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Gila River in New Mexico

River50.0 mi

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Around Gila River

Blue Creek Wilderness Study Area18.5 miGila Lower Box Canyon19.3 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Gila River is a 50.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Gila River below Blue Creek, near Virden, NM (site 09432000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1932 to 2026

Gila River typically runs highest in March, at a median 207 cfs, and lowest in June, at 20 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 33,100 cfs, in 1979.

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Typical flow by month at Gila River below Blue Creek, near Virden, NM, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January10884 to 210
February14188 to 364
March20786 to 496
April14266 to 339
May7637 to 180
June208.3 to 52
July3413 to 70
August9638 to 206
September7936 to 158
October7043 to 117
November8868 to 118
December9978 to 143

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 94 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Gila River below Blue Creek, near Virden, NM (site 09432000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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