USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
09444200 BLUE RIVER NEAR CLIFTON, AZ
LOCATION - Lat 33°17'27", long 109°11'44" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in sec.6, T.2 S., R.31 E., Greenlee County, AZ, Hydrologic Unit 15040004, in Apache National Forest, on right bank 0.1 mi downstream from county road crossing, 0.9 mi upstream from Clear Creek, 8 mi upstream from mouth, and 17 mi northeast of Clifton. (unsurveyed).
DRAINAGE AREA - 506 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Nov. 1967 to Sept. 1991, Oct. 1992 to Sept. 1995 (annual maximum only), Oct. 1995 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 4,160 ft above sea level, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 30,000 ft³/s, Oct. 20, 1972, gage height, 22.56 ft, from rating curve extended above 960 ft³/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum daily, 0.95 ft³/s (estimated), June 20, 2006.