Sycamore Creek near Ft McDowell, AZ
River level and flood forecast · Maricopa County
The river is 16.4 ft below flood stage (17 ft).
Forecast to rise to 1.5 ft Tue 10 AM, below the 17 ft flood stage.
Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:49 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 21 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 19 ft |
| Flood stage | 17 ft |
| Action stage | 13.5 ft |
| Record crest (September 5, 1970) | 19.7 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 21 ftMajor flooding begins.
- 19.7 ftWater reaches the flow of record, established September 5th, 1970.
- 19 ftModerate flooding begins.
- 17 ftWater reaches flood stage.
- 13.5 ftWater reaches Alert Stage.
Highest crests on record
- 19.7 ft — September 5, 1970
- 17.14 ft — January 22, 2010
- 16 ft — March 2, 1978
- 15 ft — December 25, 1959
- 14.86 ft — July 31, 2007
Recent crests: 17.14 ft (January 22, 2010) · 12.29 ft (January 27, 2008) · 14.86 ft (July 31, 2007) · 11.93 ft (February 12, 2005) · 14.06 ft (January 8, 1993)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SYCA3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.