San Carlos River in Arizona
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Around San Carlos River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
San Carlos River is a 38.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge San Carlos River near Peridot, AZ (site 09468500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1930 to 2026
San Carlos River typically runs highest in March, at a median 21 cfs, and lowest in June, at 0.6 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 20,000 cfs, in 1993.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 17 | 10 to 42 |
| February | 20 | 11 to 64 |
| March | 21 | 9.2 to 61 |
| April | 8.5 | 4.5 to 15 |
| May | 3.0 | 0.7 to 8.0 |
| June | 0.6 | 0.0 to 3.5 |
| July | 1.1 | 0.0 to 8.2 |
| August | 6.9 | 0.7 to 24 |
| September | 5.0 | 0.5 to 11 |
| October | 4.9 | 0.9 to 10 |
| November | 7.5 | 3.9 to 13 |
| December | 12 | 7.3 to 19 |
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 96 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for San Carlos River near Peridot, AZ. (site 09468500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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