfs 10:00PM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 209 cfs 11:00PM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 209 cfs 12:00AM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 211 cfs 1:00AM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 212 cfs 2:00AM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 210 cfs 3:00AM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 208 cfs 4:00AM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 206 cfs 5:00AM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 204 cfs 6:00AM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 202 cfs 7:00AM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 199 cfs 8:00AM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 196 cfs 9:00AM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 193 cfs 10:00AM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 190 cfs 11:00AM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 187 cfs 12:00PM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 183 cfs 1:00PM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 179 cfs 2:00PM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 177 cfs 3:00PM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 176 cfs 4:00PM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 175 cfs 5:00PM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 173 cfs 6:00PM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 172 cfs 7:00PM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 171 cfs 8:00PM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 171 cfs 9:00PM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 170 cfs 10:00PM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 169 cfs 11:00PM Apr 27, 2024Forecast: 168 cfs 12:00AM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 168 cfs 1:00AM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 167 cfs 2:00AM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 165 cfs 3:00AM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 162 cfs 4:00AM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 159 cfs 5:00AM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 156 cfs 6:00AM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 154 cfs 7:00AM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 151 cfs 8:00AM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 149 cfs 9:00AM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 147 cfs 10:00AM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 145 cfs 11:00AM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 142 cfs 12:00PM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 140 cfs 1:00PM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 138 cfs 2:00PM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 139 cfs 3:00PM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 140 cfs 4:00PM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 140 cfs 5:00PM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 141 cfs 6:00PM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 142 cfs 7:00PM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 142 cfs 8:00PM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 143 cfs 9:00PM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 144 cfs 10:00PM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 145 cfs 11:00PM Apr 28, 2024Forecast: 146 cfs 12:00AM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 147 cfs 1:00AM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 148 cfs 2:00AM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 146 cfs 3:00AM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 145 cfs 4:00AM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 143 cfs 5:00AM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 142 cfs 6:00AM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 140 cfs 7:00AM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 139 cfs 8:00AM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 137 cfs 9:00AM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 135 cfs 10:00AM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 133 cfs 11:00AM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 131 cfs 12:00PM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 130 cfs 1:00PM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 128 cfs 2:00PM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 132 cfs 3:00PM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 135 cfs 4:00PM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 138 cfs 5:00PM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 142 cfs 6:00PM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 145 cfs 7:00PM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 148 cfs 8:00PM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 153 cfs 9:00PM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 159 cfs 10:00PM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 164 cfs 11:00PM Apr 29, 2024Forecast: 169 cfs 12:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 174 cfs 1:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 179 cfs 2:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 178 cfs 3:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 178 cfs 4:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 177 cfs 5:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 176 cfs 6:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 175 cfs 7:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 175 cfs 8:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 171 cfs 9:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 168 cfs 10:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 165 cfs 11:00AM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 162 cfs 12:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 159 cfs 1:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 156 cfs 2:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 164 cfs 3:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 171 cfs 4:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 179 cfs 5:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 188 cfs 6:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 195 cfs 7:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 203 cfs 8:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 212 cfs 9:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 221 cfs 10:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 230 cfs 11:00PM Apr 30, 2024Forecast: 238 cfs 12:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 247 cfs 1:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 256 cfs 2:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 253 cfs 3:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 251 cfs 4:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 249 cfs 5:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 246 cfs 6:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 244 cfs 7:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 242 cfs 8:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 238 cfs 9:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 234 cfs 10:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 230 cfs 11:00AM May 01, 2024Forecast: 226 cfs 12:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 222 cfs 1:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 218 cfs 2:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 228 cfs 3:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 237 cfs 4:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 247 cfs 5:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 256 cfs 6:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 265 cfs 7:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 274 cfs 8:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 283 cfs 9:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 291 cfs 10:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 300 cfs 11:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 308 cfs 12:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 317 cfs 1:00AM May 02, 2024Highest Forecast: 325 cfs 2:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 320 cfs 3:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 315 cfs 4:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 310 cfs 5:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 306 cfs 6:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 301 cfs 7:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 296 cfs 8:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 292 cfs 9:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 288 cfs 10:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 285 cfs 11:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 281 cfs 12:00PM May 02, 2024Salt Lake County Flood ControlBIGU1(plotting QRIRR) Graph Created (6:08PM Apr 25, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 8:00AM Apr 25)Latest observed value: 202 cfs at 5:59 PM MDT 25-Apr-2024. Flood Flow is 0.8 kcfs
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Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions

NOTE: Forecasts for the Big Cottonwood Creek at Cottonwood Lane are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in KCFS)
Major Flood Flow: 1.005
Moderate Flood Flow: 0.944
Flood Flow: 0.796
Action Flow: 0.7
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 770 cfs on 05/29/2005
(2) 700 cfs on 05/11/1984 (P)
(3) 700 cfs on 06/01/1983
(4) 593 cfs on 06/27/1997
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 770 cfs on 05/29/2005
(2) 469 cfs on 05/29/2003
(3) 458 cfs on 05/16/2001
(4) 366 cfs on 05/26/2000
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0 cfs on 01/01/1977
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1005 areas along Big Cottonwood Creek from the east side of the valley to the Jordan River may experience record flooding and major damage to structures located near the stream.
944 areas along Big Cottonwood Creek from the east side of the valley to the Jordan River can expect large scale flood damage. Especially susceptible will be those areas on low lying banks and structures built close to the creek.
796 minor flooding can be expected from the east end of the valley near Big Cottonwood Creek to the Jordan River. Flooding will impact those living near the stream in low banked areas as well as structures built close to the river channel.
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Latitude: 40.656389° N, Longitude: 111.823889° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS flow Not Available Not Available Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 4400 ft 4404.5 ft  
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