Altar Wash near Three Points, AZ
River level and flood forecast · Pima County
Forecast to hold near 1.7 ft through Sun, Oct 18, 4 AM.
Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 5:57 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Action stage | 14 ft |
| Record crest (September 4, 1970) | 13.85 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 13.85 ft — September 4, 1970
- 10.4 ft — August 10, 1966
- 8.9 ft — August 8, 1975
- 8.83 ft — October 6, 1977
- 8.81 ft — August 3, 1971
Recent crests: 5.5 ft (July 28, 2003) · 2.91 ft (July 25, 2002) · 4.18 ft (August 5, 2001) · 5.57 ft (June 18, 2000) · 7.11 ft (July 28, 1999)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ATPA3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.