About this river
Smithfield Canal is a 3.3 mile canal near Ideal Beach Watercraft Rental in Utah. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bear River near Smithfield, UT (site 10102250). The mapped line runs from 41.7434, -111.7598 to 41.7676, -111.7927. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1965 to 2026
Smithfield Canal typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,710 cfs, and lowest in October, at 567 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,810 cfs, in 1971.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,150 | 581 to 1,700 | |
| February | 846 | 568 to 1,650 | |
| March | 1,170 | 737 to 1,940 | |
| April | 1,295 | 774 to 2,240 | |
| May | 1,710 | 841 to 2,530 | |
| June | 1,370 | 751 to 2,240 | |
| July | 885 | 674 to 1,160 | |
| August | 805 | 642 to 1,240 | |
| September | 642 | 459 to 1,390 | |
| October | 567 | 387 to 1,360 | |
| November | 646 | 418 to 1,390 | |
| December | 1,110 | 508 to 1,510 |
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 21 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bear River near Smithfield, UT (site 10102250). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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