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White River in Arizona

River18.0 mi

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Around White River

5 mi

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

About this river

White River is an 18.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge White River near Fort Apache, AZ (site 09494000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1958 to 2026

White River typically runs highest in April, at a median 357 cfs, and lowest in July, at 39 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,180 cfs, in 1979.

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Typical flow by month at White River near Fort Apache, AZ., in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January6042 to 106
February9850 to 191
March26898 to 509
April357152 to 700
May25679 to 523
June5422 to 138
July3920 to 73
August7641 to 128
September5937 to 113
October4633 to 70
November5038 to 72
December5139 to 81

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 68 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for White River near Fort Apache, AZ. (site 09494000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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