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Utah Whitewater Gear

Utah Whitewater Gear

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Utah Whitewater Gear is a paddling school in Midvale. They offer instruction in rafting, kayaking, packrafting, and stand-up paddleboarding. The company also provides repair services for inflatable boat equipment.

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Disciplines
Lessons, Kayaking

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Typical flow by month

1999 to 2026

The water at Utah Whitewater Gear typically runs highest in May, at a median 109 cfs, and lowest in January, at 2.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 809 cfs, in 2010.

Typical flow by month at Little Cottonwood Creek @ Jordan River near Slc, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January2.11.4 to 4.1
February2.31.5 to 4.4
March3.02.0 to 6.0
April134.5 to 30
May10957 to 185
June9227 to 298
July157.5 to 31
August127.6 to 19
September137.0 to 20
October136.8 to 21
November2.51.7 to 5.2
December2.31.6 to 4.0

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 28 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Cottonwood Creek @ Jordan River near Slc (site 10168000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

93Go/ 100 conditions score

Streamflow

2.6 cfs

Much below normal (5th)

Water level

0.24 ft

High today

81°F

Wind

6 kt

Gusts 8 kt

Rain chance

2%

Week ahead

Mon81°F2%
Tue77°F30%
Wed79°F4%
Thu84°F1%
Fri85°F3%
Sat85°F4%
Sun85°F11%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).

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