USGS Water-Year Summary 2022
09504000 VERDE RIVER NEAR CLARKDALE, AZ
LOCATION - Lat 34°51'08", long 112°03'55" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.17, T.17 N., R.3 E., Yavapai County, AZ, Hydrologic Unit 15060202, in Prescott National Forest, on left bank 1.7 mi downstream from Sycamore Creek and 5.6 mi north of Clarkdale. On Clarkdale 7 1/2-minute topographic map.
DRAINAGE AREA - 3,503 mi² of which 379 mi² probably is noncontributing. in Aubrey Valley Playa, a closed basin.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1213: 1917, 1920. WDR AZ-89-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1915 to Oct. 1916, May 1917 to July 1921, Apr. 1965 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 3,500 ft above sea level, from topographic map. June 1915 to June 1921, at site 2.5 mi downstream at different datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 53,200 ft³/s Feb. 20, 1993, gage height, 26.39 ft, from rating curve extended above 20,000 ft³/s on basis of slope-area measurement at 53,200 ft³/s; minimum daily, 55 ft³/s Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, 1920.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Mar. 1976 to Oct. 1979, Jan. 1980 to Aug. 1983 and Oct. 1986 to current year.