About this river
Jordan River is an 8.3 mile river near Canyon Sports in Utah. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Jordan River @ 1700 South @ Salt Lake City, UT (site 10171000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1944 to 2026
Jordan River typically runs highest in October, at a median 154 cfs, and lowest in May, at 119 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 337 cfs, in 1952.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 133 | 114 to 160 | |
| February | 139 | 114 to 165 | |
| March | 128 | 97 to 148 | |
| April | 120 | 96 to 140 | |
| May | 119 | 75 to 143 | |
| June | 137 | 113 to 166 | |
| July | 148 | 133 to 170 | |
| August | 149 | 129 to 167 | |
| September | 154 | 139 to 177 | |
| October | 154 | 127 to 173 | |
| November | 133 | 112 to 159 | |
| December | 130 | 112 to 157 |
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 82 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Jordan River @ 1700 South @ Salt Lake City, UT (site 10171000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Embed this gauge on your site
Paste this snippet anywhere, an outfitter page, a club site, a trip report, to show Jordan River's live streamflow, water level and 7-day trend. It reads the USGS gauge directly, updates itself, and links back here.
See every free widget you can put on your site, including live conditions and a 7 day forecast.
