Bright Angel Creek near Grand Canyon water level

Name: Bright Angel Creek near Grand Canyon water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Bright Angel Creek, Arizona, United States

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Low for mid-October

Water level

10.90ft Down 0.45 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 02:30 PM MST (1 hour ago)

Flow: 17.3 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Low water at Bright Angel Creek near Grand Canyon: the gauge reads 10.90 ft, below normal for mid-October.

It is still going down, by 0.45 ft over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 10.88 ft – 11.62 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Paddling and fishing conditions

At low levels, plan for shorter paddling trips and expect to walk your boat through a few shoals.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 84° 59° – Wind 11 mph

21 Wed 82° 66° 0.52 in, 86% Wind 23 mph

22 Thu 80° 61° 0.73 in, 85% Wind 18 mph

23 Fri 71° 57° 0.01 in, 38% Wind 9 mph

24 Sat 70° 58° 0.06 in Wind 9 mph

25 Sun 71° 56° – Wind 6 mph

26 Mon 74° 58° – Wind 7 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 06:40 AM Sunset 05:47 PM Daylight 11 hr, 7 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Other gauges on Bright Angel Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bright Angel Creek below Cottonwood Campgd in GcnpRiver gauge, Bright Angel Creek	11.55 ft	No reference yet	±0	5.4 mi
Bright Angel Creek below Ribbon Falls in GcnpRiver gauge, Bright Angel Creek	14.99 ft	No reference yet	±0	4.2 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Colorado River near Grand CanyonRiver gauge, Colorado River	8,660 cfs	Normal	−260.0 cfs	0.4 mi
Pump House Wash Spring near Grand CanyonRiver gauge, Pump House Wash Spring	0.30 ft	No reference yet	±0	2.3 mi
Phantom Creek below Haunted Canyon in GcnpRiver gauge, Phantom Creek	10.36 ft	No reference yet	+0.02 ft	3.3 mi
Little Colorado River above Mouth near Desert ViewRiver gauge, Little Colorado River	590 cfs	Normal	−201.0 cfs	18 mi
Cataract Creek below Heather Wash near SupaiRiver gauge, Cataract Creek	4.74 ft	Below flood stage	±0	26 mi
Little Colorado River near CameronRiver gauge, Little Colorado River	143 cfs	Normal	−91.0 cfs	32 mi
Kanab Creek above The Mouth near SupaiRiver gauge, Kanab Creek	11.6 cfs	Very high	−0.4 cfs	36 mi
Havasu Creek above The Mouth, near SupaiRiver gauge, Havasu Creek	69.0 cfs	Normal	±0	40 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Bright Angel Creek near Grand Canyon today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:30 PM MST, the water level was 10.90 ft. Down 0.45 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Bright Angel Creek near Grand Canyon rising or falling?

Down 0.45 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Bright Angel Creek near Grand Canyon normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:09403000 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 36.09972, -112.09389 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	10.90 ft	2026-10-20 21:30	Provisional
Flow	17.3 cfs	2026-10-20 21:30	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Bright Angel Creek near Grand Canyon (usgs:09403000). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/arizona/bright-angel-creek-near-grand-canyon

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer