South Gila Terminal Canal Wasteway near Yuma water level

Name: South Gila Terminal Canal Wasteway near Yuma water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Canal gauge, South Gila Terminal Canal Wasteway, Arizona, United States

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Flow

0.0cfs Down 0.0 cfs over the last 24 hours

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

History

7 days

Flow Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The South Gila Terminal Canal Wasteway near Yuma is running far below normal at 0.0 cfs.

That puts it 3.1 cfs below the median of 3.1 cfs for mid-October, based on 59 years of readings.

It has dropped 0.0 cfs over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.0 cfs and 23.6 cfs.

Compared with 59 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 3.1 cfs3.1 cfs below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.0 cfs – 7.0 cfs8 years in 10 fall in this range (59 years of records)

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 92° 66° – Wind 9 mph

21 Wed 92° 70° – Wind 17 mph

22 Thu 85° 62° – Wind 21 mph

23 Fri 79° 59° – Wind 16 mph

24 Sat 84° 62° – Wind 7 mph

25 Sun 87° 66° – Wind 10 mph

26 Mon 90° 67° – Wind 13 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

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
McAs Diversion of B Canal near YumaCanal gauge, McAs Diversion of B Canal	1.0 cfs	Normal	+0.3 cfs	3.0 mi
Diversion From Yuma Main Canal For Yuma MunicipalCanal gauge	32.6 cfs	High	+16.0 cfs	3.1 mi
Bruce Church Wasteway near YumaRiver gauge, Bruce Church Wasteway	2.0 cfs	Normal	+1.5 cfs	3.2 mi
Yuma Main Canal below Colorado R. Siphon at YumaCanal gauge, Yuma Main Canal	623 cfs	Normal	+159 cfs	3.3 mi
Yuma Main Canal Wasteway at YumaCanal gauge, Yuma Main Canal Wasteway	95.4 cfs	Low	−12.6 cfs	3.7 mi
Yuma Main Canal above Wasteway near WinterhavenCanal gauge, Yuma Main Canal	686 cfs	Normal	+136 cfs	3.7 mi
Reservation Main Drain North 4 near YumaRiver gauge, Reservation Main Drain North 4	49.9 cfs	Low	−2.2 cfs	3.8 mi
Colorado River below Yuma Main Canal Ww at YumaRiver gauge, Colorado River	522 cfs	Very low	−19.0 cfs	4.0 mi

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the South Gila Terminal Canal Wasteway near Yuma in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 3.1 cfs. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.0 cfs and 7.0 cfs, based on 59 years of records.

What is the water level of South Gila Terminal Canal Wasteway near Yuma today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 05:15 PM MST, the flow was 0.0 cfs. Down 0.0 cfs over the last 24 hours.

Is South Gila Terminal Canal Wasteway near Yuma rising or falling?

Down 0.0 cfs over the last 24 hours. Down 0.9 cfs over the last 7 days.

Is the level of South Gila Terminal Canal Wasteway near Yuma normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 59 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:09529420 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 32.69289, -114.58131 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NGVD29
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
Flow	0.0 cfs	2026-10-21 00:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: South Gila Terminal Canal Wasteway near Yuma (usgs:09529420). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/arizona/south-gila-terminal-canal-wasteway-near-yuma

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