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

4.94ft Down 0.08 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 02:30 AM MST (23 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The Verde River below East Verde River near Childs reads 4.94 ft as of Oct 21, 2026, 02:30 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 0.08 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 4.92 ft and 6.45 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to −1.28 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 83° 58° – Wind 12 mph

21 Wed 83° 67° 0.85 in, 52% Wind 22 mph

22 Thu 71° 62° 0.64 in, 97% Wind 16 mph

23 Fri 72° 57° – Wind 11 mph

24 Sat 72° 56° – Wind 6 mph

25 Sun 74° 55° – Wind 5 mph

26 Mon 79° 58° – Wind 10 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 06:38 AM Sunset 05:46 PM Daylight 11 hr, 9 min Waxing gibbous 76%

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	58 mi
Verde River near ClarkdaleRiver gauge, Verde River	1.86 ft	Below flood stage	±0	46 mi
Verde River above Camp VerdeRiver gauge, Verde River	3.86 ft	Below flood stage	+0.16 ft	27 mi
Verde River near Camp VerdeRiver gauge, Verde River	592 cfs	Very high	−91.0 cfs	14 mi
Verde River below Bartlett DamRiver gauge, Verde River	732 cfs	High	−159.0 cfs	31 mi
Verde River near ScottsdaleRiver gauge, Verde River	1,000 cfs	Very high	+212 cfs	49 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
East Verde River near ChildsRiver gauge, East Verde River	42.3 cfs	Very high	−9.6 cfs	2.6 mi
Wet Bottom Creek near ChildsRiver gauge, Wet Bottom Creek	5.3 cfs	Very high	−2.0 cfs	7 mi
Fossil Creek near StrawberryRiver gauge, Fossil Creek	83.7 cfs	Very high	+27.1 cfs	10 mi
Verde Rvr below Tangle Creek, above Horseshoe DamRiver gauge, Verde Rvr	477 cfs	Very high	−78.0 cfs	13 mi
West Clear Creek near Camp VerdeRiver gauge, West Clear Creek	31.0 cfs	Very high	−4.3 cfs	19 mi
East Verde R Diversion From East Clear Creek near PineRiver gauge, East Verde R Diversion From East Clear Creek	18.8 cfs	Normal	−9.6 cfs	26 mi
Wet Beaver Creek near RimrockRiver gauge, Wet Beaver Creek	2.82 ft	Below flood stage	±0	28 mi
Tonto Creek above Gun Creek, near RooseveltRiver gauge, Tonto Creek	2.44 ft	Below flood stage	+0.13 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 21, 2026, 02:30 AM MST, the water level was 4.94 ft. Down 0.08 ft over the last 24 hours.

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

Down 0.08 ft over the last 24 hours. Down 1.28 ft over the last 7 days.

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	4.94 ft	2026-10-21 09:30	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Verde River below East Verde River near Childs (usgs:09508000). Accessed October 21, 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