White River near Watson, UT
River level and flood forecast · Uintah County
The river is 8.1 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Forecast to rise to 2.3 ft Fri 5 PM, below the 10 ft flood stage.
Flow: 278 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:54 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 13 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (June 19, 2011) | 7.55 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 7.55 ft — June 19, 2011
- 7.36 ft — June 24, 2019
- 7.3 ft — June 19, 1995
- 7.3 ft — March 23, 1976
- 6.94 ft — December 12, 1968
Recent crests: 3.57 ft (May 16, 2025) · 5.22 ft (June 8, 2024) · 6.21 ft (May 29, 2023) · 4.57 ft (May 21, 2022) · 3.7 ft (September 29, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WATU1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.