Little Colorado River

River in Arizona, read from 9 USGS gauges, draining about 26,972 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

343

cfs · 1h ago

Normal for today

235

cfs median, 24 yrs

Water temp

°F · 1h ago

Gage height

5.66

Normal for the date146% of medianUSGS gauge 09402300

Thirty-day mean discharge · 241–2,490 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER ABV MOUTH NR DESERT VIEW, AZ09402300	343 cfs	69°F	1h ago
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER NEAR CAMERON, AZ09402000	408 cfs	—	21 min ago
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER NEAR WINSLOW, AZ09400350	139 cfs	—	6h ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 235 cfs over 24 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 217 and 488 cfs. Today sits inside that band, which is as close to a normal October day as the gauge can tell you.

Regional hatch calendar

What is likely hatching near Little Colorado River

Little Colorado River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Black River (48 mi), Salt River (126 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Little Colorado 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 Little Colorado 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.