Gila River at Kelvin, AZ
River level and flood forecast · Pinal County
The river is 19.7 ft below flood stage (27 ft).
Forecast to hold near 7.3 ft through Sun, Oct 18, 4 AM.
Flow: 87 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 6:02 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 35 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 31 ft |
| Flood stage | 27 ft |
| Action stage | 25 ft |
| Record crest (October 2, 1983) | 33 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 35 ftLow lying areas of Winkleman and Hayden threatened. Highway 177 impacted between Winkleman and Kelvin. Copper Basin Railroad, which acts as a levee for Kearny, could begin to be overtopped or breached. Town of Florence downstream may be threatened.
- 31 ftResidents on Riverside Road in Kelvin are isolated as road becomes flooded. Kearny airport, mobile home park and golf course begin to flood. Florence-Kelvin Highway Bridge impacted.
- 27 ftPotential undermining of Highway 177 and Copper Basin Railroad due to bank erosion. Water reaches the dikes surrounding the Hayden Water Treatment Plant.
Highest crests on record
- 33 ft — October 2, 1983
- 31.55 ft — January 19, 1993
- 29 ft — January 9, 1993
- 25.3 ft — December 19, 1978
- 23.8 ft — December 23, 1965
Recent crests: 14.63 ft (January 23, 2010) · 5.61 ft (May 10, 2009) · 13.79 ft (January 28, 2008) · 9.51 ft (July 29, 2007) · 22.29 ft (August 1, 2006)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GLKA3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.