Water report · Lees Ferry — Colorado River
Running normal for mid September. Above 45% of past September 20s on record.
Updated 7:00 AM UTC, Sep 20
8,910 cfs puts Lees Ferry — Colorado River in the 45th percentile for September 20, against 105 years of record.
The median for this date is 9,530 cfs, and half of all September 20s on record fell between 6,440 and 12,800.
Over the last 7 days, Lees Ferry — Colorado River ran between 7,770 and 7,950 cfs, lowest on Aug 8 and highest on Aug 10.
That is 20.0 cfs higher than on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, Lees Ferry — Colorado River ran between 7,660 and 7,950 cfs, lowest on Jul 25 and highest on Aug 10.
That is 30.0 cfs higher than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, Lees Ferry — Colorado River ran between 7,160 and 8,620 cfs, lowest on May 17 and highest on Jun 10.
That is 260 cfs higher than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, Lees Ferry — Colorado River ran between 7,060 and 10,500 cfs, lowest on Nov 2 and highest on Jan 26.
That is 1,880 cfs lower than on Sep 19.
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 09380000, COLORADO RIVER AT LEES FERRY, AZ, 0.0 miles from the center of Lees Ferry — Colorado River. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 09380000, COLORADO RIVER AT LEES FERRY, AZ, 0.0 miles from the center of Lees Ferry — Colorado River. It reports gage height, water temperature, discharge and turbidity. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
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