Diversion From Yuma Main Canal For Yuma Municipal water level

Name: Diversion From Yuma Main Canal For Yuma Municipal water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
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Canal gauge, Arizona, United States

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High for mid-October

Flow

33.5cfs Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 09:15 PM MST (60 min ago)

History

7 days

Flow Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Diversion From Yuma Main Canal For Yuma Municipal shows 33.5 cfs, above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 23.2 cfs, based on 22 years of readings, so the flow is 10.4 cfs above typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.9 cfs and 36.0 cfs.

Compared with 22 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 23.2 cfs10.4 cfs above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 21.6 cfs – 34.0 cfs8 years in 10 fall in this range (22 years of records)

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 92° 65° – Wind 8 mph

21 Wed 90° 72° – Wind 15 mph

22 Thu 84° 66° – Wind 21 mph

23 Fri 80° 59° – Wind 16 mph

24 Sat 84° 63° – Wind 7 mph

25 Sun 87° 66° – Wind 10 mph

26 Mon 90° 68° – Wind 13 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 06:48 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 11 hr, 12 min Waxing gibbous 74%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Yuma Main Canal below Colorado R. Siphon at YumaCanal gauge, Yuma Main Canal	486 cfs	Normal	+24.0 cfs	0.2 mi
Yuma Main Canal Wasteway at YumaCanal gauge, Yuma Main Canal Wasteway	180 cfs	Normal	+72.0 cfs	0.6 mi
Yuma Main Canal above Wasteway near WinterhavenCanal gauge, Yuma Main Canal	686 cfs	Normal	+139 cfs	0.6 mi
Reservation Main Drain North 4 near YumaRiver gauge, Reservation Main Drain North 4	62.7 cfs	Normal	+12.4 cfs	0.7 mi
Colorado River below Yuma Main Canal Ww at YumaRiver gauge, Colorado River	608 cfs	Very low	+64.0 cfs	1.0 mi
Yuma Mesa Outlet Drain near YumaRiver gauge, Yuma Mesa Outlet Drain	41.3 cfs	Normal	±0	2.4 mi
City of Yuma Inflow to Sewage Treatment PlantRiver gauge	18.6 cfs	Very high	+3.2 cfs	2.8 mi
South Gila Terminal Canal Wasteway near YumaCanal gauge, South Gila Terminal Canal Wasteway	0.0 cfs	Very low	−2.7 cfs	3.1 mi

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Diversion From Yuma Main Canal For Yuma Municipal in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 23.2 cfs. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 21.6 cfs and 34.0 cfs, based on 22 years of records.

What is the water level of Diversion From Yuma Main Canal For Yuma Municipal today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 09:15 PM MST, the flow was 33.5 cfs. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Diversion From Yuma Main Canal For Yuma Municipal rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 6.5 cfs over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Diversion From Yuma Main Canal For Yuma Municipal normal?

High for mid-October. Compared with 22 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:09526000 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 32.72639, -114.61722 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NGVD29
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
Flow	33.5 cfs	2026-10-21 04:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Diversion From Yuma Main Canal For Yuma Municipal (usgs:09526000). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/arizona/diversion-from-yuma-main-canal-for-yuma-municipal

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