Colorado River Below Imperial Dam, AZ-CA

USGS Site No: 09429500Colorado River • Imperial County, CA

Colorado River Below Imperial Dam, AZ-CA on the Colorado River is currently at 242 cfs (Low — 22th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 16.00 ft.

Reading from

242
CFS Discharge
16.00
Gage Height (ft)
Low
Flow Condition
N/A
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 0
25th Low threshold 304 Today: 242 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 396
75th High threshold 422
95th Very High threshold 0

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.

1.4k 675 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 282
May 27, 2026 276
May 26, 2026 276
May 25, 2026 276
May 24, 2026 278
May 23, 2026 293
May 22, 2026 263
May 21, 2026 338
May 20, 2026 163
May 19, 2026 193
May 18, 2026 213
May 17, 2026 242
May 16, 2026 272
May 15, 2026 269
Apr 20, 2026 878
Apr 19, 2026 929
Apr 18, 2026 946
Apr 17, 2026 938
Apr 16, 2026 979
Apr 15, 2026 1,060
Apr 14, 2026 1,080
Apr 13, 2026 1,060
Apr 12, 2026 1,050
Apr 11, 2026 1,040
Apr 10, 2026 1,030
Apr 9, 2026 1,120
Apr 8, 2026 1,210
Apr 7, 2026 1,210
Apr 6, 2026 1,250
Apr 5, 2026 1,200

Station Information

USGS Site No
09429500
State
CA
Coordinates
32.8676, -114.4721
Drainage Area
188,500 mi²
Datum (ft)
133.2
HUC Code
15030107
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
2,860 cfs
Aug 27, 2025
Min discharge
89 cfs
Oct 23, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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