Washington County, Utah

28 river gauges reading now, shown against their usual but not yet judged.

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• East Fork Virgin River Near Springdale, UT: water level 5.93 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (5.26 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• North Fork Virgin River Near Springdale, UT: water level 7.31 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (0.91 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Santa Clara River Near Pine Valley, UT: flow 20 ft³/s · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (9.08 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Santa Clara River Above Baker Reservoir, Near Central, UT: flow 44.6 ft³/s · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (14 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago
• Santa Clara River Above Baker Reservoir, Near Central, UT: water level 11.64 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (1.18 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago

River levels are shown against their usual, but not yet judged. A gauge’s usual here is its range of October monthly averages; the reading is the latest 15-minute value, which a passing rain or dry spell can carry outside that range. So no river gauge makes this county Unusual For Here until we compare each day with the same day’s history.

A gauge’s usual is its range of October monthly averages over its record (USGS).

• USGS daily mean streamflow and gage height - Utah: 28 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 8 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

30 entries from WZDx 4 work zones (udot) (Utah DOT) for this county, in its latest read.

• WZDx 4 work zones (udot): 30 entries for this county · Utah DOT · read 10 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

12 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

No meeting is on an agenda we read for the next seven days.

1 report in the last 6 hours, none published as an event.

• They spent $40K turning their St. George home into a Halloween haunt. It’s about more than scares. · The Salt Lake Tribune · 3 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• 'Straw bombs' helping to prevent flooding in Pine Valley · KSTU · 10 h ago Published event

Wastewater site 1959: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 6.15, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 1959: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 6.15 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 6:00 PM MDT
• Wastewater site 1960: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 9.92 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 6:00 PM MDT
• Wastewater site 1959: influenza A level 1 · not enough history for this site to say what is usual · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 6:00 PM MDT
• Wastewater site 1960: influenza A level 1 · not enough history for this site to say what is usual · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 6:00 PM MDT
• Wastewater site 1959: RSV level 1 · not enough history for this site to say what is usual · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 6:00 PM MDT

• CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV): 18 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 7 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for avian influenza A (H5): 7 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for mpox: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 3 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

Hurricane: AQI 22, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Hurricane: AQI 22 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago
• Zion National Park: AQI 30 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Utah: 43 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 1 h ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 8 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 1 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

2 sources answered; nothing recent here.

1 source here, none answering with current records.

Quiet

• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA): No reported accident or crossing collision here with a release, evacuation, injury or death in the latest data · Federal Railroad Administration · read Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT
• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Rocky Mountain (PADD 4), week of 2026-10-19: $4.468 a gallon, up 3 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 91,668 jobs (89,027 a year earlier); $1,042 average weekly wage ($977 a year earlier). BLS (QCEW)

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. FRA posts about three months after an accident, so its lines are reported, not breaking. Last read: BLS (QCEW) Oct 12, 7:25 AM MDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT.

Quiet

• Non-native species (USGS NAS): No new non-native species alert here in the last 30 days · USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) · read Oct 12, 6:04 PM MDT
• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS): No detection in wild birds here in the last 30 days · USDA APHIS · read Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 1 h ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  8 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. Bird flu detections are reported in our words with a link to USDA APHIS; its records are not reproduced. iNaturalist observations are shown only under CC0 or CC-BY, with the observer credited; others are counted. Observations with an obscured location are never placed on a county. Last read: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Oct 12, 6:04 PM MDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 8:26 AM MDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 7:27 AM MDT.

Quiet

• Historic places in harm’s way: No listed place here inside an active wildfire perimeter, warning area or flood zone · National Weather Service · read 19 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 1 h ago
• National Register listings (NPS): No listing or removal here in the last 30 days · National Park Service · read Oct 12, 7:25 AM MDT

Background

• National Register listings (NPS)
  70 properties on the National Register in this county. National Park Service

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Sites whose location is restricted are never shown. A place inside a hazard area is our overlay of open maps, as of the hazard’s own time; it says nothing of damage. Last read: National Park Service Oct 12, 7:25 AM MDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 8:00 AM MDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 9:33 AM MDT.