Colorado River at Lees Ferry streamflow

Daily mean discharge, Colorado (Compact Point) basin, Arizona

Data through Aug 12, 2026 · source last checked Aug 13, 2026 · page revised Aug 13, 2026

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Colorado River at Lees Ferry: 7,930 cfs daily mean discharge as of Aug 12, 2026 (USGS). The Waterline. https://the-waterline.com/streamflow/colorado-river-at-lees-ferry

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About this data

Source: US Geological Survey (USGS)
Series: Daily mean streamflow (discharge)
Geography: Colorado River at Lees Ferry
Unit: cfs
Calculation: Daily mean
Last observation: Aug 12, 2026
Update frequency: Daily

Now 7,930 cfs, 37% below the 5-yr median.

Colorado River discharge at Lees Ferry stood at 7,770 cfs on August 9, running 38% below the 5-year median. Flow is down 35.8% from a year ago, when the gauge read 12,100 cfs. Month over month, flow fell 1.4%.

The numbers
Period	Current	Prior	Change
Week over week	7,930 cfs	7,920 cfs	+0.1%
Month over month	7,930 cfs	7,890 cfs	+0.5%
Year over year	7,930 cfs	12,400 cfs	-36.0%
vs 5-yr median	7,930 cfs	12,500 cfs	-36.6%

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