What is the current flow on Colorado River?

Colorado River was running 3,840 cubic feet per second as of Aug 1, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC, measured at USGS gauge 09328960. This is a build-time snapshot rather than a live reading — check the USGS gauge directly before relying on it.

What is the water temperature on Colorado River?

86.9°F (30.5°C) as of Aug 1, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC, at USGS gauge 09328960. Colorado River carries no state trout classification, so the trout-stress thresholds do not apply to it — this is a water temperature measurement, not a fishery judgement.

Colorado River

Utah. Streamflow and water-temperature readings from USGS gauges. Running 3,840 cfs as of Aug 1, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC.

Latest Reading

3,840

cubic feet / second

86.9°F

water temperature (30.5°C)

USGS gauges

Flow measured Aug 1, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC at gauge 09328960. Temperature measured Aug 1, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC at gauge 09328960. These are build-time snapshots, not a live feed — check the USGS gauge before relying on them.

USGS Gauges on Colorado River

Gauge	Station	Water temp?
09180500	COLORADO RIVER NEAR CISCO, UT	Yes
09185600	COLORADO RIVER AT POTASH, UT	—
09328960	COLORADO RIVER AT GYPSUM CANYON NEAR HITE, UT	Yes

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Conditions: USGS NWIS (public domain).