Haigler Creek
Young, Arizona
Free — you'll pick up right here.
No verdict for this water
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Tonto National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
River facts
- Water
- Seasonal — can run dry
- Average flow
- 34 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 123.4 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 113 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
Here's your day on the water, mapped
Haigler Creek
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
Haigler Creek is a 21-mile paddling stretch near Young, Arizona. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 34 cfs and a gradient of about 123.4 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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