Rivers in Arizona

Altar Wash near Three Points

Pima County, ArizonaNWS ATPA3USGS 09486800Tucson office

Below flood stage
1.66ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 6:45 AM UTC

Forecast crest
1.82 ftTue, Sep 22, 8:00 AM UTC
Record crest
13.85 ft1970

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Action14.00 ft

Crest history

25 crests on NOAA’s list since 1966.

#DateStage
1September 4, 197013.85 ft
2August 10, 196610.40 ft
3August 8, 19758.90 ft
4October 6, 19778.83 ft
5August 3, 19718.81 ft
6August 4, 19748.70 ft
7July 15, 19728.38 ft
8August 2, 19688.22 ft
9July 18, 19698.05 ft
10August 22, 19767.80 ft
11July 15, 19677.69 ft
12August 21, 19947.61 ft
13July 14, 19737.58 ft
14July 28, 19997.11 ft
15November 25, 19787.10 ft
16August 27, 19937.04 ft
17August 13, 19806.96 ft
18July 1, 19776.80 ft
19July 7, 19966.09 ft
20June 18, 20005.57 ft
21July 28, 20035.50 ft
22September 5, 19984.99 ft
23August 5, 20014.18 ft
24August 17, 19953.32 ft
25July 25, 20022.91 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 28, 2003: 5.50 ft
  • July 25, 2002: 2.91 ft
  • August 5, 2001: 4.18 ft
  • June 18, 2000: 5.57 ft
  • July 28, 1999: 7.11 ft
  • September 5, 1998: 4.99 ft
  • July 7, 1996: 6.09 ft
  • August 17, 1995: 3.32 ft
  • August 21, 1994: 7.61 ft
  • August 27, 1993: 7.04 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.