USGS Streamgage 09423560
Firebreak Canal at Havasu Nwr near Needles, CA
Firebreak Canal at Havasu Nwr near Needles, CA is USGS streamgage 09423560 in Arizona, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 15030101. Discharge records at this site go back to 2015. Typical flow runs near 38.1 cfs in July and 59.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April. Rivermatics issues a daily machine-learned flow outlook for this gauge, reaching 14 days ahead.
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Gauge details
- State
- Arizona
- Gauge elevation
- 452 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 15030101
- Coordinates
- 34.80778, -114.57132
- USGS site number
- 09423560
- Records begin
- 2015-09-02 (11 years)
- Rivermatics forecast
- 14-day flow outlook
14-day flow forecast
Based on observations through for Firebreak Canal at Havasu Nwr near Needles, CA. Each day carries a median estimate and the band the model expects the flow to fall within — not a single number to plan against. Forecasts are re-issued daily; see the live screen for the current outlook.
| Date | Low p10 | Expected p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 93.1 | 111 | ||
| 69.9 | 90.1 | 112 | ||
| 56.4 | 79.6 | 98.7 | ||
| 46.1 | 75.1 | 95.1 | ||
| 34.4 | 70.3 | 88.4 | ||
| 28.8 | 68 | 86.7 | ||
| 20 | 66.4 | 89.5 | ||
| 23.3 | 65.5 | 86.3 | ||
| 16.9 | 64.1 | 86.5 | ||
| 17.3 | 63.4 | 87.9 | ||
| 17.3 | 62.6 | 88.6 | ||
| 13.1 | 60.6 | 87.5 | ||
| 3 | 56.7 | 90.1 | ||
| 3.8 | 54.4 | 84.2 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs). Estimates only — do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision.
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 8 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | — | 0.3 | — | |
| February | — | 3.4 | — | |
| March | — | 23.6 | — | |
| April | — | 59.3 | — | |
| May | — | 67.6 | — | |
| June | — | 54.9 | — | |
| July | — | 38.1 | — | |
| August | — | 15.5 | — | |
| September | — | 16.2 | — | |
| October | — | 9.8 | — | |
| November | — | 2 | — | |
| December | — | 0.2 | — |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Common questions
- When does Firebreak Canal at Havasu Nwr near Needles, CA normally run highest?
- May, on the long-term record. The median daily flow that month is about 67.6 cfs, against 0.2 cfs in December, the lowest month. These are historical normals for the date, not a forecast and not today's reading.
- How long has Firebreak Canal at Havasu Nwr near Needles, CA been measured?
- Discharge records at USGS site 09423560 begin in 2015, about 11 years, covering roughly 2,856 days of published daily values. The long record is what makes the monthly percentiles on this page meaningful.
- Is there a flow forecast for Firebreak Canal at Havasu Nwr near Needles, CA?
- Yes. Rivermatics trains a machine-learned model — a temporal-fusion transformer — on this basin's observed flows, weather, and snowpack, and issues a daily flow outlook reaching 14 days ahead: a median estimate inside a confidence band, not a single number to bet on. Every forecast is scored against days the model never trained on, and that track record is published on the live gauge screen. Open live conditions to see the current outlook.
- Where is Firebreak Canal at Havasu Nwr near Needles, CA?
- The gauge sits at 34.80778, -114.57132, in Arizona, in hydrologic subbasin 15030101, at an elevation of about 452 feet.
- Can I use Firebreak Canal at Havasu Nwr near Needles, CA data for flood or safety decisions?
- No. Rivermatics provides estimates, not guarantees, and the readings and forecasts here may be delayed, inaccurate, or wrong. Do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision. Check the National Weather Service and USGS directly, and use your own judgment.