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The 2025 Verde River Watershed Report Card Update is Here!
The inaugural Verde River Watershed Report Card was published in 2020 to provide a transparent assessment of watershed health and is updated every five years. Friends of the Verde River has now released the 2025 Verde River Watershed Report Card, incorporating updated data and refined indicators to evaluate conditions across the watershed. The report reflects extensive discussions around methodology and the use of current data to ensure a clear, science-based snapshot of watershed health. Funding for the 2025 Report Card was provided by Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust, The Nature Conservancy, SRP, the Town of Camp Verde, the City of Cottonwood, the City of Sedona, the Town of Clarkdale, and the Town of Jerome.
Verde River Flow is Declining
Since 1990, flow in the Verde River and its tributaries has been steadily declining. From 1990 to 2018, Verde River June low flow declined 32% in the Upper Verde (top panel) and 46% in the Lower Verde Valley (bottom panel). Trends are based on the mean June 7-day flow in cubic feet per second (cfs), measured by the U.S. Geological Survey.
