About this river
Colorado River is a 20.4 mile river near Mesquite Bay North in Arizona. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Firebreak Canal at Havasu Nwr near Needles, CA (site 09423560). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 10. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2019 to 2026
Colorado River typically runs highest in May, at a median 69 cfs, and lowest in January, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 142 cfs, in 2020.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.0 | 0.0 to 7.2 | |
| February | 2.6 | 0.0 to 18 | |
| March | 21 | 3.6 to 46 | |
| April | 61 | 30 to 77 | |
| May | 69 | 35 to 85 | |
| June | 55 | 10 to 70 | |
| July | 34 | 6.7 to 52 | |
| August | 23 | 3.0 to 46 | |
| September | 16 | 4.0 to 37 | |
| October | 9.0 | 1.3 to 18 | |
| November | 2.0 | 0.0 to 9.1 | |
| December | 0.0 | 0.0 to 6.0 |
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 8 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Firebreak Canal at Havasu Nwr near Needles, CA (site 09423560). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Colorado River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Lake Havasu - Site SixColorado River - Lake HavasuPublic
- Lake Havasu - 6Colorado River - Lake HavasuRestricted
- Lake Havasu - 5Colorado River - Lake HavasuRestricted
- Lake Havasu - 4Colorado River - Lake HavasuRestricted
- Lake Havasu - 3Colorado River - Lake HavasuRestricted
- Lake Havasu - 2Colorado River - Lake HavasuRestricted
- Lake Havasu - 1Colorado River - Lake HavasuRestricted
- Havasu Landing Resort and CasinoLake HavasuRestricted
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