Sevier River near Hatch, UT

River level and flood forecast · Garfield County

Normal1.2 ftas of Mon 10:15 PM

The river is 2.7 ft below flood stage (3.9 ft).

Forecast to fall to 1.0 ft by Mon, Oct 19, 6 AM.

Flow: 93 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

012345TueThuSatMonWedFriSunAction 3.5 ftFlood 3.9 ftModerate 4.3 ftMajor 4.7 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:37 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

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Flood stages

Major flood stage4.7 ft
Moderate flood stage4.3 ft
Flood stage3.9 ft
Action stage3.5 ft
Record crest (May 26, 1922)5.25 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 4.7 ftstructures located along the Sevier River will be affected by the major flooding. Additionally, roads and fields along the river will be affected by significant inundation.
  • 4.3 ftmoderate flooding will affect fields, roads and bridges along low lying stretches of the Sevier River. Additionally, structures in low lying areas will receive flood damage.
  • 3.9 ftminor flooding will affect fields. Assorted bridges and select low lying structures will receive minor flood damage.

Highest crests on record

  1. 5.25 ft — May 26, 1922
  2. 5.11 ft — December 25, 1971
  3. 5.11 ft — August 1, 1922
  4. 4.36 ft — June 2, 1983
  5. 4.110000133514403 ft — September 1, 1931

Recent crests: 1.88 ft (May 28, 2003) · 0.88 ft (October 9, 2001) · 1.85 ft (May 5, 2000) · 2.04 ft (May 23, 1999) · 2.95 ft (June 3, 1998)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HATU1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.