Levees hold against record river
At 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, the Little Colorado River at Winslow crested at 25.29 feet according to provisional U.S. Geological Survey data from the gauge at the State Route 87 bridge, more than 3 feet above the previous record of 22.12 feet set in March 2023. The river held near that level for most of the day, reading 24.85 feet at 6 a.m., 24.97 feet at 12 noon and 24.99 feet at 6 p.m. and the gauge measured a peak flow of about 13,500 cubic feet per second at 6 p.m. By midnight the river had fallen to 23.94 feet and it stood at 23.05 feet at 6 a.m. Tuesday.
