GILA RIVER NEAR MARICOPA, AZ.

GILA RIVER AZ USGS

GILA RIVER NEAR MARICOPA, AZ. (09479350) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the GILA RIVER in AZ, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 3 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

USGS site number
09479350
Operated by
U.S. Geological Survey
State
AZ
Coordinates
33.1687, -112.0074

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Fishing regulations

AZ state-wide default default

Default area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.

AZ state-wide default default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.
General area restrictions

  • Open all year

    Notes
    Statewide default. Open all year (two-year Commission Order 40 cycle). Special Regulations and Seasons apply to the listed waters instead; possession limit is twice the daily bag limit.

    Official rule

Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 in America/Phoenix

Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Arizona Fishing Regulations and Seasons (AZGFD Commission Order 40) before fishing.

Fish recorded near this station

Sampled in this watershed

Gila River Near Maricopa, AZ. has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling in the HUC8 watershed 15050100 containing this station. The dataset includes 3 species with recorded observations.

Species include: yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), desert sucker (Catostomus clarkii), green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus).

Where these records come from

Evidence
Sampled in this watershed
Fish were sampled elsewhere in the same watershed — a provincial or federal survey nearby, not at the gauge itself.
Records
3 species
from 3 individual records
Observed
Oct 27, 1995 – Oct 27, 1995
3 dated records

Sources