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Jordan River at Surplus Canal Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 11.3 ft at 11:30AM May 26, 2023Highest Observation: 11.3 ft at 11:45AM May 26, 2023Highest Observation: 11.3 ft at 12:00PM May 26, 2023Highest Observation: 11.3 ft at 12:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 11.29 ft at 12:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 11.28 ft at 12:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 11.27 ft at 1:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 11.25 ft at 1:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 11.24 ft at 1:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 11.22 ft at 1:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 11.2 ft at 2:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 11.18 ft at 2:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 11.16 ft at 2:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 11.14 ft at 2:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 11.11 ft at 3:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 11.07 ft at 3:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 11.05 ft at 3:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 11.02 ft at 3:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.99 ft at 4:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.96 ft at 4:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.94 ft at 4:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.93 ft at 4:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.89 ft at 5:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.87 ft at 5:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.85 ft at 5:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.83 ft at 5:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.82 ft at 6:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.8 ft at 6:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.77 ft at 6:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.77 ft at 6:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.74 ft at 7:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.73 ft at 7:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.73 ft at 7:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.72 ft at 7:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.71 ft at 8:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.7 ft at 8:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.69 ft at 8:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.69 ft at 8:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.68 ft at 9:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.68 ft at 9:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 9:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 9:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 10:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 10:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 10:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 10:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 11:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 11:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 11:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.66 ft at 11:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 12:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 12:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 12:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 12:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 1:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 1:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.68 ft at 1:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 1:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 2:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 2:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 2:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 2:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.67 ft at 3:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.64 ft at 3:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.65 ft at 3:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.64 ft at 3:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.63 ft at 4:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.62 ft at 4:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.63 ft at 4:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.6 ft at 4:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.6 ft at 5:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.6 ft at 5:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.58 ft at 5:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.57 ft at 5:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.55 ft at 6:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.57 ft at 6:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.54 ft at 6:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.51 ft at 6:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.52 ft at 7:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.5 ft at 7:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.5 ft at 7:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.49 ft at 7:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.47 ft at 8:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.46 ft at 8:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.45 ft at 8:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.45 ft at 8:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.44 ft at 9:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.43 ft at 9:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.39 ft at 9:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.39 ft at 9:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.38 ft at 10:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.39 ft at 10:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.4 ft at 10:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.39 ft at 10:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.39 ft at 11:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.38 ft at 11:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.38 ft at 11:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.36 ft at 11:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.36 ft at 12:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.36 ft at 12:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.37 ft at 12:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.33 ft at 12:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.34 ft at 1:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.35 ft at 1:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.34 ft at 1:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.34 ft at 1:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.33 ft at 2:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.32 ft at 2:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.33 ft at 2:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.31 ft at 2:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.29 ft at 3:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.29 ft at 3:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.29 ft at 3:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.29 ft at 3:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.29 ft at 4:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.29 ft at 4:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.28 ft at 4:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.25 ft at 4:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.26 ft at 5:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.28 ft at 5:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.27 ft at 5:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.26 ft at 5:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.26 ft at 6:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.24 ft at 6:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.23 ft at 6:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.23 ft at 6:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.25 ft at 7:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.25 ft at 7:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.27 ft at 7:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.26 ft at 7:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.27 ft at 8:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.26 ft at 8:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.28 ft at 8:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.29 ft at 8:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.29 ft at 9:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.3 ft at 9:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.29 ft at 9:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.31 ft at 9:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.3 ft at 10:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.32 ft at 10:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.33 ft at 10:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.33 ft at 10:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.34 ft at 11:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.33 ft at 11:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.33 ft at 11:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.34 ft at 11:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 10.33 ft at 12:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.34 ft at 12:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.35 ft at 12:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.34 ft at 12:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.35 ft at 1:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.35 ft at 1:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.34 ft at 1:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.37 ft at 1:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.35 ft at 2:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.35 ft at 2:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.34 ft at 2:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.34 ft at 2:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.34 ft at 3:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.34 ft at 3:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.34 ft at 3:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.33 ft at 3:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.33 ft at 4:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.32 ft at 4:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.32 ft at 4:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.31 ft at 4:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.3 ft at 5:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.3 ft at 5:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.3 ft at 5:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.29 ft at 5:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.29 ft at 6:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.28 ft at 6:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.26 ft at 6:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.26 ft at 6:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.26 ft at 7:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.24 ft at 7:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.24 ft at 7:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.22 ft at 7:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.22 ft at 8:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.21 ft at 8:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.2 ft at 8:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.19 ft at 8:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.18 ft at 9:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.17 ft at 9:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.17 ft at 9:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.16 ft at 9:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.15 ft at 10:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.14 ft at 10:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.13 ft at 10:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.13 ft at 10:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.15 ft at 11:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.13 ft at 11:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.13 ft at 11:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.14 ft at 11:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.13 ft at 12:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.13 ft at 12:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.13 ft at 12:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.12 ft at 12:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.12 ft at 1:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.11 ft at 1:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.12 ft at 1:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.11 ft at 1:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.12 ft at 2:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.11 ft at 2:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.09 ft at 2:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.09 ft at 2:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.11 ft at 3:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.08 ft at 3:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.08 ft at 3:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.07 ft at 3:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.05 ft at 4:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.05 ft at 4:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.04 ft at 4:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.03 ft at 4:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.02 ft at 5:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.02 ft at 5:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.02 ft at 5:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.01 ft at 5:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.01 ft at 6:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10 ft at 6:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10 ft at 6:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10 ft at 6:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.01 ft at 7:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.01 ft at 7:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.01 ft at 7:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.02 ft at 7:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.02 ft at 8:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.03 ft at 8:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.04 ft at 8:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.06 ft at 8:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.08 ft at 9:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.11 ft at 9:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.12 ft at 9:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.15 ft at 9:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.17 ft at 10:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.18 ft at 10:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.21 ft at 10:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.24 ft at 10:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.26 ft at 11:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.29 ft at 11:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.3 ft at 11:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.32 ft at 11:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 10.34 ft at 12:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.35 ft at 12:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.37 ft at 12:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.38 ft at 12:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.39 ft at 1:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.41 ft at 1:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.4 ft at 1:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.43 ft at 1:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.43 ft at 2:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.43 ft at 2:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.43 ft at 2:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.43 ft at 2:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.43 ft at 3:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.43 ft at 3:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.42 ft at 3:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.43 ft at 3:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.43 ft at 4:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.43 ft at 4:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.44 ft at 4:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.43 ft at 4:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.43 ft at 5:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.41 ft at 5:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.41 ft at 5:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.4 ft at 5:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.39 ft at 6:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.38 ft at 6:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.37 ft at 6:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.36 ft at 6:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.37 ft at 7:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.35 ft at 7:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.34 ft at 7:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.33 ft at 7:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.31 ft at 8:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.3 ft at 8:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.31 ft at 8:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.29 ft at 8:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.29 ft at 9:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.27 ft at 9:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.27 ft at 9:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.25 ft at 9:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.23 ft at 10:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.25 ft at 10:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 10.24 ft at 10:30AM May 29, 2023SCSU1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (11:22AM May 29, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 10.24 ft at 10:30 AM MDT 29-May-2023. Flood Flow is 4 kcfs
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Datum: NAVD88
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Reliability of the Forecast: Based on unobstructed flow

NOTE: Forecasts for the Jordan River at Surplus Canal are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in KCFS)
Major Flood Flow: 5.003
Moderate Flood Flow: 4.497
Flood Flow: 3.994
Action Flow: 0
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 4,410 cfs on 06/01/1984
(2) 3,880 cfs on 05/09/1986
(3) 3,500 cfs on 06/17/1998
(4) 3,230 cfs on 05/22/1993
(5) 3,220 cfs on 05/17/1996
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 2,030 cfs on 06/06/2005
(2) 963 cfs on 03/26/2004
(3) 1,840 cfs on 05/07/2003
(4) 1,370 cfs on 11/22/2001
(5) 916 cfs on 05/17/2001
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.
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41.08 At 41.1 ft, major flooding occurs to structures and property along the Jordan River surplus canal.
38.4 At 38.4 ft, moderate flooding occurs to structures and property located near the Jordan River surplus canal.
35.64 At 35.6 ft, minor flooding occurs to structures and property located along the Jordan River surplus canal.
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Latitude: 40.727556° N, Longitude: 111.927361° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
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NAVD88 4216.71 4252.31 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 Not Available Not Available  

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