Rivers in Utah

Emigration Creek near Salt Lake City

Salt Lake County, UtahNWS EMIU1USGS NONESalt Lake City office

Below flood stage
0.90ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 30, 6:00 AM MDT

Flood stage
2.00 ft
Forecast crest
0.00 ftWed, Sep 30, 7:00 AM MDT
Record crest
3.07 ft1983

Open the live map with the river flood outlook

Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood2.40 ft
Moderate flood2.20 ft
Minor flood2.00 ft
Action1.90 ft
  1. 210.00 ftMajor flooding will affect homes and structures along Emigration Creek. Additionally, structures in the Hogle Zoo can expect damage.
  2. 169.00 ftModerate flooding will affect select homes and structures along Emigration Creek. Additionally, structures in the Hogle Zoo will receive damage.
  3. 130.00 ftminor flood damage will impact homes and structures along Emigration Creek, including areas of the Hogle Zoo.

Crest history

18 crests on NOAA’s list since 1952.

#DateStage
1May 31, 19833.07 ft
2April 26, 19522.80 ft
3May 20, 20112.70 ft
4March 24, 19981.80 ft
5April 11, 19961.50 ft
6May 12, 19951.47 ft
7May 1, 19971.32 ft
8May 8, 19911.30 ft
9April 28, 19991.20 ft
10March 30, 20040.90 ft
11April 15, 20020.70 ft
12April 5, 20000.59 ft
13April 19, 20010.56 ft
14May 7, 19930.47 ft
15April 21, 19940.47 ft
16May 9, 19900.23 ft
17April 22, 19920.10 ft
18May 10, 20030.10 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 20, 2011: 2.70 ft
  • March 30, 2004: 0.90 ft
  • May 10, 2003: 0.10 ft
  • April 15, 2002: 0.70 ft
  • April 19, 2001: 0.56 ft
  • April 5, 2000: 0.59 ft
  • April 28, 1999: 1.20 ft
  • March 24, 1998: 1.80 ft
  • May 1, 1997: 1.32 ft
  • April 11, 1996: 1.50 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.