Colorado River Near Grand Canyon, AZ

USGS Site No: 09402500Colorado River • Coconino County, AZ

Colorado River Near Grand Canyon, AZ on the Colorado River is currently at 8,730 cfs (Very Low — 8th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 6.79 ft.

Reading from

8,730
CFS Discharge
6.79
Gage Height (ft)
Very 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 10,400 Today: 8,730 cfs
25th Low threshold 12,400
50th (Median) Normal (median) 16,500
75th High threshold 46,600
95th Very High threshold 87,100

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.

90k 45k 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 8,030
May 27, 2026 7,940
May 26, 2026 7,540
May 25, 2026 7,560
May 24, 2026 7,670
May 23, 2026 8,060
May 22, 2026 8,100
May 21, 2026 8,090
May 20, 2026 8,250
May 19, 2026 7,860
May 18, 2026 7,460
May 17, 2026 7,560
May 16, 2026 7,960
May 15, 2026 7,970
Apr 20, 2026 8,360
Apr 19, 2026 8,350
Apr 18, 2026 8,400
Apr 17, 2026 8,390
Apr 16, 2026 8,390
Apr 15, 2026 8,400
Apr 14, 2026 8,400
Apr 13, 2026 8,330
Apr 12, 2026 8,330
Apr 11, 2026 8,400
Apr 10, 2026 8,400
Apr 9, 2026 8,390
Apr 8, 2026 8,380
Apr 7, 2026 8,370
Apr 6, 2026 8,330
Apr 5, 2026 8,290

Station Information

USGS Site No
09402500
State
AZ
Coordinates
36.1014, -112.0863
Drainage Area
141,600 mi²
Datum (ft)
2,418.7
HUC Code
15010001
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
13,500 cfs
Aug 27, 2025
Min discharge
7,440 cfs
Nov 3, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.