Hassayampa River near Arlington, AZ
River level and flood forecast · Maricopa County
The river is 11.7 ft below flood stage (17 ft).
Forecast to rise to 5.9 ft Tue 4 AM, below the 17 ft flood stage.
Flow: 19 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 5:24 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 25 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 20 ft |
| Flood stage | 17 ft |
| Action stage | 15 ft |
| Record crest (February 12, 2005) | 13.82 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 30 ftWater reaches the bottom of the State Route 80 bridge.
- 25 ftFlooding of left bank bank agricultural areas and right bank farm structures begins.
- 20 ftOverflow of the upper terrace occurs. Water will be contained upstream and downstream by levees.
- 17 ftFlood Stage is reached.
- 15 ftLowland inundation of the lower terrace occurs.
Highest crests on record
- 13.82 ft — February 12, 2005
- 12.5 ft — January 8, 1993
- 12.02 ft — February 14, 2003
Recent crests: 13.82 ft (February 12, 2005) · 12.02 ft (February 14, 2003) · 12.5 ft (January 8, 1993)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HSTA3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.