Santa Cruz River near Nogales, AZ
River level and flood forecast · Santa Cruz County
Forecast to fall to 1.4 ft by Sun, Oct 18, 4 AM.
Flow: 9 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 | 9 ft |
| Record crest (October 9, 1977) | 15.5 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 15.5 ft — October 9, 1977
- 13.71 ft — August 20, 1955
- 13.5 ft — December 20, 1967
- 13.27 ft — July 10, 1954
- 12.94 ft — August 1, 1974
Recent crests: 5.07 ft (September 12, 2006) · 4.87 ft (August 14, 2003) · 4.08 ft (September 10, 2002) · 6.73 ft (October 12, 2000) · 5.11 ft (August 11, 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 (SCNA3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.