Santa Maria River near Bagdad, AZ
River level and flood forecast · Mohave County
The river is 10.0 ft below flood stage (11 ft).
Forecast to fall to 0.1 ft by Sun, Oct 18, 4 AM.
Flow: 183 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Tue, Oct 13, 12:10 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 13 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (March 1, 1991) | 8.56 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 8.56 ft — March 1, 1991
- 8 ft — January 21, 2010
- 7.84 ft — February 9, 1993
- 7.82 ft — March 1, 1978
- 6.9 ft — January 30, 1980
Recent crests: 8 ft (January 21, 2010) · 6.13 ft (December 29, 2004) · 6.1 ft (February 14, 1995) · 7.84 ft (February 9, 1993) · 6.38 ft (August 23, 1992)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SMBA3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.