Rivers in Utah

Virgin River near Bloomington

Washington County, UtahNWS VRBU1USGS 09413200Salt Lake City office

Below flood stage
6.35ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 10:45 AM MDT

Flood stage
16.00 ft
Forecast crest
6.51 ftWed, Sep 23, 1:00 AM MDT
Record crest
30.00 ft1989

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood17.40 ft
Moderate flood17.00 ft
Minor flood16.00 ft
Action15.00 ft
  1. 17.40 ftAt 17.4 ft, the Virgin River is expected to flood the Bloomington Park area bordering the Virgin River near Bloomington.
  2. 17.00 ftAt 17.0 ft, the Virgin River is expected to flood the Bloomington Park area bordering the Virgin River near Bloomington.
  3. 16.00 ftAt 16.0 ft, the Virgin River is expected to flood the Bloomington Park area bordering the Virgin River near Bloomington.

Crest history

23 crests on NOAA’s list since 1978.

#DateStage
1January 1, 198930.00 ft
2January 11, 200526.70 ft
3March 5, 197825.30 ft
4April 21, 201024.70 ft
5December 21, 201124.70 ft
6February 15, 198022.30 ft
7August 2, 200718.78 ft
8August 13, 200418.00 ft
9January 5, 200817.80 ft
10September 11, 201212.50 ft
11March 6, 199411.72 ft
12March 6, 199511.72 ft
13July 29, 201310.20 ft
14September 11, 19989.62 ft
15January 3, 19979.58 ft
16November 1, 19959.45 ft
17August 15, 20038.81 ft
18August 23, 19928.16 ft
19August 31, 19997.13 ft
20October 7, 19936.73 ft
21September 7, 20025.88 ft
22September 7, 19914.94 ft
23October 30, 20004.42 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 29, 2013: 10.20 ft
  • September 11, 2012: 12.50 ft
  • December 21, 2011: 24.70 ft
  • April 21, 2010: 24.70 ft
  • January 5, 2008: 17.80 ft
  • August 2, 2007: 18.78 ft
  • January 11, 2005: 26.70 ft
  • August 13, 2004: 18.00 ft
  • August 15, 2003: 8.81 ft
  • September 7, 2002: 5.88 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.