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Gila River in Arizona

River49.8 mi

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Around Gila River

Blue Creek Wilderness Study Area11.2 miGila Lower Box Wilderness Study Area11.5 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Gila River is a 49.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Gila River near Clifton, AZ (site 09442000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1911 to 2026

Gila River typically runs highest in March, at a median 173 cfs, and lowest in June, at 23 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 27,100 cfs, in 1979.

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Typical flow by month at Gila River near Clifton, AZ, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January10980 to 180
February11576 to 316
March17358 to 454
April10233 to 277
May4123 to 120
June2315 to 35
July3018 to 59
August9736 to 228
September6931 to 162
October5026 to 110
November7451 to 116
December9366 to 140

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 97 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Gila River near Clifton, AZ (site 09442000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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