About this river
White River is a 6.5 mile river near Salt River Rafting in Arizona. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge White River near Fort Apache, AZ. (site 09494000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1958 to 2026
White River typically runs highest in April, at a median 357 cfs, and lowest in July, at 39 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,180 cfs, in 1979.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60 | 42 to 106 | |
| February | 98 | 50 to 191 | |
| March | 268 | 98 to 509 | |
| April | 357 | 152 to 700 | |
| May | 256 | 79 to 523 | |
| June | 54 | 22 to 138 | |
| July | 39 | 20 to 73 | |
| August | 76 | 41 to 128 | |
| September | 59 | 37 to 113 | |
| October | 46 | 33 to 70 | |
| November | 50 | 38 to 72 | |
| December | 51 | 39 to 81 |
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 68 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for White River near Fort Apache, AZ. (site 09494000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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