Virgin River at Littlefield, AZ
River level and flood forecast · Mohave County
The river is 11.9 ft below flood stage (19 ft).
Forecast to rise to 8.5 ft Wed 12 AM, below the 19 ft flood stage.
Flow: 848 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 2:46 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 20.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 19.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 19 ft |
| Action stage | 17 ft |
| Record crest (December 21, 2010) | 19.82 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 20.59 ftat 20.59 feet. Flood of January 11, 2005. During this flood event about 40 homes and garages in Mesquite were damaged.
- 20.5 ftat 20.50 feet, major flood stage with inundation begins to impact a significant number of structures near Mesquite.
- 20.01 ftflood of December 21, 2010. During this flood, two homes near Mesquite had water damage. Coyote Willows Golf Course was under water for three days. Hafen baseball fields at Hunter Park inundated by several feet of water.
- 19.5 ftat 19.50 feet, moderate flooding will occur with portions of Coyote Willows Golf Course inundated. Water begin to encroach upon several properties in Mesquite. Ballfields at Hunter Sports Park begin to flood.
- 19 ftat 19.0 feet, minor flooding will occur with inundation of agricultural fields near Littlefield.
- 17 ftMonitor Stage.
Highest crests on record
- 19.82 ft — December 21, 2010
- 13.87 ft — September 8, 2014
- 11.52 ft — August 22, 2018
- 10.54 ft — August 21, 2022
- 10.24 ft — April 22, 2010
Recent crests: 10.54 ft (August 21, 2022) · 8.47 ft (August 19, 2021) · 8.64 ft (March 13, 2020) · 11.52 ft (August 22, 2018) · 9.56 ft (February 12, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (VLTA3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.