Verde River near Scottsdale, AZ
Maricopa County, Arizona · USGS 09511300
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What this gauge represents: USGS reading for Verde River in Maricopa County; conditions elsewhere on the river can differ.
Observed · 26 minutes ago
Observed · 26 minutes ago
How to read these numbers
How much water moves past the gauge each second. Higher numbers mean more water is moving downstream.
The water-surface height at this gauge. It is useful for tracking rises, falls and flood thresholds, but it is not the river's total depth.
How much the latest reading has risen or fallen compared with roughly 24 hours earlier.
The typical streamflow for this date based on USGS historical statistics. A multiple such as 3× means current flow is about three times the historical median.
Get Water Data's plain-language summary of current flow, historical context and recent direction.
Official action and flood thresholds where available. These levels are specific to each gauge location.
Gauge height and flood stage are station-specific. A 12-foot reading at one gauge should not be directly compared with 12 feet at another.
Current conditions · Rising
Streamflow is currently 61,100 ft³/s. Flow has risen 44,800 CFS over the past 24 hours.
How trends & context are calculated →Continue along the Verde River
About this gauge
Official USGS station
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