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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Gila River is a 62.1 mile river near Cliff Creek Outfitters Tours and Rentals in Arizona. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Gila R below Gillespie Dam, AZ (low-flow Station) (site 09519501). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 9. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1993 to 2026
Gila River typically runs highest in December, at a median 33 cfs, and lowest in July, at 0.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 130,000 cfs, in 1993.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 24 | 0.7 to 111 |
| February | 10 | 0.8 to 147 |
| March | 7.2 | 0.6 to 110 |
| April | 2.2 | 0.3 to 45 |
| May | 1.1 | 0.0 to 10 |
| June | 0.3 | 0.0 to 5.0 |
| July | 0.2 | 0.0 to 4.2 |
| August | 0.2 | 0.0 to 4.2 |
| September | 0.5 | 0.0 to 8.9 |
| October | 2.9 | 0.0 to 32 |
| November | 3.3 | 0.1 to 48 |
| December | 33 | 3.5 to 125 |
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 Gila R below Gillespie Dam, AZ (low-flow Station) (site 09519501). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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