Reservoirs are at capacity, leading to dangerous water levels in the Jordan River — and Salt Lake County officials said residents who live along the river need to be aware of flooding in the area.

Release it too late, Hansen explained, and it would flow down the Jordan River the same time the snowmelt came in from the Cottonwood Canyons, creating a flood risk along along the river.

Moderate flood stage is 56 feet. As the river reaches 55 feet ... in and have everything turned around in a couple days," Tim Jordan, owner of Riverfront Live, said in a statement.

Snowmelt, the single biggest predictor of the river's spring flood risk, won't play a big role this year as there wasn't much snow to begin with across the river basin.