San Francisco River in Arizona
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Around San Francisco River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
San Francisco River is a 40.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge San Francisco River near Glenwood, NM (site 09444000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1928 to 2025
San Francisco River typically runs highest in March, at a median 70 cfs, and lowest in July, at 21 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 27,500 cfs, in 1984.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 35 | 27 to 61 |
| February | 41 | 26 to 94 |
| March | 70 | 26 to 216 |
| April | 56 | 21 to 167 |
| May | 32 | 20 to 67 |
| June | 22 | 15 to 27 |
| July | 21 | 16 to 33 |
| August | 40 | 23 to 79 |
| September | 31 | 21 to 53 |
| October | 26 | 19 to 39 |
| November | 29 | 23 to 39 |
| December | 30 | 24 to 47 |
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 San Francisco River near Glenwood, NM (site 09444000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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