Jordan River
Toxic algae bloom at Jordan River
- Keep dogs out of the water — blooms can be deadly for them
- Don’t swim, and steer clear of scum when wading or boating
- Don’t drink the water
- Keeping fish? Discard the guts and rinse fillets in clean water
- Gadsby Plant Outfall North Temple (Salt Lake City)Warning
- 5400 South Millrace Park (Taylorsville)Warning
- 12300 South Rotary Park Footbridge (Draper)Warning
- Utah Lake OutletWarning
Today’s report
Jordan River is under a Warning advisory today. The advisory is for a harmful algal bloom at 4 monitored sites and replaces the fishing rating until it’s lifted — keep dogs out of the water and check habs.utah.gov before you go. Flows are running 174 cfs and steady. The DWR last stocked channel catfish (500 fish) on September 5, 2025. NOAA’s forecast has it dropping to about 3 cfs by tomorrow morning and ~3 cfs by Saturday, so the next couple of mornings are the ones to fish before it thins out. This Afternoon's forecast: sunny, 70°F.
- Warning advisory posted (algal bloom) — it replaces the fishing rating until it’s lifted
- flows are steady
- calm, fishable weather
- Forecast: falling to ~3 cfs by Sat (NOAA / Colorado Basin RFC)
Current conditions · updated 1h ago
Falling all week. About 3 cfs by tomorrow morning and ~3 cfs by Saturday — half of today. Forecasts change; this updates every 6 hours.
Forecast: NOAA / Colorado Basin River Forecast Center, issued Oct 17, 11:00 AMFlow as of Oct 17, 12:15 PM MT · USGS 10171000, 10172600
Stocking
Last stocked Sep 5, 2025 — channel catfish (500 fish).
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2025 | channel catfish | 500 | 13.57" |
| Sep 19, 2024 | channel catfish | 200 | 13.57" |
| Sep 5, 2024 | channel catfish | 150 | 13.57" |
| Sep 5, 2024 | channel catfish | 200 | 13.57" |
| Jun 15, 2023 | channel catfish | 600 | 10.77" |
| Jun 15, 2023 | channel catfish | 300 | 10.77" |
| Jun 1, 2023 | channel catfish | 150 | 13.57" |
| Jun 1, 2023 | channel catfish | 300 | 13.57" |
Best time to fish Jordan River
The DWR has stocked Jordan River 13 times over the last 3 seasons, and 100% of those plants landed in June, August, September — the freshest fish and the easiest bite usually follow within a week or two of a stocking. Flows typically peak in September (about 155 cfs median) and settle to their lowest in May (about 119 cfs) — the wadeable, clear-water window usually opens once flows drop below the seasonal median, and the 72-hour chart above shows where today sits against it.
Species
Location
Nearby waters (within ~25 mi):
Regulations
No water-specific rules listed for this water in the current Utah Fishing Guidebook — statewide general rules and daily limits apply (trout limit 4, combined). Verify in the current guidebook before you fish.