Reservation Main Drain North 4 near Yuma water level

Name: Reservation Main Drain North 4 near Yuma water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Reservation Main Drain North 4, California, United States

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.46ft Down 0.04 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 05:15 PM PDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 49.9 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Reservation Main Drain North 4 near Yuma is running below normal at 0.46 ft.

It has dropped 0.04 ft over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.45 ft and 1.04 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

Floating and fishing near Reservation Main Drain North 4 near Yuma

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 06:48 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 11 hr, 12 min Waxing gibbous 73%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Yuma Main Canal above Wasteway near WinterhavenCanal gauge, Yuma Main Canal	686 cfs	Normal	+136 cfs	0.2 mi
Yuma Main Canal Wasteway at YumaCanal gauge, Yuma Main Canal Wasteway	95.4 cfs	Low	−12.6 cfs	0.2 mi
Yuma Main Canal below Colorado R. Siphon at YumaCanal gauge, Yuma Main Canal	623 cfs	Normal	+159 cfs	0.6 mi
Colorado River below Yuma Main Canal Ww at YumaRiver gauge, Colorado River	522 cfs	Very low	−19.0 cfs	0.7 mi
Diversion From Yuma Main Canal For Yuma MunicipalCanal gauge	32.6 cfs	High	+16.0 cfs	0.7 mi
Yuma Mesa Outlet Drain near YumaRiver gauge, Yuma Mesa Outlet Drain	40.9 cfs	Normal	−0.4 cfs	2.1 mi
City of Yuma Inflow to Sewage Treatment PlantRiver gauge	15.6 cfs	Very high	+0.4 cfs	2.6 mi
Ypsilanti Canal near WinterhavenCanal gauge, Ypsilanti Canal	55.5 cfs	Very high	−6.4 cfs	2.8 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 Reservation Main Drain North 4 near Yuma today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 05:15 PM PDT, the water level was 0.46 ft. Down 0.04 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Reservation Main Drain North 4 near Yuma rising or falling?

Down 0.04 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Reservation Main Drain North 4 near Yuma normal?

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:09530000 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 32.73615, -114.62212 (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	0.46 ft	2026-10-21 00:15	Provisional
Flow	49.9 cfs	2026-10-21 00:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Reservation Main Drain North 4 near Yuma (usgs:09530000). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/california/reservation-main-drain-north-4-near-yuma

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