Intelligence
Live gauge readings, flow profiles, and seasonal context for Desert Maritime river sections — the data layer behind every river trip decision.
Live Gauges
USGS stream gauges providing real-time discharge data for Colorado Plateau river corridors.
Colorado River
Colorado River near Cameo, CO
Primary Colorado River gauge for Ruby-Horsethief planning and the upper Colorado River canyon system near Grand...
Current flow — Colorado River near Cameo, CO
USGSColorado River Near Cisco, UT
Primary upstream Colorado River gauge used in Westwater and Moab Daily runoff interpretation.
Current flow — Colorado River Near Cisco, UT
USGSColorado River at Potash, UT
USGS gauge measuring discharge and gage height on the Colorado River at Potash, UT — downstream of the Moab valley and...
Current flow — Colorado River at Potash, UT
USGSColorado River at Gypsum Canyon, UT
USGS gauge measuring discharge on the Colorado River at the mouth of Gypsum Canyon, near Hite — below the Big Drops...
Current flow — Colorado River at Gypsum Canyon, UT
USGSColorado River above the Dirty Devil River, near Hite, UT
USGS gauge on the Colorado immediately above the Dirty Devil confluence, sited essentially at the North Wash take-out —...
Water surface — Colorado River above the Dirty Devil River, near Hite, UT
USGSLake Powell at Glen Canyon Dam, AZ
Reservoir gauge at Glen Canyon Dam reporting the water-surface elevation of Lake Powell. It measures no flow and answers...
Pool elevation — Lake Powell at Glen Canyon Dam, AZ
USGSDolores River
Dolores River near Cisco, UT
USGS gauge on the lower Dolores River above its confluence with the Colorado at Dewey. The Dolores is the last...
Current flow — Dolores River near Cisco, UT
USGSEscalante River
Green River
Green River near Greendale, UT
Historical Green River gauge above Flaming Gorge reservoir area. Primary reference for Gates of Lodore trip planning...
Current flow — Green River near Greendale, UT
USGSGreen River at Jensen, UT
Primary operational gauge for planning Split Mountain Canyon floats. Located near Jensen, UT, below Dinosaur National...
Current flow — Green River at Jensen, UT
USGSGreen River at Ouray, UT
USGS gauge on the Green at Ouray — the last gauge above the Sand Wash put-in, and Desolation Canyon's primary for that...
Current flow — Green River at Ouray, UT
USGSGreen River at Green River, UT
Long-running reference gauge on the lower Green River at the town of Green River, Utah — below the Desolation–Gray run...
Current flow — Green River at Green River, UT
USGSGreen River at Mineral Bottom, UT
USGS gauge measuring discharge and gage height on the Green River at Mineral Bottom, near the Canyonlands National Park...
Current flow — Green River at Mineral Bottom, UT
USGSJordan River
Jordan River at The Narrows near Lehi, UT
Current flow — Jordan River at The Narrows near Lehi, UT
USGSLittle Cottonwood Creek near Salt Lake City, UT
Current flow — Little Cottonwood Creek near Salt Lake City, UT
USGSBig Cottonwood Creek near Salt Lake City, UT
Current flow — Big Cottonwood Creek near Salt Lake City, UT
USGSSan Juan River
Yampa River
Yampa River near Maybell, CO
Primary Yampa River gauge for trip planning on Yampa Canyon through Dinosaur National Monument. Located upstream of the...
Current flow — Yampa River near Maybell, CO
USGSYampa River at Deerlodge Park, CO
The at-the-canyon Yampa gauge, located at Deerlodge Park — the Yampa Canyon put-in — below the Little Snake River...
Current flow — Yampa River at Deerlodge Park, CO
USGSFlow Profiles
Seasonal flow context for key river sections — CFS bands, character descriptions, and optimal windows.
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Desolation Canyon Flow Profile
— Desolation Canyon
Seasonal flow profile for Desolation Canyon on the Green River — optimal CFS windows, spring runoff timing, and low-water considerations for...
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Westwater Canyon Flow Profile
— Westwater Canyon
Seasonal flow profile for Westwater Canyon on the Colorado River — CFS bands at the Cisco gauge and spring-runoff (April–June) timing.