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Verde River in Arizona

River32.9 mi

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Around Verde River

Distant Drums RV Resort0.8 miVerde Ranch RV Resort1.5 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Verde River is a 32.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Verde River near Clarkdale, AZ (site 09504000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1915 to 2026

Verde River typically runs highest in March, at a median 96 cfs, and lowest in June, at 72 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 30,000 cfs, in 1993.

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Typical flow by month at Verde River near Clarkdale, AZ, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January8377 to 92
February8577 to 215
March9678 to 368
April8172 to 90
May7568 to 82
June7264 to 78
July7567 to 83
August7870 to 90
September7668 to 85
October7669 to 81
November8071 to 85
December8174 to 87

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 67 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Verde River near Clarkdale, AZ (site 09504000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Verde River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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