Chinle Creek near Mexican Water, AZ

River level and flood forecast · Apache County

Normal1.8 ftas of Mon 9 PM

Forecast to fall to 1.3 ft by Sat, Oct 17, 10 PM.

Flow: 8 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

11.21.41.61.82TueThuSatMonWedFriNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:10 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 13.87 ftFlow of Record 12000 cfs August 24, 1982

Highest crests on record

  1. 13.87 ft — August 24, 1982
  2. 11.12 ft — July 24, 1984
  3. 10.71 ft — February 20, 1993
  4. 10.25 ft — July 28, 1999
  5. 9.96 ft — November 19, 1986

Recent crests: 8.85 ft (September 12, 2013) · 9.81 ft (September 10, 2003) · 8.54 ft (September 12, 2002) · 8.07 ft (August 17, 2001) · 10.25 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 (CCMA3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.