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Little Colorado River in Arizona

River45.1 mi

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Around Little Colorado River

Benny Creek Group Area14.7 miApache-Sitgreaves National Forest5.7 mi20 mi

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

About this river

Little Colorado River is a 45.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Colorado River at Greer, AZ (site 09383400). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1960 to 2026

Little Colorado River typically runs highest in May, at a median 23 cfs, and lowest in November, at 2.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 256 cfs, in 1973.

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Typical flow by month at Little Colorado River at Greer, AZ, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January4.12.1 to 6.0
February5.02.2 to 7.1
March7.63.8 to 13
April2312 to 59
May2311 to 50
June116.5 to 22
July8.46.1 to 13
August117.0 to 15
September5.53.4 to 10
October2.61.5 to 5.9
November2.51.3 to 5.8
December3.21.2 to 5.9

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 40 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Colorado River at Greer, AZ (site 09383400). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

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

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