Little Salt Wash below Greenway Drive at Fruita water level

Name: Little Salt Wash below Greenway Drive at Fruita 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, Little Salt Wash, Colorado, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

4.01ft Down 0.09 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 09:30 PM MDT (60 min ago)

Flow: 78.2 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The U.S. Geological Survey has Little Salt Wash below Greenway Drive at Fruita at 4.01 ft. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

It is still going down, by 0.09 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 3.99 ft – 4.15 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to −0.03 ft.

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

Paddling and fishing conditions

Compare today with the chart before you go; local outfitters often know which stage suits their stretch.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 70° 44° – Wind 6 mph

21 Wed 68° 48° 0.10 in, 48% Wind 9 mph

22 Thu 62° 55° 0.88 in, 88% Wind 21 mph

23 Fri 65° 53° 0.22 in, 77% Wind 21 mph

24 Sat 63° 49° 0.08 in Wind 12 mph

25 Sun 63° 49° 0.00 in, 20% Wind 12 mph

26 Mon 62° 47° – Wind 5 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:31 AM Sunset 06:29 PM Daylight 10 hr, 58 min Waxing gibbous 74%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Salt Creek near Mouth near MackRiver gauge, Salt Creek	79.8 cfs	Very low	−39.2 cfs	9 mi
Colorado River near Colorado-Utah State LineRiver gauge, Colorado River	3.27 ft	Below flood stage	−0.05 ft	15 mi
Gunnison River near Grand JunctionRiver gauge, Gunnison River	3.05 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	20 mi
Colo River below Grand Valley Diversion near PalisadeRiver gauge, Colo River	612 cfs	Low	−8.0 cfs	21 mi
Plateau Creek near CameoRiver gauge, Plateau Creek	2.00 ft	Below flood stage	+0.02 ft	26 mi
Colorado River near CameoRiver gauge, Colorado River	3.41 ft	Below flood stage	−0.05 ft	26 mi
Roan Creek at De BequeRiver gauge, Roan Creek	1.6 cfs	Very low	−1.8 cfs	31 mi
Dolores River near CiscoRiver gauge, Dolores River	7.62 ft	Below flood stage	+0.07 ft	35 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 Little Salt Wash below Greenway Drive at Fruita today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 09:30 PM MDT, the water level was 4.01 ft. Down 0.09 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Little Salt Wash below Greenway Drive at Fruita rising or falling?

Down 0.09 ft over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Little Salt Wash below Greenway Drive at Fruita normal?

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

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:09153220 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 39.15932, -108.74374 (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	4.01 ft	2026-10-21 03:30	Provisional
Flow	78.2 cfs	2026-10-21 03:30	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Little Salt Wash below Greenway Drive at Fruita (usgs:09153220). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/colorado/little-salt-wash-below-greenway-drive-at-fruita

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