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Show Low Creek in Arizona

River31.3 mi
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Around Show Low Creek

Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Cam…8 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Show Low Creek is a 31.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Show Low Creek near Lakeside, AZ (site 09390500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1954 to 2026

Show Low Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 10 cfs, and lowest in November, at 1.4 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,520 cfs, in 1979.

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Typical flow by month at Show Low Creek near Lakeside, AZ, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January3.30.9 to 9.3
February7.01.6 to 26
March102.4 to 48
April3.51.5 to 8.7
May3.31.5 to 5.7
June4.82.0 to 7.0
July4.72.0 to 7.2
August3.82.0 to 5.9
September3.31.5 to 5.2
October2.11.0 to 4.1
November1.40.6 to 3.9
December1.70.6 to 5.1

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 73 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Show Low Creek near Lakeside, AZ (site 09390500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Show Low Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Show Low LakeShow Low LakePublic
  • Fools Hollow Lake Recreation AreaFools Hollow LakePublic
  • Telephone LakeTelephone LakePublic
  • White Mountain LakeWhite Mountain LakePublic

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