Verde River in Arizona
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Around Verde River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Verde River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Verde River below Bartlett Dam, AZ (site 09510000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1945 to 2025
Verde River typically runs highest in March, at a median 496 cfs, and lowest in September, at 133 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 84,700 cfs, in 1993.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 212 | 98 to 367 |
| February | 321 | 113 to 669 |
| March | 496 | 117 to 1,080 |
| April | 346 | 111 to 881 |
| May | 212 | 112 to 567 |
| June | 361 | 120 to 727 |
| July | 360 | 123 to 762 |
| August | 191 | 115 to 491 |
| September | 133 | 101 to 298 |
| October | 222 | 106 to 532 |
| November | 318 | 138 to 550 |
| December | 311 | 120 to 499 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 81 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Verde River below Bartlett Dam, AZ (site 09510000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Verde River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Bartlett ReservoirVerde RiverPublic
- Horseshoe ReservoirHorseshoe ReservoirPublic
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