Yuma Irrigation District 18.2 Lateral water level

Name: Yuma Irrigation District 18.2 Lateral water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Arizona, United States

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Low for mid-October

Flow

10.8cfs Down 27.9 cfs over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 01:45 PM MST (50 min ago)

History

7 days

Flow Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Yuma Irrigation District 18.2 Lateral is running below normal at 10.8 cfs.

The median for mid-October is 18.0 cfs, based on 21 years of readings, so the flow is 7.2 cfs below typical.

It has dropped 27.9 cfs over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.0 cfs and 50.7 cfs.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 18.0 cfs7.2 cfs below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 10.1 cfs – 24.3 cfs8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)

Floating and fishing near Yuma Irrigation District 18.2 Lateral

Low water exposes gravel bars that make good wading access, but some boat ramps may be left high and dry.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 06:45 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 11 hr, 18 min First quarter 53%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Yuma Irrigation District 18.4 LateralRiver gauge	0.0 cfs	Normal	−10.4 cfs	0.3 mi
Yuma Irrigation District 16.4 N. LateralRiver gauge	0.0 cfs	Low	±0	1.5 mi
South Gila Main Canal near YumaCanal gauge, South Gila Main Canal	39.7 cfs	Low	−91.3 cfs	2.0 mi
City of Yuma Diversion at Avenue 9E Pumping PlantRiver gauge, City of Yuma Diversion	3.0 cfs	Low	−0.7 cfs	2.0 mi
Gila Gravity Canal at Yuma-Mesa Pumping PlantCanal gauge, Gila Gravity Canal	0.0 cfs	Very low	−39.7 cfs	2.2 mi
Yuma Irrigation District 15.4 LateralRiver gauge	7.9 cfs	Very high	+4.4 cfs	2.3 mi
Wellton-Mohawk Main Outlet Drain near YumaRiver gauge, Wellton-Mohawk Main Outlet Drain	158 cfs	Normal	+3.0 cfs	2.5 mi
Gila Monster Farms Turnout North 2 near YumaRiver gauge, Gila Monster Farms Turnout North 2	31.9 cfs	Very high	+7.2 cfs	2.7 mi

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Yuma Irrigation District 18.2 Lateral in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 18.0 cfs. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 10.1 cfs and 24.3 cfs, based on 21 years of records.

What is the water level of Yuma Irrigation District 18.2 Lateral today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 01:45 PM MST, the flow was 10.8 cfs. Down 27.9 cfs over the last 24 hours.

Is Yuma Irrigation District 18.2 Lateral rising or falling?

Down 27.9 cfs over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Yuma Irrigation District 18.2 Lateral normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 21 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:09522750 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 32.70716, -114.44761 (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	10.8 cfs	2026-10-18 20:45	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Yuma Irrigation District 18.2 Lateral (usgs:09522750). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/arizona/yuma-irrigation-district-18-2-lateral

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