Gila River in Arizona
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Around Gila River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Gila River is a 50.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Gila River at Head of Safford Valley, near Solomon, (site 09448500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1921 to 2026
Gila River typically runs highest in March, at a median 371 cfs, and lowest in June, at 59 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 90,000 cfs, in 1984.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 207 | 165 to 381 |
| February | 251 | 153 to 728 |
| March | 371 | 146 to 960 |
| April | 290 | 112 to 701 |
| May | 125 | 65 to 308 |
| June | 59 | 42 to 95 |
| July | 101 | 54 to 177 |
| August | 237 | 120 to 483 |
| September | 168 | 92 to 337 |
| October | 124 | 83 to 202 |
| November | 157 | 114 to 227 |
| December | 191 | 141 to 305 |
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 104 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Gila River at Head of Safford Valley, near Solomon, (site 09448500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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