San Juan River near Bluff, UT
River level and flood forecast · San Juan County
The river is 16.3 ft below flood stage (23 ft).
Forecast to rise to 7.1 ft Thu 2 AM, below the 23 ft flood stage.
Flow: 946 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:10 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 32 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 27 ft |
| Flood stage | 23 ft |
| Action stage | 22 ft |
| Record crest (July 29, 1957) | 18 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 18 ft — July 29, 1957
- 17.8 ft — August 23, 1947
- 17.8 ft — October 1, 1937
- 16.97 ft — August 5, 2016
- 16.84 ft — September 11, 2003
Recent crests: 7.09 ft (March 29, 2026) · 12.18 ft (October 14, 2025) · 12.06 ft (August 26, 2025) · 10.09 ft (June 5, 2025) · 7.61 ft (May 27, 2025)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BFFU1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.