Little Colorado River in Arizona
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Around Little Colorado River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Little Colorado River is a 44.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Colorado River near Cameron, AZ (site 09402000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1948 to 2026
Little Colorado River typically runs highest in March, at a median 122 cfs, and lowest in May, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 18,400 cfs, in 1973.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 3.0 | 0.0 to 61 |
| February | 14 | 0.1 to 180 |
| March | 122 | 0.3 to 608 |
| April | 79 | 0.8 to 597 |
| May | 0.0 | 0.0 to 17 |
| June | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| July | 0.1 | 0.0 to 26 |
| August | 51 | 1.9 to 316 |
| September | 17 | 0.0 to 141 |
| October | 0.1 | 0.0 to 35 |
| November | 0.4 | 0.0 to 8.6 |
| December | 0.5 | 0.0 to 8.9 |
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 79 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Colorado River near Cameron, AZ (site 09402000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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