Agua Fria River

River in Arizona, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 1,111 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

266

cfs · 25 min ago

Normal for today

0.6

cfs median, 55 yrs

Water temp

—

not measured here

Gage height

5.38

Above normal for the date46667% of medianUSGS gauge 09512800

Thirty-day mean discharge · 0.2–490 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
AGUA FRIA RIVER NEAR ROCK SPRINGS, AZ09512800	266 cfs	—	25 min ago
AGUA FRIA RIVER NEAR MAYER, AZ09512500	not reporting	—	—
AGUA FRIA RIVER NEAR HUMBOLDT, AZ09512450	23.2 cfs	—	1h ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 0.6 cfs over 55 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 0.1 and 2.7 cfs. Today is above that band, so expect more push and colour than a typical October day here.

Regional hatch calendar

What is likely hatching near Agua Fria River

Agua Fria River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Salt River (75 mi), Black River (128 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Agua Fria River
Insect	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Blue-Winged Olive	January: active	February: active	March: peak	April: peak	May: active	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: active	October: peak	November: peak	December: active
Caddis	January: absent	February: absent	March: active	April: peak	May: peak	June: peak	July: peak	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: absent	December: absent
Midge	January: peak	February: peak	March: peak	April: peak	May: active	June: active	July: absent	August: absent	September: active	October: peak	November: peak	December: peak
Golden Stonefly	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: active	June: peak	July: peak	August: active	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Grasshopper	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: absent	June: active	July: peak	August: peak	September: active	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent

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Reports

From anglers on Agua Fria River

No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.