are turning the Colorado River a light mocha brown color with the slowly rising discharge in response to the ongoing weather event. Here’s the river around noon today. More rain is in the forecast and a flood watch is in effect.
View upstream into Professor Valley with the river running about 3,300 cfs.
UPDATE 23 October 2026, the following day: The Colorado River is now running 11,600 cfs at noon, the highest flow of the calendar year and more than twice the peak discharge during spring runoff. What a difference a day makes.
