Moenkopi Wash near Tuba city, AZ

River level and flood forecast · Coconino County

Normal19.0 ftas of Mon 7:45 PM

The river is 8.0 ft below flood stage (27 ft).

Forecast to rise to 19.3 ft Mon 9 PM, below the 27 ft flood stage.

Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

17.52022.52527.530TueThuSatMonWedFriAction 26 ftFlood 27 ftModerate 28 ftMajor 29 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 7:36 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

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Flood stages

Major flood stage29 ft
Moderate flood stage28 ft
Flood stage27 ft
Action stage26 ft
Record crest (July 25, 2021)29.79 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 27 ftAt 27.0 feet water begins to encroach on homes in lower Moenkopi Village and floods crop fields along the river.

Highest crests on record

  1. 29.79 ft — July 25, 2021
  2. 25.49 ft — August 12, 2015
  3. 23.94 ft — September 12, 2012
  4. 23.56 ft — October 8, 2018
  5. 21.93 ft — July 20, 2018

Recent crests: 29.79 ft (July 25, 2021) · 23.56 ft (October 8, 2018) · 21.93 ft (July 20, 2018) · 20.74 ft (November 5, 2016) · 21.66 ft (October 20, 2015)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MOEA3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.