Pantano Wash near Vail, AZ
River level and flood forecast · Pima County
Forecast to fall to 3.6 ft by Sun, Oct 18, 4 AM.
Flow: 1 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 | 8 ft |
| Record crest (August 11, 1958) | 24 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 24 ft — August 11, 1958
- 15.25 ft — October 2, 1983
- 13.25 ft — September 22, 1981
- 12.57 ft — July 29, 1988
- 11.39 ft — July 27, 2006
Recent crests: 11.39 ft (July 27, 2006) · 7.49 ft (July 24, 2003) · 7.77 ft (September 10, 2002) · 10.25 ft (September 29, 2001) · 8.54 ft (June 30, 2000)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamCienega Creek near Sonoita, AZ
- DownstreamPantano Wash at Broadway Blvd, AZ
- Rincon Creek at Rincon Creek, AZ
- Tanque Verde Creek near Sabino Canyon Rd., AZ
- Sabino Creek near Sabino Dam, AZ
- Santa Cruz River at Green Valley, AZ
- Rillito Creek at Dodge Boulevard, AZ
- Santa Cruz River at Congress Street, AZ
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PNTA3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.