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Colorado River

River in California, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 188,600 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

269

cfs · 57 min ago

Normal for today

362

cfs median, 54 yrs

Water temp

—

not measured here

Gage height

2.88

ft

Below normal for the date74% of medianUSGS gauge 09429600
Thirty-day mean discharge · 267–1,280 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

StationFlowTempUpdated
COLORADO RIVER BELOW LAGUNA DAM, AZ-CA09429600269 cfs—57 min ago
COLORADO RIVER BELOW IMPERIAL DAM, AZ-CA09429500254 cfs—42 min ago
COLORADO RIVER BELOW PALO VERDE DAM, AZ-CA094291001,690 cfs—57 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 362 cfs over 54 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 312 and 534 cfs. Today is below that band: lower, clearer and, in summer, warmer water than a typical October day here.

Reports

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