Rivers in Utah

Virgin River near Virgin

Washington County, UtahNWS VIRU1USGS 09406000Salt Lake City office

Below flood stage
7.42ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 9:00 AM MDT

Flood stage
18.90 ft
Forecast crest
7.69 ftTue, Sep 22, 1:00 PM MDT
Record crest
19.60 ft2010

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood22.00 ft
Moderate flood20.00 ft
Minor flood18.90 ft
Action17.00 ft
  1. 22.00 ftAt 22.0 ft, extensive flooding will occur in the towns of Virgin and Washington.
  2. 20.00 ftAt 20.0 ft, low lying developments in and around the towns of Virgin and Washington can expect moderate flooding.
  3. 18.90 ftAt 18.9 ft, flooding will affect low lying developed areas near the town of Virgin.

Crest history

25 crests on NOAA’s list since 1966.

#DateStage
1December 22, 201019.60 ft
2December 21, 201019.30 ft
3August 1, 200718.60 ft
4December 6, 196618.00 ft
5January 11, 200517.70 ft
6March 5, 199515.70 ft
7September 11, 199815.53 ft
8August 19, 201215.50 ft
9August 10, 199714.53 ft
10August 30, 199914.52 ft
11August 31, 200614.50 ft
12August 20, 198714.06 ft
13February 20, 199313.74 ft
14August 23, 199213.72 ft
15January 5, 200813.60 ft
16January 25, 196913.35 ft
17July 25, 200213.25 ft
18September 3, 199412.92 ft
19November 1, 199512.60 ft
20November 9, 200212.05 ft
21August 25, 201311.70 ft
22October 30, 200311.05 ft
23July 6, 200410.49 ft
24February 21, 200010.28 ft
25August 23, 19829.50 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 25, 2013: 11.70 ft
  • August 19, 2012: 15.50 ft
  • December 22, 2010: 19.60 ft
  • December 21, 2010: 19.30 ft
  • January 5, 2008: 13.60 ft
  • August 1, 2007: 18.60 ft
  • August 31, 2006: 14.50 ft
  • January 11, 2005: 17.70 ft
  • July 6, 2004: 10.49 ft
  • October 30, 2003: 11.05 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.