Blue River
Streamflow, conditions and background by watershed segment. Data through November 1, 2026.
Data gaps and disparities
Found automatically in the gauge records behind this river, and notes from a reviewer who checked them against other sources. Gauges need at least 26 weeks of daily data to appear on the Flow tab.
Warnings (1)
- warning: gap Blue River Near Clifton, AZ: 1 gap of 60+ days inside the record (6,574 days in all). Longest: Sep 30, 1980 to Sep 29, 1998 (6,574 days).
Context (2)
Show 2 notes
- spike Blue River Near Clifton, AZ: 1 single-day flow far above the gauge's usual range (99th percentile 595 cfs) with no annual peak on record to confirm them: 4,170 cfs on Oct 23, 2000. Flash floods are common here, but these are unverified.
- ended Discontinued gauges: 1 gauge has stopped reporting: Blue River Near Clifton, AZ (last 2025). Their segments rest on fewer gauges after those years.
Values removed (0)
A reading is removed automatically only when it is impossible (for example, a daily mean above the highest flow USGS recorded that water year). Low and zero flows are never removed: rivers here really do dry up.
None.
Gauges
Each row is one physical gauge; "published by" lists every agency copy that was merged into it.
| Gauge | Segment | Published by | First | Last | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue River Near Clifton, AZ | San Francisco | usgs | 1967-11-06 | 2025-09-22 | 2082 |