Rivers in Utah

Duchesne River near Randlett

Uintah County, UtahNWS DURU1USGS 09302000Grand Junction office

Below flood stage
6.02ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 2:00 PM MDT

Flood stage
13.30 ft
Forecast crest
5.76 ftMon, Sep 21, 3:00 PM MDT
Record crest
14.49 ft2011

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood15.70 ft
Moderate flood14.80 ft
Minor flood13.30 ft
Action11.60 ft
  1. 15.70 ftMajor flooding is occurring. Expect destruction of homes and property along the Duchesne River.
  2. 14.80 ftModerate flooding is occurring. Buildings and other structures are threatened by flood waters of the Duchesne River. River banks will erode and are very unstable. River debris may damage bridges.
  3. 13.30 ftInundation of fields and lowland along the river southeast of Randlett. Some private bridges and irrigations works may experience damage. Water will also rise to near the base of the Red Bridge in Randlett.
  4. 11.50 ftExpect minor flooding of low-lying agricultural land along the Duchesne River.
  5. 11.30 ftSections of the Duchesne River reach bankfull. Water begins to pool in low-lying fields and agricultural land.

Crest history

82 crests on NOAA’s list since 1943.

#DateStage
1June 1, 201114.49 ft
2June 17, 201913.77 ft
3May 26, 200513.28 ft
4May 27, 202312.48 ft
5June 9, 202412.03 ft
6June 8, 201711.66 ft
7June 7, 202011.04 ft
8June 11, 201610.85 ft
9June 7, 201010.81 ft
10June 5, 198610.22 ft
11June 29, 19959.99 ft
12June 17, 20159.87 ft
13June 20, 19999.84 ft
14June 11, 20069.78 ft
15June 17, 19989.72 ft
16June 27, 20099.62 ft
17September 29, 20149.60 ft
18June 3, 19979.06 ft
19June 13, 19658.33 ft
20November 24, 20118.22 ft
21June 8, 19877.96 ft
22June 7, 19527.87 ft
23June 12, 19807.69 ft
24August 20, 20217.63 ft
25May 28, 19937.59 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 19, 2026: 6.04 ft
  • May 15, 2025: 5.68 ft
  • June 9, 2024: 12.03 ft
  • May 27, 2023: 12.48 ft
  • July 2, 2022: 6.25 ft
  • August 20, 2021: 7.63 ft
  • June 7, 2020: 11.04 ft
  • June 17, 2019: 13.77 ft
  • March 24, 2018: 6.54 ft
  • June 8, 2017: 11.66 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. Stage may be affected by ice during winter months.

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.