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Jordan River @ 1700 South @ Salt Lake City

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

74

Mostly favorable

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:45:00 GMT.

River observation: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:15:00 GMT.

Page checked: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:58:14 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Jordan River @ 1700 South @ Salt Lake City
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — CarlsJrInUtah.jpg by Buhler013, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

5 mph

gusting to 7 mph

Air temp

43°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

143 cfs

normal for this date

Weather outlook

Sunday · 100

  • Sun

    100

    Best

  • Mon

    100

  • Tue

    100

  • Wed

    100

  • Thu

    100

  • Fri

    100

  • Sat

    95

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
8a58
9a59
10a49
11a29
12p38
1p37
2p35
3p44
4p67
5p69
6p47
7p14

Is this flow normal for November 8?

Today's 143 cfs is 8% above the median for this date — which counts as normal water here.

The median flow on this date is 132 cfs, across 82 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 5 mph — light wind at the forecast location±0
  • Cold — 43°F air temperature — very cold weather-26

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

Do your own homework

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