Verde River below East Verde River near Childs water level

Name: Verde River below East Verde River near Childs water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
License: https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/copyrights-and-credits

River gauge, Verde River, Arizona, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

4.98ft Down 0.15 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 09:30 AM MST (41 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The Verde River below East Verde River near Childs reads 4.98 ft as of Oct 20, 2026, 09:30 AM MST. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

It has dropped 0.15 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 4.98 ft and 6.45 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Floating and fishing near Verde River below East Verde River near Childs

Use the recent trend as your guide, and ask locally which gage height makes for a good float.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.03 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 85° 58° – Wind 15 mph

21 Wed 78° 65° 0.61 in, 87% Wind 14 mph

22 Thu 72° 60° 0.58 in, 98% Wind 14 mph

23 Fri 71° 57° – Wind 7 mph

24 Sat 72° 56° – Wind 9 mph

25 Sun 74° 56° – Wind 7 mph

26 Mon 79° 58° – Wind 8 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 06:37 AM Sunset 05:48 PM Daylight 11 hr, 11 min Waxing gibbous 70%

Map

Other gauges on the Verde River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Verde River near PauldenRiver gauge, Verde River	2.69 ft	Below flood stage	+0.01 ft	58 mi
Verde River near ClarkdaleRiver gauge, Verde River	1.86 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	46 mi
Verde River above Camp VerdeRiver gauge, Verde River	3.69 ft	Below flood stage	−0.07 ft	27 mi
Verde River near Camp VerdeRiver gauge, Verde River	679 cfs	Very high	−43.0 cfs	14 mi
Verde River below Bartlett DamRiver gauge, Verde River	946 cfs	Very high	−12.0 cfs	31 mi
Verde River near ScottsdaleRiver gauge, Verde River	780 cfs	High	−43.0 cfs	49 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
East Verde River near ChildsRiver gauge, East Verde River	51.9 cfs	Very high	−14.4 cfs	2.6 mi
Wet Bottom Creek near ChildsRiver gauge, Wet Bottom Creek	6.6 cfs	Very high	−2.6 cfs	7 mi
Fossil Creek near StrawberryRiver gauge, Fossil Creek	58.3 cfs	Very high	±0	10 mi
Verde Rvr below Tangle Creek, above Horseshoe DamRiver gauge, Verde Rvr	506 cfs	Very high	−116.0 cfs	13 mi
West Clear Creek near Camp VerdeRiver gauge, West Clear Creek	33.1 cfs	Very high	−8.1 cfs	19 mi
East Verde R Diversion From East Clear Creek near PineRiver gauge, East Verde R Diversion From East Clear Creek	28.0 cfs	Very high	+27.8 cfs	26 mi
Wet Beaver Creek near RimrockRiver gauge, Wet Beaver Creek	2.82 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	28 mi
Tonto Creek above Gun Creek, near RooseveltRiver gauge, Tonto Creek	2.30 ft	Below flood stage	−0.06 ft	29 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Verde River below East Verde River near Childs today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 09:30 AM MST, the water level was 4.98 ft. Down 0.15 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Verde River below East Verde River near Childs rising or falling?

Down 0.15 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Verde River below East Verde River near Childs normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:09508000 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 34.26356, -111.68153 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NGVD29
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	4.98 ft	2026-10-20 16:30	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Verde River below East Verde River near Childs (usgs:09508000). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/arizona/verde-river-below-east-verde-river-near-childs

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer