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Provo River flooding not anticipated, but city monitoring high water flows
Rising temperatures also means a rise in water levels in Utah's reservoirs, rivers and streams. Spring runoff already is having an impact on portions of the Provo River, causing flows to run high and fast. Within the past week, the river is averaging a streamflow of 680 cubic feet per second. That's higher than normal, according to Jacob O'Bryant, floodplain manager for Provo City, but he's not ruling out higher stream flows as the runoff season continues. "The river can hold closer to 1,800 or 2,000 cubic feet per second. So it's still higher than normal, and that's because of spring ...
