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Little Colorado River in Arizona

River45.0 mi

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Around Little Colorado River

10 mi

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

About this river

Little Colorado River is a 45.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Colorado Rvr below Zion Res. near ST Johns, AZ (site 09386300). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1998 to 2026

Little Colorado River typically runs highest in December, at a median 0.0 cfs, and lowest in January, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,900 cfs, in 2021.

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Typical flow by month at Little Colorado Rvr below Zion Res. near ST Johns, AZ, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January0.00.0 to 0.0
February0.00.0 to 0.0
March0.00.0 to 0.0
April0.00.0 to 0.0
May0.00.0 to 0.0
June0.00.0 to 0.0
July0.00.0 to 0.0
August0.00.0 to 1.1
September0.00.0 to 0.0
October0.00.0 to 0.0
November0.00.0 to 0.1
December0.00.0 to 0.0

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 28 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Colorado Rvr below Zion Res. near ST Johns, AZ (site 09386300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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