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WEST CANYON CREEK NEAR CEDAR FORT, UT
USGS 10166430
No current reading. USGS answered but returned no recent value for this gauge (ice, maintenance or a seasonal gauge).
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12.5 miles away in a straight line

SOUTH WILLOW CREEK NEAR GRANTSVILLE, UT

USGS 10172800

Limited data: Normal flow for the date: no water temperature here

No water temperature here. The full view adds the NWS forecast.

Discharge: 2.66 ft³/s
Gauge height: 1.34 ft

Normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h Below NWS action stage

Last 24 hours

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Discharge, last 7 days: readings, about hourly, newest first. USGS provisional data may be revised.
Time	Discharge (ft³/s)	Gauge height (ft)
Nov 5, 4:15 PM MST	2.66	1.34
Nov 5, 3:15 PM MST	2.66	1.34
Nov 5, 2:15 PM MST	2.66	1.34
Nov 5, 1:15 PM MST	2.66	1.34
Nov 5, 12:15 PM MST	2.66	1.34
Nov 5, 11:15 AM MST	2.66	1.34
Nov 5, 10:15 AM MST	2.66	1.34
Nov 5, 9:15 AM MST	2.66	1.34
Nov 5, 8:15 AM MST	2.66	1.34
Nov 5, 7:15 AM MST	2.66	1.34
Nov 5, 6:15 AM MST	2.66	1.34
Nov 5, 5:15 AM MST	2.66	1.34
Nov 5, 4:15 AM MST	2.66	1.34
Nov 5, 3:15 AM MST	2.66	1.34
Nov 5, 2:15 AM MST	2.66	1.34
Nov 5, 1:15 AM MST	2.66	1.34
Nov 5, 12:15 AM MST	2.66	1.34
Nov 4, 11:15 PM MST	2.5	1.33
Nov 4, 10:15 PM MST	2.66	1.34
Nov 4, 9:15 PM MST	2.66	1.34
Nov 4, 8:15 PM MST	2.5	1.33
Nov 4, 7:15 PM MST	2.66	1.34
Nov 4, 6:15 PM MST	2.5	1.33
Nov 4, 5:15 PM MST	2.5	1.33
Nov 4, 4:15 PM MST	2.5	1.33
Nov 4, 3:15 PM MST	2.5	1.33
Nov 4, 2:15 PM MST	2.5	1.33

Reading Nov 5, 4:15 PM MST · checked 5:03 PM MST

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14.8 miles away in a straight line

LEE CREEK NEAR MAGNA, UT
USGS 10172640
No current reading. USGS answered but returned no recent value for this gauge (ice, maintenance or a seasonal gauge).
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20.4 miles away in a straight line
LITTLE COTTONWOOD CREEK @ JORDAN RIVER NR SLC
USGS 10168000
No current reading. USGS answered but returned no recent value for this gauge (ice, maintenance or a seasonal gauge).
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23.3 miles away in a straight line
GOGGIN DRAIN NEAR MAGNA UTAH
USGS 10172630
No current reading. USGS answered but returned no recent value for this gauge (ice, maintenance or a seasonal gauge).
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23.5 miles away in a straight line
SURPLUS CANAL @ SALT LAKE CITY, UT
USGS 10170500
No current reading. USGS answered but returned no recent value for this gauge (ice, maintenance or a seasonal gauge).
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24.4 miles away in a straight line
COM FLW JORDAN RIVER & SURPLUS CANAL @ SLC, UT
USGS 10170490
Limited data: Normal flow for the date: no water temperature here
No water temperature here.
Flow, daily mean Nov 4
421 ft³/s
Daily mean flow for Wed, Nov 4: USGS publishes this gauge's flow once a day, after the day ends, not as live readings.
Above normal for Nov 4
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24.4 miles away in a straight line
JORDAN RIVER @ 1700 SOUTH @ SALT LAKE CITY, UT
USGS 10171000
No current reading. USGS answered but returned no recent value for this gauge (ice, maintenance or a seasonal gauge).
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24.8 miles away in a straight line
FAUST CREEK NEAR VERNON, UT
USGS 10172727
No current reading. USGS answered but returned no recent value for this gauge (ice, maintenance or a seasonal gauge).
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25.2 miles away in a straight line
DRY CREEK AT 300 N, AT ALPINE, UT
USGS 10165600
No current reading. USGS answered but returned no recent value for this gauge (ice, maintenance or a seasonal gauge).
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27.9 miles away in a straight line
JORDAN RIVER @ CUDAHY LANE NR SALT LAKE CITY, UT
USGS 10172600
No current reading. USGS answered but returned no recent value for this gauge (ice, maintenance or a seasonal gauge).
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29.3 miles away in a straight line

Checked Nov 6, 12:03 AM UTC; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.

WEST CANYON CREEK NEAR CEDAR FORT, UT
USGS 10166430 · UT · live flow · gauge height · 12.5 mi
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SOUTH WILLOW CREEK NEAR GRANTSVILLE, UT
USGS 10172800 · UT · live flow · gauge height · 14.8 mi
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LEE CREEK NEAR MAGNA, UT
USGS 10172640 · UT · live flow · gauge height · 20.4 mi
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LITTLE COTTONWOOD CREEK @ JORDAN RIVER NR SLC
USGS 10168000 · UT · live flow · gauge height · 23.3 mi
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GOGGIN DRAIN NEAR MAGNA UTAH
USGS 10172630 · UT · live flow · gauge height · water temperature · 23.5 mi
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SURPLUS CANAL @ SALT LAKE CITY, UT
USGS 10170500 · UT · live flow · gauge height · 24.4 mi
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COM FLW JORDAN RIVER & SURPLUS CANAL @ SLC, UT
USGS 10170490 · UT · daily flow · 24.4 mi
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JORDAN RIVER @ 1700 SOUTH @ SALT LAKE CITY, UT
USGS 10171000 · UT · live flow · gauge height · 24.8 mi
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FAUST CREEK NEAR VERNON, UT
USGS 10172727 · UT · live flow · gauge height · 25.2 mi
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DRY CREEK AT 300 N, AT ALPINE, UT
USGS 10165600 · UT · live flow · gauge height · 27.9 mi
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JORDAN RIVER @ CUDAHY LANE NR SALT LAKE CITY, UT
USGS 10172600 · UT · live flow · gauge height · 29.3 mi
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Quick picks: our 2,852 waters by state

Each state opens its USGS gauges and our water pages there; a water opens the live cards for its gauges, or the NOAA tides for flats and surf.

Search covers 11,178 USGS stream gauges that reported discharge, gauge height or water temperature in the 183 days before 2026-10-23 (USGS series catalog); readings are fetched live when a gauge is shown.

Where these numbers come from

Discharge, gauge height, water temperature and water quality: U.S. Geological Survey readings (provisional, can be revised), cached for 15 minutes. Where USGS publishes a gauge’s flow only once a day, the latest daily mean is shown with its date.
Normal range: the 25th to 75th percentile of daily mean flow for the same calendar day over the gauge’s record (USGS daily statistics), classed as USGS does (hyswap).
Temperature guidance for trout quotes the gauge’s own state fish and wildlife agency; where we found none, it says so and quotes federal guidance (National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Cold-water safety quotes the NWS; dissolved oxygen and pH are read against EPA criteria. Each line names its source.
Flood stage and forecasts: the National Weather Service’s National Water Prediction Service and its Turn Around Don’t Drown guidance. Tides: NOAA Tides & Currents.

General guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Planning a trip? The trip planner shows these readings on every day you fish a water.