Colorado River Below Palo Verde Dam, AZ-CA

USGS Site No: 09429100 • Colorado River • Riverside County, CA

Colorado River Below Palo Verde Dam, AZ-CA on the Colorado River is currently at 11,400 cfs (Very High — 98th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 5.28 ft.

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Colorado River Above Imperial Dam, AZ-CA
11,400
CFS Discharge
5.28
Gage Height (ft)
Very High
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 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 4,180
25th Low threshold 4,840
50th (Median) Normal (median) 5,670
75th High threshold 6,540
95th Very High threshold 8,990

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.

15k 7.7k 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 6,830 —
May 27, 2026 8,580 —
May 26, 2026 10,300 —
May 25, 2026 10,200 —
May 24, 2026 9,430 —
May 23, 2026 8,510 —
May 22, 2026 6,030 —
May 21, 2026 8,370 —
May 20, 2026 9,350 —
May 19, 2026 9,860 —
May 18, 2026 10,500 —
May 17, 2026 10,100 —
May 16, 2026 10,400 —
May 15, 2026 5,930 —
Apr 20, 2026 9,540 —
Apr 19, 2026 9,660 —
Apr 18, 2026 9,900 —
Apr 17, 2026 6,320 —
Apr 16, 2026 7,590 —
Apr 15, 2026 9,450 —
Apr 14, 2026 10,600 —
Apr 13, 2026 10,600 —
Apr 12, 2026 9,830 —
Apr 11, 2026 9,710 —
Apr 10, 2026 7,190 —
Apr 9, 2026 7,370 —
Apr 8, 2026 8,560 —
Apr 7, 2026 9,490 —
Apr 6, 2026 9,210 —
Apr 5, 2026 9,020 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
09429100
State
CA
County
Riverside County
Coordinates
33.7191, -114.4975
Drainage Area
182,200 mi²
Datum (ft)
261.8
HUC Code
15030104
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
11,800 cfs
Apr 27, 2025
Min discharge
915 cfs
Jan 7, 2026

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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