Staircase Section - 2nd Dam To 1st Dam


This is the most difficult runnable stretch of the Logan river.  You should be an advanced paddler to run this.  Scout for wood from the road as there are few eddies while on the river.

Suggested river levels for paddling this section of the Logan River are between a bare minimum of 500cfs and a high of 1,000cfs. River conditions sourced from USGS 10109000, the Logan River Above State Dam Remember only watercraft are permitted at Staircase Section - 2nd Dam to 1st Dam.

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Area Hydrology

Gauge Streamflow Stage
Logan River Above State Dam
USGS 10109000 		111 cfs 2.6 ft
Farmington Cr Abv Div Nr Farmington
USGS 10142000 		3 cfs 0.5 ft
Little Bear River At Paradise
USGS 10105900 		43 cfs 5.6 ft
Chalk Creek At Coalville
USGS 10131000 		26 cfs 3.3 ft
Weber River Near Plain City
USGS 10141000 		53 cfs 10.2 ft
Weber River At I-84 At Uintah
USGS 10136600 		54 cfs 4.6 ft
Blacksmith Fork Ab U.P.&L. Co
USGS 10113500 		68 cfs 3.6 ft
Bear River At Idaho-Utah State Line
USGS 10092700 		636 cfs 10.0 ft
Ogden River Bl Pineview Res Near Huntsville
USGS 10140100 		18 cfs 1.6 ft
Ogden River Nr Gibson Avenue At Ogden
USGS 10140700 		24 cfs 4.8 ft
Snotel Site Snowpack 24hr Change
Ben Lomond Trail
SNOTEL 333 		12" -2"
Sedgwick Peak
SNOTEL 741 		37" -2"
Garden City Summit
SNOTEL 1114 		26" -1"
alta
SNOTEL ATAU1 		60" -2"
Sheep Mtn.
SNOTEL 749 		31" -1"
Brighton
SNOTEL 366 		30" -2"
alta - guard house
SNOTEL AGD 		56" -2"
Cascade Mountain
SNOTEL 1039 		24" -2"
Farmington
SNOTEL 474 		60" -2"
Thaynes Canyon
SNOTEL 814 		43" -2"
Lookout Peak
SNOTEL 596 		56" -1"
Parrish Creek
SNOTEL 971 		36" -1"
Usu Doc Daniel
SNOTEL 1098 		56" 0"
Somsen Ranch
SNOTEL 770 		20" -2"
Daniels-Strawberry
SNOTEL 435 		9" -3"
Horse Ridge
SNOTEL 533 		24" -1"
Lightning Ridge
SNOTEL 1056 		23" -3"
Ben Lomond Peak
SNOTEL 332 		44" 0"
Monte Cristo
SNOTEL 634 		41" -2"
Emigrant Summit
SNOTEL 471 		38" -2"
atwater study plot
SNOTEL ATH20_MADIS 		61" -2"
Dry Fork
SNOTEL 906 		24" -2"
Slug Creek Divide
SNOTEL 761 		21" -2"
Hardscrabble
SNOTEL 896 		27" -1"
Farmington Lower
SNOTEL 1054 		23" -2"
Giveout
SNOTEL 493 		9" -1"
Mill-D North
SNOTEL 628 		43" -2"
Dry Bread Pond
SNOTEL 455 		25" -2"
Kilfoil Creek
SNOTEL 1145 		16" -3"
Klondike Narrows
SNOTEL 1115 		24" -3"
Oxford Spring
SNOTEL 677 		1" 0"
Rocky Basin-Settleme
SNOTEL 723 		34" -1"
Parley'S Summit
SNOTEL 684 		25" -3"
Bug Lake
SNOTEL 374 		30" -2"
Snowbird
SNOTEL 766 		64" -1"
Redden Mine Lwr
SNOTEL 1225 		18" -3"
Tony Grove Lake
SNOTEL 823 		49" -2"
Louis Meadow
SNOTEL 972 		19" -3"
Temple Fork
SNOTEL 1013 		22" -2"
Franklin Basin
SNOTEL 484 		38" -2"

Outdoor Recreation

Campground Campsites Reservations Toilets Showers Elevation
Smithfield 6 5,566 ft
High Creek 2 5,521 ft
Tony Grove Lake 41 8,111 ft
Ski Area Snowpack Air Temperature 5 Day Forecast
Powder Mountain 0" 46° 9.87"
Beaver Mountain Ski Area 24" 41° 8.91"
Snowbasin 12" 48° 9.71"
Cherry Peak 49" 38° 8.5"
River Run Streamflow Length Class
Below Ogden Play Park 77.9cfs 3.0 Mi II
Mouth of Weber Canyon to Riverdale 0.79cfs 10.0 Mi III
Ogden Play Park 77.9cfs 0.06 Mi III-
Logan Town Run 111.0cfs None Mi II+ to III-
Ogden Narrows 48.5cfs 2.0 Mi III+ to IV
Round Valley 0.79cfs 5.5 Mi II
Lower Ogden 48.5cfs 2.5 Mi III+
Riverdale Wave 0.79cfs 0.18 Mi III-
3rd Dam to 2nd Dam 111.0cfs None Mi II+ to III
Rainbow Gardens 48.5cfs 3.0 Mi III to IV-
Scrambled Eggs Bend 71.2cfs 4.0 Mi IV
Ricks Spring to Wood Camp Campground 111.0cfs None Mi III+ to IV
Staircase Section - 2nd Dam to 1st Dam 111.0cfs None Mi IV+ to V-