Coachella Canal near Niland, CA

Imperial County, California · USGS 09527594

Latest observation

What this gauge represents: This gauge measures conditions on Coachella Canal at its USGS monitoring location in Imperial County; conditions elsewhere on the waterway may differ.

How to read these numbers
Streamflow (ft³/s or CFS)

How much water moves past the gauge each second. Higher numbers mean more water is moving downstream.

Gauge height (ft)

The water-surface height at this gauge. It is useful for tracking rises, falls and flood thresholds, but it is not the river's total depth.

24-hour change

How much the latest reading has risen or fallen compared with roughly 24 hours earlier.

Historical median

The typical streamflow for this date based on USGS historical statistics. A multiple such as 3× means current flow is about three times the historical median.

River Pulse

Get Water Data's plain-language summary of current flow, historical context and recent direction.

NOAA flood stage

Official action and flood thresholds where available. These levels are specific to each gauge location.

Gauge height and flood stage are station-specific. A 12-foot reading at one gauge should not be directly compared with 12 feet at another.

RIVER PULSE

Below historical median · Falling

Flow vs typicalBelow typical

Streamflow is currently 350 ft³/s, 27% below the historical median for this date. Flow has fallen 128 CFS over the past 24 hours.

USGS-reported historical daily median for 09-27: 481 ft³/s · Based on USGS day-of-year statistics

How trends & context are calculated →
NOAA flood-stage information is not available for this gauge.
RECENT STREAMFLOW

Streamflow trend

Daily mean streamflow · Aug 28–Sep 25 · dates shown in UTC · 29 observations

Look at the data (29 rows)
Displayed USGS daily mean streamflow observations
Date (UTC)Daily mean
Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM650 CFS
Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM462 CFS
Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM438 CFS
Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM597 CFS
Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM618 CFS
Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM633 CFS
Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM622 CFS
Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM543 CFS
Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM419 CFS
Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM389 CFS
Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM501 CFS
Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM506 CFS
Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM523 CFS
Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM520 CFS
Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM506 CFS
Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM368 CFS
Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM359 CFS
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM535 CFS
Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM514 CFS
Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM517 CFS
Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM537 CFS
Sep 18, 2026, 12:00 AM605 CFS
Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM438 CFS
Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM376 CFS
Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM459 CFS
Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM544 CFS
Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM530 CFS
Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM522 CFS
Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM499 CFS
STATION DETAILS

About this gauge

Site type: Stream
County: Imperial County
Drainage area: —
Current measurements: 2
DATA SOURCE

Official USGS station

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LIVE RIVER CONDITIONS
Coachella Canal near Niland, CAUSGS 09527594
STREAMFLOW350 ft³/s
GAUGE HEIGHT13.96 ft