Blacks Fork near Robertson, UT

River level and flood forecast · Summit County

Normal2.8 ftas of Mon 9 PM

The river is 2.2 ft below flood stage (5 ft).

Forecast to fall to 2.3 ft by Sat, Oct 17, 10 PM.

Flow: 243 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

123456TueThuSatMonWedFriAction 4.8 ftFlood 5 ftModerate 5.3 ftMajor 5.5 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:53 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

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Flood stages

Major flood stage5.5 ft
Moderate flood stage5.3 ft
Flood stage5 ft
Action stage4.8 ft
Record crest (June 6, 2010)5.34 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 5.5 ftAt 5.5 ft, major flooding will affect areas adjacent to the Blacks Fork River.
  • 5.3 ftAt 5.3 ft, moderate flooding will affect areas adjacent to the Blacks Fork River.
  • 5 ftAt 5.0 ft, minor flooding will affect areas adjacent to the Blacks Fork River.

Highest crests on record

  1. 5.34 ft — June 6, 2010
  2. 5.23 ft — June 30, 2011
  3. 5.17 ft — June 15, 1995
  4. 4.72 ft — June 10, 2016
  5. 4.68 ft — June 9, 1996

Recent crests: 4.65 ft (May 25, 2018) · 4.39 ft (June 5, 2017) · 4.72 ft (June 10, 2016) · 4.1 ft (June 16, 2015) · 4.41 ft (May 29, 2014)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BNRU1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.