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Palo Verde Canal near Blythe water level

Canal gauge, Palo Verde Canal, California, United States

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Water level

34.60ft Down 0.27 ft over the last 24 hours

Flow
564 cfs
30 35 40

History

34.034.5ftOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 20Oct 2134.034.5ftOct 16Oct 18Oct 21
Water level

What this means

The Palo Verde Canal near Blythe is running far below normal at 34.60 ft.

It has dropped 0.27 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 33.64 ft and 34.87 ft.

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

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 92° 64° – Wind 10 mph
21 Wed 89° 70° – Wind 17 mph
22 Thu 83° 68° – Wind 19 mph
23 Fri 80° 62° – Wind 9 mph
24 Sat 84° 62° – Wind 5 mph
25 Sun 86° 65° – Wind 7 mph
26 Mon 88° 68° – Wind 9 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 06:48 AM Sunset 05:58 PM Daylight 11 hr, 10 min Waxing gibbous 74%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Crir Lower Main Drain below Tyson Ww, near EhrenbergRiver gauge, Crir Lower Main Drain 206 cfs High +33.0 cfs 0.8 mi
Colorado River below Palo Verde DamRiver gauge, Colorado River 8,400 cfs Very high +1,280 cfs 1.2 mi
Palo Verde Drain near ParkerRiver gauge, Palo Verde Drain 15.3 cfs Normal ±0 1.9 mi
Pvid F-Canal Spill near BlytheCanal gauge, Pvid F-Canal Spill 0.3 cfs Very low −0.1 cfs 11 mi
Pvid D23 Spill near BlytheRiver gauge, Pvid D23 Spill 0.0 cfs Very low ±0 17 mi
Poston Wasteway near PostonRiver gauge, Poston Wasteway 83.8 cfs Low ±0 19 mi
Gardner Lateral Spill near ParkerRiver gauge, Gardner Lateral Spill 12.8 cfs High −2.9 cfs 21 mi
Pvid C Canal Spill near BlytheCanal gauge, Pvid C Canal Spill 50.8 cfs Normal +19.0 cfs 23 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 Palo Verde Canal near Blythe today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 09:15 PM PDT, the water level was 34.60 ft. Down 0.27 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Palo Verde Canal near Blythe rising or falling?

Down 0.27 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Palo Verde Canal near Blythe normal?

Very 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:09429000 (Agency page)
Coordinates
33.73160, -114.51195 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 34.60 ft 2026-10-21 04:15 Provisional
Flow 564 cfs 2026-10-21 04:15 Provisional

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How to cite

U.S. Geological Survey: Palo Verde Canal near Blythe (usgs:09429000). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/california/palo-verde-canal-near-blythe

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