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Around Granite Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Granite Creek is a 33.2 mile river near AZ Legend Adventures in Arizona. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Granite Creek below Watson Lake near Prescott, AZ (site 09503300). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1999 to 2026
Granite Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 0.5 cfs, and lowest in April, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,430 cfs, in 2023.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0.1 | 0.0 to 0.6 |
| February | 0.5 | 0.1 to 3.1 |
| March | 0.5 | 0.1 to 8.3 |
| April | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.1 |
| May | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.1 |
| June | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| July | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| August | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.4 |
| September | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.3 |
| October | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| November | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.1 |
| December | 0.1 | 0.0 to 0.5 |
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 27 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Granite Creek below Watson Lake near Prescott, AZ (site 09503300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Granite Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Watson Lake - SouthWatson LakePublic
- Watson Lake - NorthWatson LakePublic
- Willow LakeWillow Creek ReserviorPublic
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