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Bonita Creek in Arizona

River49.3 mi

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Around Bonita Creek

Safford-Morenci Trail21.1 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Bonita Creek is a 49.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bonita Creek near Morenci, AZ (site 09447800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1982 to 2026

Bonita Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 4.0 cfs, and lowest in July, at 2.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,200 cfs, in 1993.

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Typical flow by month at Bonita Creek near Morenci, AZ., in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January4.02.3 to 6.2
February4.02.5 to 5.9
March3.92.4 to 5.8
April3.22.1 to 4.5
May2.62.0 to 3.5
June2.11.4 to 2.9
July2.01.4 to 3.7
August3.21.5 to 5.8
September2.91.7 to 4.5
October2.91.5 to 4.3
November3.01.5 to 4.9
December3.72.0 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 45 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bonita Creek near Morenci, AZ. (site 09447800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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