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Big Cottonwood Creek at Cottonwood Lane River Discharge (cfs)Stage (ft)Observed: 65 cfs at 5:00AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 41 cfs at 5:59AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 65 cfs at 6:00AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 43 cfs at 6:59AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 64 cfs at 7:00AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 43 cfs at 7:59AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 78 cfs at 8:00AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 43 cfs at 8:59AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 74 cfs at 9:00AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 43 cfs at 9:59AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 68 cfs at 10:00AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 43 cfs at 10:59AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 64 cfs at 11:00AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 43 cfs at 11:59AM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 63 cfs at 12:00PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 43 cfs at 12:59PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 63 cfs at 1:00PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 43 cfs at 1:59PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 63 cfs at 2:00PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 43 cfs at 2:59PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 61 cfs at 3:00PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 38 cfs at 3:59PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 61 cfs at 4:00PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 39 cfs at 4:59PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 63 cfs at 5:00PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 40 cfs at 5:59PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 63 cfs at 6:00PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 43 cfs at 6:59PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 65 cfs at 7:00PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 47 cfs at 7:59PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 68 cfs at 8:00PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 50 cfs at 8:59PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 9:00PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 53 cfs at 9:59PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 78 cfs at 10:00PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 54 cfs at 10:59PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 80 cfs at 11:00PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 57 cfs at 11:59PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 82 cfs at 12:00AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 61 cfs at 12:59AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 84 cfs at 1:00AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 61 cfs at 1:59AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 90 cfs at 2:00AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 63 cfs at 2:59AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 92 cfs at 3:00AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 64 cfs at 3:59AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 86 cfs at 4:00AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 65 cfs at 4:59AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 86 cfs at 5:00AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 65 cfs at 5:59AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 6:00AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 64 cfs at 6:59AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 7:00AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 78 cfs at 7:59AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 89 cfs at 8:00AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 74 cfs at 8:59AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 88 cfs at 9:00AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 68 cfs at 9:59AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 10:00AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 64 cfs at 10:59AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 84 cfs at 11:00AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 63 cfs at 11:59AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 82 cfs at 12:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 63 cfs at 12:59PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 80 cfs at 1:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 63 cfs at 1:59PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 80 cfs at 2:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 61 cfs at 2:59PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 80 cfs at 3:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 61 cfs at 3:59PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 80 cfs at 4:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 63 cfs at 4:59PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 78 cfs at 5:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 63 cfs at 5:59PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 80 cfs at 6:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 65 cfs at 6:59PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 82 cfs at 7:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 68 cfs at 7:59PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 82 cfs at 8:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 72 cfs at 8:59PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 84 cfs at 9:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 78 cfs at 9:59PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 86 cfs at 12:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 84 cfs at 12:59AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 89 cfs at 1:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 90 cfs at 1:59AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 89 cfs at 2:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 92 cfs at 2:59AM Apr 15, 2024Highest Observation: 95 cfs at 3:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 86 cfs at 3:59AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 93 cfs at 4:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 86 cfs at 4:59AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 92 cfs at 5:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 5:59AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 90 cfs at 6:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 6:59AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 86 cfs at 7:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 89 cfs at 7:59AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 86 cfs at 8:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 88 cfs at 8:59AM Apr 15, 2024Highest Observation: 95 cfs at 9:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 9:59AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 93 cfs at 10:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 84 cfs at 10:59AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 88 cfs at 11:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 82 cfs at 11:59AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 86 cfs at 12:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 80 cfs at 12:59PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 1:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 80 cfs at 1:59PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 89 cfs at 2:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 80 cfs at 2:59PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 86 cfs at 3:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 80 cfs at 3:59PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 82 cfs at 4:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 78 cfs at 4:59PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 82 cfs at 5:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 80 cfs at 5:59PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 82 cfs at 6:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 82 cfs at 6:59PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 82 cfs at 7:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 82 cfs at 7:59PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 82 cfs at 8:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 84 cfs at 8:59PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 81 cfs at 9:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 9:59PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 81 cfs at 10:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 86 cfs at 10:59PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 81 cfs at 11:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 86 cfs at 11:59PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 86 cfs at 12:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 89 cfs at 12:59AM Apr 16, 2024Highest Observation: 95 cfs at 1:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 89 cfs at 1:59AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 2:00AM Apr 16, 2024Highest Observation: 95 cfs at 2:59AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 85 cfs at 3:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 93 cfs at 3:59AM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 67 cfs 5:00AM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 65 cfs 6:00AM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 66 cfs 7:00AM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 66 cfs 8:00AM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 65 cfs 9:00AM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 64 cfs 10:00AM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 64 cfs 11:00AM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 63 cfs 12:00PM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 62 cfs 1:00PM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 62 cfs 2:00PM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 63 cfs 3:00PM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 65 cfs 4:00PM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 66 cfs 5:00PM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 67 cfs 6:00PM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 69 cfs 7:00PM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 70 cfs 8:00PM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 73 cfs 9:00PM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 76 cfs 10:00PM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 80 cfs 11:00PM Apr 16, 2024Forecast: 83 cfs 12:00AM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 86 cfs 1:00AM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 89 cfs 2:00AM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 88 cfs 3:00AM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 87 cfs 4:00AM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 87 cfs 5:00AM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 86 cfs 6:00AM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 85 cfs 7:00AM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 85 cfs 8:00AM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 83 cfs 9:00AM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 81 cfs 10:00AM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 79 cfs 11:00AM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 77 cfs 12:00PM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 75 cfs 1:00PM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 73 cfs 2:00PM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 74 cfs 3:00PM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 76 cfs 4:00PM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 77 cfs 5:00PM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 78 cfs 6:00PM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 79 cfs 7:00PM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 80 cfs 8:00PM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 83 cfs 9:00PM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 86 cfs 10:00PM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 89 cfs 11:00PM Apr 17, 2024Forecast: 92 cfs 12:00AM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 94 cfs 1:00AM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 97 cfs 2:00AM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 95 cfs 3:00AM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 93 cfs 4:00AM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 91 cfs 5:00AM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 89 cfs 6:00AM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 88 cfs 7:00AM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 86 cfs 8:00AM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 84 cfs 9:00AM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 82 cfs 10:00AM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 79 cfs 11:00AM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 77 cfs 12:00PM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 75 cfs 1:00PM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 73 cfs 2:00PM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 73 cfs 3:00PM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 74 cfs 4:00PM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 74 cfs 5:00PM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 75 cfs 6:00PM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 75 cfs 7:00PM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 76 cfs 8:00PM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 79 cfs 9:00PM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 82 cfs 10:00PM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 86 cfs 11:00PM Apr 18, 2024Forecast: 89 cfs 12:00AM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 92 cfs 1:00AM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 95 cfs 2:00AM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 94 cfs 3:00AM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 94 cfs 4:00AM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 93 cfs 5:00AM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 93 cfs 6:00AM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 92 cfs 7:00AM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 91 cfs 8:00AM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 90 cfs 9:00AM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 88 cfs 10:00AM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 87 cfs 11:00AM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 85 cfs 12:00PM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 84 cfs 1:00PM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 82 cfs 2:00PM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 85 cfs 3:00PM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 87 cfs 4:00PM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 90 cfs 5:00PM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 93 cfs 6:00PM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 96 cfs 7:00PM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 98 cfs 8:00PM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 102 cfs 9:00PM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 105 cfs 10:00PM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 108 cfs 11:00PM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 111 cfs 12:00AM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 114 cfs 1:00AM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 117 cfs 2:00AM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 117 cfs 3:00AM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 117 cfs 4:00AM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 117 cfs 5:00AM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 117 cfs 6:00AM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 117 cfs 7:00AM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 117 cfs 8:00AM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 115 cfs 9:00AM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 112 cfs 10:00AM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 109 cfs 11:00AM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 107 cfs 12:00PM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 104 cfs 1:00PM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 102 cfs 2:00PM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 105 cfs 3:00PM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 108 cfs 4:00PM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 112 cfs 5:00PM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 115 cfs 6:00PM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 119 cfs 7:00PM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 123 cfs 8:00PM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 129 cfs 9:00PM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 135 cfs 10:00PM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 141 cfs 11:00PM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 146 cfs 12:00AM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 151 cfs 1:00AM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 156 cfs 2:00AM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 156 cfs 3:00AM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 155 cfs 4:00AM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 154 cfs 5:00AM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 153 cfs 6:00AM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 152 cfs 7:00AM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 152 cfs 8:00AM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 149 cfs 9:00AM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 146 cfs 10:00AM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 143 cfs 11:00AM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 140 cfs 12:00PM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 138 cfs 1:00PM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 135 cfs 2:00PM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 141 cfs 3:00PM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 147 cfs 4:00PM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 153 cfs 5:00PM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 159 cfs 6:00PM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 164 cfs 7:00PM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 170 cfs 8:00PM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 175 cfs 9:00PM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 181 cfs 10:00PM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 186 cfs 11:00PM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 192 cfs 12:00AM Apr 22, 2024Forecast: 197 cfs 1:00AM Apr 22, 2024Highest Forecast: 202 cfs 2:00AM Apr 22, 2024Forecast: 200 cfs 3:00AM Apr 22, 2024Forecast: 197 cfs 4:00AM Apr 22, 2024Forecast: 195 cfs 5:00AM Apr 22, 2024Forecast: 193 cfs 6:00AM Apr 22, 2024Forecast: 191 cfs 7:00AM Apr 22, 2024Forecast: 189 cfs 8:00AM Apr 22, 2024Forecast: 185 cfs 9:00AM Apr 22, 2024Forecast: 181 cfs 10:00AM Apr 22, 2024Salt Lake County Flood ControlBIGU1(plotting QRIRR) Graph Created (4:37AM Apr 16, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 8:00AM Apr 15)Latest observed value: 93 cfs at 3:59 AM MDT 16-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
Vertical Datum Elevation
(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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