Colorado River below Yuma Main Canal Ww at Yuma water level

Name: Colorado River below Yuma Main Canal Ww at Yuma water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Colorado River, California, United States

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Low for late October

Water level

9.11ft Up 0.20 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 02:45 AM PDT (38 min ago)

Flow: 620 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

At 9.11 ft, the Colorado River below Yuma Main Canal Ww at Yuma is below normal for late October.

The water is rising: up 0.20 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 8.85 ft and 9.57 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

What the stage means on the water

Low water means more dragging on shallow riffles and slower floats. Fish crowd into the deeper runs, and warm, low water stresses them, so play and release them quickly.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

21 Wed 91° 72° – Wind 15 mph

22 Thu 84° 65° – Wind 19 mph

23 Fri 78° 60° – Wind 18 mph

24 Sat 83° 62° – Wind 6 mph

25 Sun 86° 64° – Wind 10 mph

26 Mon 89° 69° – Wind 8 mph

27 Tue 90° 69° – Wind 6 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 06:48 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 11 hr, 12 min Waxing gibbous 76%

Map

Other gauges on the Colorado River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Colorado River below Palo Verde DamRiver gauge, Colorado River	5,300 cfs	Normal	+510 cfs	69 mi
Colorado River below Imperial DamRiver gauge, Colorado River	232 cfs	Normal	−3.0 cfs	13 mi
Colorado River below Laguna DamRiver gauge, Colorado River	353 cfs	Low	−14.0 cfs	9 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Yuma Main Canal Wasteway at YumaCanal gauge, Yuma Main Canal Wasteway	184 cfs	Normal	+77.0 cfs	0.6 mi
Yuma Main Canal above Wasteway near WinterhavenCanal gauge, Yuma Main Canal	606 cfs	Low	+106 cfs	0.6 mi
Reservation Main Drain North 4 near YumaRiver gauge, Reservation Main Drain North 4	54.0 cfs	Low	+4.6 cfs	0.7 mi
Yuma Main Canal below Colorado R. Siphon at YumaCanal gauge, Yuma Main Canal	452 cfs	Normal	+59.0 cfs	0.7 mi
Diversion From Yuma Main Canal For Yuma MunicipalCanal gauge	32.3 cfs	High	+16.0 cfs	1.0 mi
Yuma Mesa Outlet Drain near YumaRiver gauge, Yuma Mesa Outlet Drain	40.9 cfs	Normal	−0.4 cfs	1.5 mi
City of Yuma Inflow to Sewage Treatment PlantRiver gauge	10.3 cfs	Low	+0.3 cfs	1.9 mi
Ypsilanti Canal near WinterhavenCanal gauge, Ypsilanti Canal	44.9 cfs	Very high	−7.4 cfs	2.7 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 Colorado River below Yuma Main Canal Ww at Yuma today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 02:45 AM PDT, the water level was 9.11 ft. Up 0.20 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Colorado River below Yuma Main Canal Ww at Yuma rising or falling?

Up 0.20 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Colorado River below Yuma Main Canal Ww at Yuma normal?

Low for late 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:09521100 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 32.73171, -114.63273 (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	9.11 ft	2026-10-21 09:45	Provisional
Flow	620 cfs	2026-10-21 09:45	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Colorado River below Yuma Main Canal Ww at Yuma (usgs:09521100). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/california/colorado-river-below-yuma-main-canal-ww-at-yuma

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