Colorado River at Lees Ferry is a tailwater in Arizona, listed as Tailwater trout fishery by Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD).
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow; National Park Service lists 1 species.
The Colorado River at Lees Ferry, Arizona. Photo: Denny Armstrong, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Colorado River at Lees Ferry is a tailwater in Arizona.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
Signed in: one step. Otherwise we email a confirmation link first. Every alert has one-click links to stop it.
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
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Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Colorado River at Lees Ferry: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Colorado River at Lees Ferry with 1 USGS gauge.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Colorado River at Lees Ferry in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
Map of 4 restrooms near Colorado River at Lees Ferry
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 4 restrooms near Colorado River at Lees Ferry, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
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Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Colorado RiverThe Animas River from Santa Rita Park, Durango, Colorado. Photo: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Colorado River.
Arizona · about 47 mi
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Frances Short PondNavajo Lake from Navajo Lake State Park, New Mexico. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Frances Short Pond.
Arizona · about 115 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout.
On the Fish & Boat Arizona: coldwater trout reaches below Glen Canyon Dam (Lees Ferry) and Davis Dam list (Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD), read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
On the Commission Order 40 special regulations: 2-trout limit, artificial fly and lure only list (Arizona Game and Fish Department / Arizona Game and Fish Commission (2025-2026 Arizona Fishing Regulations, official eRegulations edition), read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
No guide within 40 miles yet.
No shop nearby yet.
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Species guide
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
1 hatch charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
Green drake (June to July)
None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.
No hub within 40 miles
Matched on the fish the agencies list for both waters first, then the same water type, an official designation or flagship listing on both, and a similar mapped size where USGS hydrography covers both.
At most two waters per country. A shared fish is a listing, not a promise: presence varies by reach and season.
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Southern seasons open while ours close.
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Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge COLORADO RIVER AT LEES FERRY, AZ. Water type is our own classification.
Good: Good trout conditions: fish normally
At COLORADO RIVER AT LEES FERRY, AZ (USGS 09380000) Provisional USGS data
USGS 09380000 · NWS CLFA3
What the agencies suggest
Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperatureNational Park Service
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 4:00 PM MST · provisional USGS data
Normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 4:30 PM MST to Nov 5, 4:00 PM MST; ranging 4,870 to 8,040 ft³/s; latest 7,900 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS Water Data API continuous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) | Water temp (°F) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 4:00 PM MST | 7,900 | 8.08 | 56.5 |
| Nov 5, 3:00 PM MST | 7,800 | 8.05 | 56.3 |
| Nov 5, 2:00 PM MST | 7,670 | 8.01 | 56.3 |
| Nov 5, 1:00 PM MST | 7,410 | 7.93 | 56.1 |
| Nov 5, 12:00 PM MST | 7,020 | 7.81 | 56.1 |
| Nov 5, 11:00 AM MST | 6,380 | 7.6 | 56.1 |
| Nov 5, 10:00 AM MST | 5,580 | 7.32 | 56.1 |
| Nov 5, 9:00 AM MST | 5,080 | 7.13 | 56.3 |
| Nov 5, 8:00 AM MST | 4,920 | 7.07 | 56.5 |
| Nov 5, 7:00 AM MST | 5,000 | 7.1 | 56.7 |
| Nov 5, 6:00 AM MST | 5,030 | 7.11 | 56.7 |
| Nov 5, 5:00 AM MST | 5,030 | 7.11 | 56.8 |
| Nov 5, 4:00 AM MST | 5,080 | 7.13 | 56.8 |
| Nov 5, 3:00 AM MST | 5,180 | 7.17 | 57 |
| Nov 5, 2:00 AM MST | 5,370 | 7.24 | 57 |
| Nov 5, 1:00 AM MST | 5,670 | 7.35 | 57 |
| Nov 5, 12:00 AM MST | 6,060 | 7.49 | 57 |
| Nov 4, 11:00 PM MST | 6,710 | 7.71 | 56.8 |
| Nov 4, 10:00 PM MST | 7,370 | 7.92 | 56.8 |
| Nov 4, 9:00 PM MST | 7,900 | 8.08 | 56.7 |
| Nov 4, 8:00 PM MST | 8,000 | 8.11 | 56.5 |
| Nov 4, 7:00 PM MST | 8,040 | 8.12 | 56.5 |
| Nov 4, 6:00 PM MST | 8,040 | 8.12 | 56.5 |
| Nov 4, 5:00 PM MST | 7,970 | 8.1 | 56.7 |
| Nov 4, 4:00 PM MST | 7,900 | 8.08 | 56.7 |
| Nov 4, 3:00 PM MST | 7,840 | 8.06 | 56.7 |
| Nov 4, 2:00 PM MST | 7,740 | 8.03 | 56.5 |
| Nov 4, 1:00 PM MST | 7,540 | 7.97 | 56.3 |
| Nov 4, 12:00 PM MST | 7,120 | 7.84 | 56.1 |
| Nov 4, 11:00 AM MST | 6,500 | 7.64 | 56.1 |
| Nov 4, 10:00 AM MST | 5,690 | 7.36 | 55.9 |
| Nov 4, 9:00 AM MST | 5,100 | 7.14 | 55.9 |
| Nov 4, 8:00 AM MST | 5,000 | 7.1 | 55.9 |
| Nov 4, 7:00 AM MST | 5,000 | 7.1 | 56.1 |
| Nov 4, 6:00 AM MST | 4,970 | 7.09 | 56.1 |
| Nov 4, 5:00 AM MST | 5,050 | 7.12 | 56.1 |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM MST | 5,050 | 7.12 | 56.1 |
| Nov 4, 3:00 AM MST | 5,150 | 7.16 | 56.1 |
| Nov 4, 2:00 AM MST | 5,290 | 7.21 | 56.3 |
| Nov 4, 1:00 AM MST | 5,580 | 7.32 | 56.3 |
| Nov 4, 12:00 AM MST | 6,030 | 7.48 | 56.5 |
| Nov 3, 11:00 PM MST | 6,650 | 7.69 | 56.5 |
| Nov 3, 10:00 PM MST | 7,310 | 7.9 | 56.5 |
| Nov 3, 9:00 PM MST | 7,800 | 8.05 | 56.5 |
| Nov 3, 8:00 PM MST | 7,900 | 8.08 | 56.7 |
| Nov 3, 7:00 PM MST | 7,900 | 8.08 | 56.7 |
| Nov 3, 6:00 PM MST | 7,900 | 8.08 | 56.7 |
| Nov 3, 5:00 PM MST | 7,900 | 8.08 | 56.7 |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM MST | 7,870 | 8.07 | 56.7 |
| Nov 3, 3:00 PM MST | 7,870 | 8.07 | 56.5 |
| Nov 3, 2:00 PM MST | 7,700 | 8.02 | 56.5 |
| Nov 3, 1:00 PM MST | 7,440 | 7.94 | 56.5 |
| Nov 3, 12:00 PM MST | 6,990 | 7.8 | 56.5 |
| Nov 3, 11:00 AM MST | 6,380 | 7.6 | 56.3 |
| Nov 3, 10:00 AM MST | 5,580 | 7.32 | 56.3 |
| Nov 3, 9:00 AM MST | 5,050 | 7.12 | 56.3 |
| Nov 3, 8:00 AM MST | 4,900 | 7.06 | 56.3 |
| Nov 3, 7:00 AM MST | 4,970 | 7.09 | 56.5 |
| Nov 3, 6:00 AM MST | 4,970 | 7.09 | 56.5 |
| Nov 3, 5:00 AM MST | 5,030 | 7.11 | 56.5 |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM MST | 5,030 | 7.11 | 56.5 |
| Nov 3, 3:00 AM MST | 5,080 | 7.13 | 56.7 |
| Nov 3, 2:00 AM MST | 5,260 | 7.2 | 56.7 |
| Nov 3, 1:00 AM MST | 5,560 | 7.31 | 56.8 |
| Nov 3, 12:00 AM MST | 6,000 | 7.47 | 56.8 |
| Nov 2, 11:00 PM MST | 6,620 | 7.68 | 57 |
| Nov 2, 10:00 PM MST | 7,280 | 7.89 | 57.2 |
| Nov 2, 9:00 PM MST | 7,800 | 8.05 | 57.4 |
| Nov 2, 8:00 PM MST | 7,870 | 8.07 | 57.6 |
| Nov 2, 7:00 PM MST | 7,870 | 8.07 | 57.7 |
| Nov 2, 6:00 PM MST | 7,870 | 8.07 | 57.9 |
| Nov 2, 5:00 PM MST | 7,870 | 8.07 | 58.1 |
| Nov 2, 4:00 PM MST | 7,800 | 8.05 | 58.1 |
| Nov 2, 3:00 PM MST | 7,700 | 8.02 | 58.3 |
| Nov 2, 2:00 PM MST | 7,570 | 7.98 | 58.5 |
| Nov 2, 1:00 PM MST | 7,410 | 7.93 | 58.6 |
| Nov 2, 12:00 PM MST | 6,900 | 7.77 | 58.6 |
| Nov 2, 11:00 AM MST | 6,240 | 7.55 | 58.5 |
| Nov 2, 10:00 AM MST | 5,580 | 7.32 | 58.5 |
| Nov 2, 9:00 AM MST | 4,970 | 7.09 | 58.6 |
| Nov 2, 8:00 AM MST | 4,950 | 7.08 | 58.6 |
| Nov 2, 7:00 AM MST | 4,970 | 7.09 | 58.6 |
| Nov 2, 6:00 AM MST | 4,920 | 7.07 | 58.8 |
| Nov 2, 5:00 AM MST | 4,950 | 7.08 | 59 |
| Nov 2, 4:00 AM MST | 5,030 | 7.11 | 59.2 |
| Nov 2, 3:00 AM MST | 5,100 | 7.14 | 59.2 |
| Nov 2, 2:00 AM MST | 5,290 | 7.21 | 59.4 |
| Nov 2, 1:00 AM MST | 5,560 | 7.31 | 59.4 |
| Nov 2, 12:00 AM MST | 6,060 | 7.49 | 59.4 |
| Nov 1, 11:00 PM MST | 6,710 | 7.71 | 59.4 |
| Nov 1, 10:00 PM MST | 7,410 | 7.93 | 59.4 |
| Nov 1, 9:00 PM MST | 7,800 | 8.05 | 59.2 |
| Nov 1, 8:00 PM MST | 7,870 | 8.07 | 59.2 |
| Nov 1, 7:00 PM MST | 7,870 | 8.07 | 59.2 |
| Nov 1, 6:00 PM MST | 7,800 | 8.05 | 59.2 |
| Nov 1, 5:00 PM MST | 7,870 | 8.07 | 59.2 |
| Nov 1, 4:00 PM MST | 7,870 | 8.07 | 59 |
| Nov 1, 3:00 PM MST | 7,770 | 8.04 | 59 |
| Nov 1, 2:00 PM MST | 7,640 | 8 | 58.8 |
| Nov 1, 1:00 PM MST | 7,410 | 7.93 | 58.8 |
| Nov 1, 12:00 PM MST | 6,960 | 7.79 | 58.6 |
| Nov 1, 11:00 AM MST | 6,350 | 7.59 | 58.6 |
| Nov 1, 10:00 AM MST | 5,560 | 7.31 | 58.6 |
| Nov 1, 9:00 AM MST | 5,030 | 7.11 | 58.6 |
| Nov 1, 8:00 AM MST | 5,000 | 7.1 | 58.8 |
| Nov 1, 7:00 AM MST | 5,080 | 7.13 | 58.8 |
| Nov 1, 6:00 AM MST | 5,030 | 7.11 | 58.8 |
| Nov 1, 5:00 AM MST | 5,100 | 7.14 | 59 |
| Nov 1, 4:00 AM MST | 5,150 | 7.16 | 59 |
| Nov 1, 3:00 AM MST | 5,210 | 7.18 | 59 |
| Nov 1, 2:00 AM MST | 5,370 | 7.24 | 59 |
| Nov 1, 1:00 AM MST | 5,640 | 7.34 | 59 |
| Nov 1, 12:00 AM MST | 6,060 | 7.49 | 59 |
| Oct 31, 11:00 PM MST | 6,650 | 7.69 | 58.8 |
| Oct 31, 10:00 PM MST | 7,340 | 7.91 | 58.6 |
| Oct 31, 9:00 PM MST | 7,840 | 8.06 | 58.6 |
| Oct 31, 8:00 PM MST | 7,900 | 8.08 | 58.5 |
| Oct 31, 7:00 PM MST | 7,900 | 8.08 | 58.3 |
| Oct 31, 6:00 PM MST | 7,870 | 8.07 | 58.3 |
| Oct 31, 5:00 PM MST | 7,900 | 8.08 | 58.3 |
| Oct 31, 4:00 PM MST | 7,840 | 8.06 | 58.3 |
| Oct 31, 3:00 PM MST | 7,770 | 8.04 | 58.3 |
| Oct 31, 2:00 PM MST | 7,670 | 8.01 | 58.3 |
| Oct 31, 1:00 PM MST | 7,370 | 7.92 | 58.1 |
| Oct 31, 12:00 PM MST | 6,960 | 7.79 | 57.9 |
| Oct 31, 11:00 AM MST | 6,320 | 7.58 | 57.9 |
| Oct 31, 10:00 AM MST | 5,530 | 7.3 | 57.9 |
| Oct 31, 9:00 AM MST | 5,000 | 7.1 | 57.9 |
| Oct 31, 8:00 AM MST | 4,870 | 7.05 | 57.9 |
| Oct 31, 7:00 AM MST | 4,870 | 7.05 | 57.9 |
| Oct 31, 6:00 AM MST | 4,950 | 7.08 | 58.1 |
| Oct 31, 5:00 AM MST | 4,900 | 7.06 | 58.1 |
| Oct 31, 4:00 AM MST | 4,950 | 7.08 | 58.1 |
| Oct 31, 3:00 AM MST | 5,130 | 7.15 | 58.3 |
| Oct 31, 2:00 AM MST | 5,290 | 7.21 | 58.3 |
| Oct 31, 1:00 AM MST | 5,580 | 7.32 | 58.3 |
| Oct 31, 12:00 AM MST | 6,030 | 7.48 | 58.3 |
| Oct 30, 11:00 PM MST | 6,620 | 7.68 | 58.3 |
| Oct 30, 10:00 PM MST | 7,280 | 7.89 | 58.3 |
| Oct 30, 9:00 PM MST | 7,870 | 8.07 | 58.3 |
| Oct 30, 8:00 PM MST | 7,900 | 8.08 | 58.3 |
| Oct 30, 7:00 PM MST | 7,940 | 8.09 | 58.3 |
| Oct 30, 6:00 PM MST | 7,900 | 8.08 | 58.3 |
| Oct 30, 5:00 PM MST | 7,740 | 8.03 | 58.3 |
| Oct 30, 4:00 PM MST | 7,870 | 8.07 | 58.3 |
| Oct 30, 3:00 PM MST | 7,800 | 8.05 | 58.3 |
| Oct 30, 2:00 PM MST | 7,640 | 8 | 58.3 |
| Oct 30, 1:00 PM MST | 7,370 | 7.92 | 58.3 |
| Oct 30, 12:00 PM MST | 6,960 | 7.79 | 58.3 |
| Oct 30, 11:00 AM MST | 6,320 | 7.58 | 58.3 |
| Oct 30, 10:00 AM MST | 5,560 | 7.31 | 58.5 |
| Oct 30, 9:00 AM MST | 5,030 | 7.11 | 58.5 |
| Oct 30, 8:00 AM MST | 4,900 | 7.06 | 58.6 |
| Oct 30, 7:00 AM MST | 4,920 | 7.07 | 58.6 |
| Oct 30, 6:00 AM MST | 4,950 | 7.08 | 58.8 |
| Oct 30, 5:00 AM MST | 5,000 | 7.1 | 59 |
| Oct 30, 4:00 AM MST | 5,080 | 7.13 | 59 |
| Oct 30, 3:00 AM MST | 5,130 | 7.15 | 59.2 |
| Oct 30, 2:00 AM MST | 5,290 | 7.21 | 59.2 |
| Oct 30, 1:00 AM MST | 5,580 | 7.32 | 59.2 |
| Oct 30, 12:00 AM MST | 6,060 | 7.49 | 59.4 |
| Oct 29, 11:00 PM MST | 6,650 | 7.69 | 59.4 |
| Oct 29, 10:00 PM MST | 7,310 | 7.9 | 59.2 |
| Oct 29, 9:00 PM MST | 7,870 | 8.07 | 59.2 |
| Oct 29, 8:00 PM MST | 7,940 | 8.09 | 59.2 |
| Oct 29, 7:00 PM MST | 7,940 | 8.09 | 59 |
| Oct 29, 6:00 PM MST | 7,900 | 8.08 | 59 |
| Oct 29, 5:00 PM MST | 7,900 | 8.08 | 59 |
| Oct 29, 4:30 PM MST | 7,940 | 8.09 | 59.2 |
Normal for Nov 5: 6,530–11,650 ft³/s (middle half of 105 years of record). Now: 7,900 ft³/s, normal.
Normal for this date. 7,900 ft³/s is between the 25th and 75th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 105 years of record: 10th 4,880, 25th 6,530, median 8,430, 75th 11,650, 90th 15,940 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 1,000 ft³/s, highest 34,800 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Steady over 24 hours (+0% discharge). Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
NWS observed 8.05 ft stage, 7,800 ft³/s at Nov 5, 3:00 PM MST (NWS gauge CLFA3; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
NWS has not set flood categories for this gauge.
NWS river forecast forecast issued Nov 5, 9:47 AM MST. Highest point: 8.11 ft, 8,000 ft³/s on Nov 5, 8:00 AM MST.
| Day | Stage | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Nov 5 | 8.11 ft | 8,000 ft³/s |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 8.11 ft | 8,000 ft³/s |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 8.11 ft | 8,000 ft³/s |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 8.11 ft | 8,000 ft³/s |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 8.11 ft | 8,000 ft³/s |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 8.11 ft | 8,000 ft³/s |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 8.11 ft | 8,000 ft³/s |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 7.1 ft | 5,000 ft³/s |
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
Cool enough for trout. Water 56.5°F now; the highest in the last 24 hours was 57°F. Arizona Game and Fish: “Trout thrive in cool (below 68 degrees), clean, well-oxygenated water.” “Fish early in the morning when water temperatures are cooler.”
AZGFD Fishing Report – June 2025 (24 June 2025) (Arizona Game and Fish Department)Species the agency lists for Colorado River at Lees Ferry: rainbow trout.
Source: Fishing - Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service) (National Park Service).
Cold water. Water 56.5°F. NWS: “Cold shock can be just as severe and dangerous from water temperatures of 50-60°F (10-15°C) as it is from water at 35°F (2°C).” “Always wear a life jacket in and around the water.”
Cold Water Hazards and Safety (National Weather Service)Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 4:18 PM MST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
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Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Frances Short PondNavajo Lake from Navajo Lake State Park, New Mexico. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Frances Short Pond.
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