About this river
Black River is a 6.1 mile river near Salt River Rafting in Arizona. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Black River near Fort Apache, AZ. (site 09490500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1915 to 2025
Black River typically runs highest in March, at a median 606 cfs, and lowest in June, at 43 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 32,600 cfs, in 1993.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 100 | 58 to 290 | |
| February | 241 | 68 to 661 | |
| March | 606 | 178 to 1,440 | |
| April | 557 | 157 to 1,480 | |
| May | 147 | 58 to 402 | |
| June | 43 | 28 to 87 | |
| July | 47 | 33 to 79 | |
| August | 100 | 57 to 192 | |
| September | 77 | 50 to 140 | |
| October | 56 | 40 to 102 | |
| November | 63 | 47 to 117 | |
| December | 75 | 50 to 155 |
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 70 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Black River near Fort Apache, AZ. (site 09490500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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