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Little Colorado River Abv Lyman Lake near Street Johns

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

76

Mostly favorable

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT.

River observation: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:15:00 GMT.

Page checked: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 16:05:08 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Little Colorado River Abv Lyman Lake near Street Johns
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Little Colorado River to Springerville AZ.jpg by Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

3 mph

gusting to 13 mph

Air temp

44°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

61.4 cfs

very high for this date

Weather outlook

Friday · 100

  • Sun

    84

  • Mon

    90

  • Tue

    92

  • Wed

    95

  • Thu

    88

  • Fri

    100

    Best

  • Sat

    96

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
9a313
10a613
11a913
12p812
1p911
2p911
3p1011
4p1214
5p917
6p813
7p611
8p55

Is this flow normal for November 8?

Today's 61.4 cfs is 1435% above the median for this date — which counts as very high water here.

The median flow on this date is 4 cfs, across 85 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 3 mph — light wind at the forecast location±0
  • Cold — 44°F air temperature — very cold weather-24

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

Do your own homework

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