Jordan River @ Cudahy Lane near Salt Lake City water level

Name: Jordan River @ Cudahy Lane near Salt Lake City water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Jordan River @ Cudahy Lane, Utah, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

2.03ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 01:00 AM MDT (56 min ago)

Flow: 151 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The latest river stage reported for Jordan River @ Cudahy Lane near Salt Lake City is 2.03 ft. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.02 ft and 2.86 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to −0.78 ft.

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

What the stage means on the water

With no published normal range, paddlers and anglers should go by the trend: a rising river usually means muddier, faster water.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

21 Wed 71° 50° – Wind 18 mph

22 Thu 65° 53° 0.29 in, 87% Wind 11 mph

23 Fri 63° 52° 0.70 in, 87% Wind 17 mph

24 Sat 56° 50° 0.01 in, 71% Wind 7 mph

25 Sun 58° 50° – Wind 5 mph

26 Mon 64° 51° – Wind 8 mph

27 Tue 63° 54° – Wind 7 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:46 AM Sunset 06:40 PM Daylight 10 hr, 54 min Waxing gibbous 75%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Goggin Drain near Magna UtahRiver gauge, Goggin Drain	9.9 cfs	Low	±0	8 mi
Jordan River @ 1700 South @ Salt Lake CityRiver gauge	1.85 ft	Below flood stage	+0.01 ft	8 mi
Surplus Canal @ Salt Lake CityCanal gauge	10.84 ft	Below flood stage	+0.10 ft	8 mi
Red Butte Creek at Fort Douglas, near SlcRiver gauge, Red Butte Creek	0.8 cfs	Very low	+0.1 cfs	9 mi
Lee Creek near MagnaRiver gauge, Lee Creek	68.1 cfs	High	+0.8 cfs	11 mi
Farmington Creek above Diversion near Farmington, UtahRiver gauge, Farmington Creek	2.6 cfs	Low	−0.3 cfs	11 mi
Little Cottonwood Creek @ Jordan River near SlcRiver gauge, Little Cottonwood Creek @ Jordan River	0.24 ft	Below flood stage	−0.05 ft	13 mi
Great Salt Lake at Saltair Boat HarborLake, Great Salt Lake	4,189.70 ft	Low	−0.10 ft	16 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 Jordan River @ Cudahy Lane near Salt Lake City today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 01:00 AM MDT, the water level was 2.03 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Jordan River @ Cudahy Lane near Salt Lake City rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.78 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Jordan River @ Cudahy Lane near Salt Lake City 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:10172600 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 40.84734, -111.95403 (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	2.03 ft	2026-10-21 07:00	Provisional
Flow	151 cfs	2026-10-21 07:00	Provisional

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How to cite

U.S. Geological Survey: Jordan River @ Cudahy Lane near Salt Lake City (usgs:10172600). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/utah/jordan-river-cudahy-lane-near-salt-lake-city

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