Cataract Creek at Redlands Crossing near Valle water level

Name: Cataract Creek at Redlands Crossing near Valle water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
License: https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/copyrights-and-credits

River gauge, Cataract Creek, Arizona, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

4.06ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 03:15 PM MST (23 min ago)

Flow: 0.3 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The latest river stage reported for Cataract Creek at Redlands Crossing near Valle is 4.06 ft. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 4.02 ft and 4.09 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 7.23 ftSeptember 10, 2013

What the stage means on the water

With no published normal range, paddlers and anglers should go by the trend: a rising river usually means muddier, faster water.

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	7.23 ft	September 10, 2013
2	6.45 ft	September 4, 2012
3	6.15 ft	July 3, 2015
4	5.91 ft	August 3, 2010
5	5.34 ft	July 22, 2018
6	5.29 ft	September 27, 2014
7	4.58 ft	March 6, 2019
8	4.06 ft	April 12, 2011
9	4.03 ft	October 1, 2016
10	4.03 ft	October 1, 2015

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 57° 46° 0.05 in Wind 7 mph

19 Mon 66° 47° 0.03 in Wind 12 mph

20 Tue 69° 51° – Wind 16 mph

21 Wed 73° 55° – Wind 21 mph

22 Thu 70° 51° 0.04 in, 59% Wind 26 mph

23 Fri 60° 44° – Wind 10 mph

24 Sat 64° 46° – Wind 19 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 06:41 AM Sunset 05:49 PM Daylight 11 hr, 8 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Other gauges on Cataract Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Cataract Creek below Heather Wash near SupaiRiver gauge, Cataract Creek	4.74 ft	Below flood stage	±0	18 mi
Cataract Creek below Topocoba Gorge near SupaiRiver gauge, Cataract Creek	1.00 ft	No reference yet	±0	29 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Pump House Wash Spring near Grand CanyonRiver gauge, Pump House Wash Spring	0.30 ft	No reference yet	±0	25 mi
Bright Angel Creek near Grand CanyonRiver gauge, Bright Angel Creek	17.3 cfs	Low	−0.7 cfs	28 mi
Colorado River near Grand CanyonRiver gauge, Colorado River	8,660 cfs	Normal	−260.0 cfs	28 mi
Phantom Creek below Haunted Canyon in GcnpRiver gauge, Phantom Creek	10.36 ft	No reference yet	+0.02 ft	29 mi
Bright Angel Creek below Ribbon Falls in GcnpRiver gauge, Bright Angel Creek	14.99 ft	No reference yet	±0	32 mi
Havasu Creek above The Mouth, near SupaiRiver gauge, Havasu Creek	69.0 cfs	Normal	+2.6 cfs	39 mi
Kanab Creek above The Mouth near SupaiRiver gauge, Kanab Creek	11.6 cfs	Very high	−0.4 cfs	42 mi
Little Colorado River above Mouth near Desert ViewRiver gauge, Little Colorado River	590 cfs	Normal	−201.0 cfs	45 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 Cataract Creek at Redlands Crossing near Valle today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 03:15 PM MST, the water level was 4.06 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Cataract Creek at Redlands Crossing near Valle rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Cataract Creek at Redlands Crossing near Valle normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Cataract Creek at Redlands Crossing near Valle?

The highest level on record is 7.23 ft on September 10, 2013.

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:09404104 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 35.80444, -112.42639 (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	4.06 ft	2026-10-20 22:15	Provisional
Flow	0.3 cfs	2026-10-20 22:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Cataract Creek at Redlands Crossing near Valle (usgs:09404104). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/arizona/cataract-creek-at-redlands-crossing-near-valle

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

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