Colorado River at Lees Ferry, AZ

USGS Site No: 09380000Colorado River • Coconino County, AZ

Colorado River at Lees Ferry, AZ on the Colorado River is currently at 8,140 cfs (Very Low — 8th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 8.10 ft.

Reading from

8,140
CFS Discharge
8.10
Gage Height (ft)
Very Low
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 9,590 Today: 8,140 cfs
25th Low threshold 12,000
50th (Median) Normal (median) 16,300
75th High threshold 48,100
95th Very High threshold 86,900

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

94k 47k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 7,630
May 27, 2026 7,620
May 26, 2026 7,490
May 25, 2026 7,170
May 24, 2026 7,190
May 23, 2026 7,370
May 22, 2026 7,650
May 21, 2026 7,680
May 20, 2026 7,700
May 19, 2026 7,900
May 18, 2026 7,450
May 17, 2026 7,160
May 16, 2026 7,360
May 15, 2026 7,670
Apr 20, 2026 8,400
Apr 19, 2026 8,280
Apr 18, 2026 8,300
Apr 17, 2026 8,270
Apr 16, 2026 8,320
Apr 15, 2026 8,320
Apr 14, 2026 8,320
Apr 13, 2026 8,300
Apr 12, 2026 8,260
Apr 11, 2026 8,290
Apr 10, 2026 8,330
Apr 9, 2026 8,330
Apr 8, 2026 8,310
Apr 7, 2026 8,280
Apr 6, 2026 8,290
Apr 5, 2026 8,260

Station Information

USGS Site No
09380000
State
AZ
Coordinates
36.8643, -111.5879
Drainage Area
111,800 mi²
Datum (ft)
3,109.1
HUC Code
140700061105
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
9.8 ft
Flood Stage
15.0 ft
Moderate Flood
18.8 ft
Major Flood
24.0 ft

Currently 6.90 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
12,600 cfs
Aug 1, 2025
Min discharge
7,060 cfs
Nov 2, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges