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AZ Kayaks is a kayak & canoe livery in Mesa. They offer full-day rentals of kayaks and paddleboards for use on the Salt River and Saguaro Lake. The outfitter provides car racks and tie-downs for transport, and can deliver kayaks to a drop-off point for a fee.

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Disciplines
Kayaking, Canoeing

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Typical flow by month

1941 to 2026

The water at AZ Kayaks typically runs highest in July, at a median 1,330 cfs, and lowest in November, at 9.4 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 54,000 cfs, in 1979.

Typical flow by month at Salt River below Stewart Mountain Dam, AZ, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January105.0 to 188
February125.5 to 517
March4239.3 to 1,070
April820404 to 1,240
May991599 to 1,370
June1,275981 to 1,690
July1,330985 to 1,670
August1,210869 to 1,660
September1,170894 to 1,430
October36511 to 806
November9.46.1 to 254
December106.5 to 248

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 82 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Salt River below Stewart Mountain Dam, AZ (site 09502000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

71Go/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Sat, Sep 26 (78)

High today

97°F

Wind

8 kt

Gusts 14 kt

Rain chance

1%

Week ahead

Mon97°F1%
Tue98°F9%
Wed91°F15%
Thu96°F16%
Fri93°F8%
Sat97°F7%
Sun98°F8%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).

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