Verde River above Clarkdale, AZ

River level and flood forecast · Yavapai County

Normal4.6 ftas of Tue 3 AM

The river is 7.4 ft below flood stage (12 ft).

Forecast to rise to 6.0 ft Tue 12 PM, below the 12 ft flood stage.

Flow: 647 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 4:49 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

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Flood stages

Major flood stage	20 ft
Moderate flood stage	15 ft
Flood stage	12 ft
Action stage	10 ft
Record crest (February 20, 1993)	26.39 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

20 ftWidespread flooding of low-lying homes and roadways along the Verde River.
15 ftFlooding of River Day Use Area on Owl Road at Dead Horse Ranch State Park. Flooding of ECO Farm, Rio Verde RV Park, and homes along Bates Road and Rocking Chair Ranch Road in Cottonwood begins.
12 ftNuisance flooding of property along riverbanks.
10 ftHigh flow could lead to bank erosion and water ponding in backwater catch basins.

Highest crests on record

26.39 ft — February 20, 1993
19.31 ft — August 19, 2021
17.94 ft — February 12, 2005
17.92 ft — February 15, 1980
16.92 ft — March 1, 1978

Recent crests: 14.62 ft (March 22, 2023) · 16.22 ft (March 15, 2023) · 19.31 ft (August 19, 2021) · 14.01 ft (August 1, 2010) · 17.94 ft (February 12, 2005)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Yavapai County NWS gauge page USGS gauge 09504000

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (VDCA3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.