Around here
Around West Branch Santa Cruz River
- Red Hills Visitor Center (West)Visitor center12.6 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Saguaro National Park West - The Red Hills Visitor CenterVisitor center12.6 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Saguaro National ParkRecreation area14.2 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Saguaro National Park East - Rincon Mountain District Visitor CenterVisitor center15.4 mi (opens in a new tab)
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Thermal springs: NOAA NCEI (1980) · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
West Branch Santa Cruz River is a 4.2 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Santa Cruz River at Silverlake RD, at Tucson, AZ (site 09482440). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2023 to 2026
West Branch Santa Cruz River typically runs highest in December, at a median 0.0 cfs, and lowest in January, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8.0 cfs, in 2023.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0.0 | 0.0 to 1.6 |
| February | 0.0 | 0.0 to 2.0 |
| March | 0.0 | 0.0 to 3.0 |
| April | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.5 |
| May | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| June | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| July | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| August | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| September | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| October | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| November | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| December | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 4 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Santa Cruz River at Silverlake RD, at Tucson, AZ (site 09482440). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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