Santa Cruz River at Trico Road, AZ
River level and flood forecast · Pima County
The river is 11.8 ft below flood stage (14 ft).
Forecast to rise to 2.5 ft Tue 4 AM, below the 14 ft flood stage.
Flow: 13 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
| Major flood stage | 17 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 14 ft |
| Action stage | 12.25 ft |
| Record crest (July 31, 2006) | 17.2 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 17 ftWidespread flooding in Marana and Pinal County.
- 15.5 ftBerry Estates in Marana and Chui Chu threatened by flood waters. Trico Road and Marana Road bridges overtopped.
- 14 ftTrico Rd and Marana Rd bridges closed. Extensive flooding south of Trico Rd Bridge.
- 12.25 ftOverbank flow begins on Trico Road just south of bridge and Trico Road likelt closed. Berms near Sunland Gin Rd Bridge can be breached cutting off access to Silverbell Estates.
Highest crests on record
- 17.2 ft — July 31, 2006
- 13.05 ft — July 24, 1990
- 12 ft — July 15, 1999
- 11.1 ft — October 23, 2000
- 10.8 ft — September 3, 1996
Recent crests: 17.2 ft (July 31, 2006) · 9.66 ft (August 27, 2003) · 8.12 ft (August 6, 2002) · 11.1 ft (October 23, 2000) · 5.27 ft (June 30, 2000)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SCTA3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.