Rock Creek near Mountain Home, UT

River level and flood forecast · Duchesne County

Normal2.3 ftas of Mon 9 PM

The river is 3.7 ft below flood stage (5.9 ft).

Forecast to fall to 1.9 ft by Mon, Oct 19, 6 AM.

Flow: 93 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

02468TueThuSatMonWedFriSunAction 5.5 ftFlood 5.9 ftModerate 6.5 ftMajor 7 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:32 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

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Flood stages

Major flood stage7 ft
Moderate flood stage6.5 ft
Flood stage5.9 ft
Action stage5.5 ft
Record crest (June 4, 1986)6.26 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 7 ftMajor flooding will occur at 7.0 ft, affecting downstream towns including Duchesne.
  • 6.5 ftModerate flooding will occur at 6.50 ft, affecting downstream areas including Duchesne.
  • 5.9 ftMinor flooding will occur at 5.90 ft, affecting downstream areas and towns including Duchesne.

Highest crests on record

  1. 6.26 ft — June 4, 1986
  2. 6.02 ft — June 13, 1953
  3. 5.79 ft — June 19, 1983
  4. 5.75 ft — June 13, 1965
  5. 5.6 ft — June 21, 1968

Recent crests: 4.7 ft (May 28, 2005) · 4.61 ft (June 21, 1999) · 5.22 ft (June 2, 1998) · 4.94 ft (June 8, 1995) · 4.98 ft (May 17, 1987)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ROKU1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.