Utah Department of Public Safety

Daily Flood Situation Report May 11

Significant State Activity

New Governor Spencer Cox has announced that he is calling the legislature into a special session on May 17th to discuss ongoing flooding and the need to possibly extend the State Emergency Declaration. [Utah Legislature]

Other Immediate Concerns Active The most significant rises are forecasted for the South Fork of the Ogden River and Bear River at Corinne affecting Box Elder County. See Flood Warnings here [NWS Twitter]Active Snowmelt due to warm temperatures and upstream dam releases will continue to result in increased river flows. Some reported flood-related landslides are being monitored.

Region 1 Box Elder County Active Garland City culinary water treatment plant continues to be impacted by flooding. They are continuing to pump overflow from the treatment facility and will continue to monitor all locations. Cache County Active The Bureau of Reclamation, Utah Division of Water Resources, and Cache County are actively monitoring the Hyrum Dam for potential high-flow releases in the Little Bear River. [Bureau of Reclamation, Interagency Correspondence]Active Extending the seasonal restrictions on county roads to motorized vehicles until at least May 15th. [Cache County] Weber County New A landslide occurred last night in Eden, resulting in the evacuation of one home. They are currently diverting the water to prevent further flooding. Active The Bureau of Reclamation is actively monitoring the Causey Reservoir, overflow into the spillway began during the morning of 5/4/23 and is ongoing.  [Bureau of Reclamation, LNO Correspondence]

Region 2 Salt Lake County Active Salt Lake County is working with UDOT to safely protect the Big Cottonwood Water Treatment Plant from possible flooding. [LNO Correspondence]Active Sugar House Park will be closed to vehicles through at least May 14th as controlled releases from Mountain Dell and Little Dell Reservoirs continue. [SLCo Parks & Recreation Twitter]Active SR-190 and SR-210 are being monitored and assessed daily to determine if/when road closures are needed for land/mudslides, avalanches, or other hazards. Closures are possible at any time.. [UDOT Cottonwood Canyons]   Summit County New In Vivian Park and in the Town of Echo, there is currently a Public Notice regarding boiling water due to contamination from flooding. Active Summit County has moved to a Level 2, Partial Activation and is closely monitoring their water levels. [LNO Correspondence]

Region 3 No significant updates to report at this time.

Region 4 No significant updates to report at this time.

Region 5 Uintah County New Green River is expected to be in the action stage starting Friday and near flood stage starting Sunday. It will likely stay above action stage into next week. Sand and sandbags available at the Jensen fire station. No reports of flooding yet. Duchesne County Active rivers are held inside bank level.  Sand and sandbags are available for the community in several locations.

Region 6/7 No significant updates to report at this time.

Tribal Nations No significant updates to report at this time.

Impact and activity information is provided by Local Emergency Management partners, the State Emergency Response Team (SERT), and private and non-profit partners through various coordinating communication channels. This is a developing situation, and information may quickly become outdated. Additional situation reports may be made as verified information becomes available.