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Little Colorado River
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LITTLE COLORADO RIVER
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LITTLE COLORADO RIVER NEAR JOSEPH CITY, AZ

NAVAJO COUNTY, AZ34.9011°N, -110.2554°W Updated 270 d ago
FLOW RATE
743cfs
GAUGE HT
3.60ft
AIR TEMP
98°F
WIND
2mph ENE
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
743cfs 69110.8% vs avg
Optimal band: 1,0241,386 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
3,371cfs
PERIOD LOW
504cfs
RUNNABLE
27%
last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

3.60ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

2.9in

≈ normal

2.89 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 3.22 in).

YTD Total

2.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

3.2in

30-yr average

Typical Range

1.6–4.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-10%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.47" · normal 0.75" (0.1–1.6)
Jan
Feb: 0.70" · normal 0.66" (0.1–1.2)
Feb
Mar: 0.09" · normal 0.69" (0.1–1.3)
Mar
Apr: 0.65" · normal 0.38" (0.1–0.9)
Apr
May: 0.50" · normal 0.38" (0.0–0.9)
May
Jun: 0.45" · normal 0.17" (0.0–0.4)
Jun
Jul: 0.02" (so far)· normal 0.66" (0.2–1.4)
Jul
Aug: normal 0.74" (0.3–1.5)
Aug
Sep: normal 0.58" (0.2–1.1)
Sep
Oct: normal 0.60" (0.1–1.4)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.57" (0.1–1.3)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.74" (0.0–1.4)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo00:00 UTC
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
98°
75°
MON
98°
70°
TUE
97°
69°
WED
94°
68°
THU
90°
68°
FRI
80°
69°
SAT
87°
67°
TIME
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TEMP
hourly forecast
78°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
7mph SSE
G 10 mph
7
G10
SSE
13
G25
SSW
7
G17
WSW
3
G8
WNW
5
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6
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G11
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G18
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G16
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G15
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G14
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17
G19
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11
G15
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G18
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G14
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8
G10
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14
G18
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14
G22
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16
G29
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11
G22
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G21
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G15
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G9
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G15
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G18
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G21
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G24
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21
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10
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
80%
mostly
80%
100%
100%
100%
100%
67%
81%
31%
8%
0%
1%
18%
18%
22%
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100%
100%
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99%
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100%
100%
72%
56%
94%
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72%
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100%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
852
852852855850850849849845849849849845847846847846848848847
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
Nowscroll →
FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Peak Activity
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:17 AM
SUNSET
07:36 PM
14H 19M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
New Moon
4% illuminated
PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

34.9011, -110.2554
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2025-10-16 00:00 UTC
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