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USGS Daily Statistics for Arizona

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Welcome to the NWIS-Web for the Arizona Water Science Center


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Arizona Water Science Center Home Page
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Threatened and Endangered USGS Gaging Stations in Arizona

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USGS 09448500 GILA RIVER AT HEAD OF SAFFORD VALLEY, NR SOLOMON,


Graham County, Arizona
Hydrologic Unit Code 15040005
Latitude  32°52'57.80", Longitude 109°28'46.58" NAD83
Drainage area 7,856.78  square miles
Contributing drainage area 7,856.78  square miles
Gage datum 3,096.66 feet above NAVD88
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1920-10-01 -> 2025-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 641 575 726 666 395 151 89 416 436 852 248 261
2 527 533 986 683 395 144 89 452 471 1,110 223 253
3 453 511 927 681 375 145 82 449 478 565 233 254
4 456 533 866 646 365 135 95 462 388 414 239 252
5 701 528 813 617 354 126 89 499 342 249 265 284
6 680 481 774 608 362 120 97 494 386 234 239 425
7 564 499 766 624 368 115 108 497 335 242 272 434
8 789 614 775 602 358 108 121 516 340 267 240 319
9 815 537 781 590 339 104 118 443 453 265 221 300
10 597 627 782 571 319 100 113 560 389 261 212 371
11 899 648 785 558 306 96 144 544 382 263 231 401
12 907 823 796 549 292 93 156 688 437 318 329 406
13 677 912 857 546 282 90 135 520 478 275 393 361
14 781 910 880 544 269 90 131 516 448 223 296 338
15 665 981 900 539 264 84 153 535 500 201 258 315
16 548 1,060 899 533 260 81 158 522 430 190 239 322
17 568 981 885 530 245 79 182 512 402 234 228 313
18 960 859 894 525 230 76 170 476 362 283 224 434
19 1,210 767 874 514 216 74 170 485 363 399 220 903
20 823 957 842 499 211 76 186 501 356 672 217 816
21 606 1,120 819 479 208 73 204 529 317 437 207 569
22 584 974 788 457 199 77 285 570 423 357 217 515
23 536 869 805 445 191 76 270 585 449 338 213 693
24 502 815 840 435 189 86 281 567 381 328 224 506
25 497 753 808 426 186 82 339 512 354 293 440 459
26 489 749 745 425 190 75 379 480 371 293 327 428
27 492 717 709 437 182 70 334 433 354 265 281 460
28 598 674 690 430 174 72 321 399 284 268 241 711
29 685 743 697 428 172 80 312 372 341 300 237 866
30 627   707 417 164 88 404 383 563 255 249 744
31 616   688   159   427 425   252   813