Yaqui Canal near Yuma water level

Name: Yaqui Canal near Yuma water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Canal gauge, Yaqui Canal, California, United States

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

1.41ft Down 0.79 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 07:00 PM PDT (47 min ago)

Flow: 3.0 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The Yaqui Canal near Yuma is running below normal at 1.41 ft.

It has dropped 0.79 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.13 ft and 2.50 ft.

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

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
Pontiac Canal near YumaCanal gauge, Pontiac Canal	0.2 cfs	Low	−1.7 cfs	1.9 mi
Yuma Main Canal at Siphon Drop P.p. near YumaCanal gauge, Yuma Main Canal	774 cfs	Normal	+216 cfs	3.6 mi
Colorado River below Laguna DamRiver gauge, Colorado River	355 cfs	Low	−14.0 cfs	4.3 mi
Reservation Main Canal near YumaCanal gauge, Reservation Main Canal	62.6 cfs	Normal	−15.5 cfs	4.3 mi
Ypsilanti Canal near WinterhavenCanal gauge, Ypsilanti Canal	55.5 cfs	Very high	−6.4 cfs	4.9 mi
Levee Canal Wasteway near YumaCanal gauge, Levee Canal Wasteway	0.8 cfs	Low	−2.9 cfs	5.1 mi
Gila Drain North 1 near YumaRiver gauge, Gila Drain North 1	12.9 cfs	Very high	+3.7 cfs	5.2 mi
North Gila Main Canal near YumaCanal gauge, North Gila Main Canal	67.5 cfs	Normal	+26.8 cfs	5.4 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 Yaqui Canal near Yuma today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 07:00 PM PDT, the water level was 1.41 ft. Down 0.79 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Yaqui Canal near Yuma rising or falling?

Down 0.79 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Yaqui Canal 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:09523600 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 32.80949, -114.58849 (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	1.41 ft	2026-10-21 02:00	Provisional
Flow	3.0 cfs	2026-10-21 02:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Yaqui Canal near Yuma (usgs:09523600). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/california/yaqui-canal-near-yuma

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