Rivers in Arizona

Salt River at 51st Ave-Phoenix

Maricopa County, ArizonaNWS SFFA3Phoenix office

Below flood stage
1.90ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 6:59 AM UTC

Flood stage
18.00 ft
Forecast crest
1.71 ftMon, Sep 28, 12:00 PM UTC
Record crest
14.30 ft2005

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood24.00 ft
Moderate flood20.00 ft
Minor flood18.00 ft
Action14.00 ft
  1. 27.00 ftFlooding of the entire area in the vicinity of the gage occurs. Water overflows the bridge.
  2. 24.00 ftMajor flooding begins.
  3. 20.00 ftFlow reaches the bottom of the bridge. Mining and some industrial areas are affected.
  4. 18.00 ftFlood stage is reached.
  5. 16.00 ftMinor overflow occurs towards the industrial area along the north bank.

Crest history

4 crests on NOAA’s list since 2003.

#DateStage
1February 12, 200514.30 ft
2February 15, 20036.77 ft
3March 5, 20045.82 ft
4August 12, 20063.12 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 12, 2006: 3.12 ft
  • February 12, 2005: 14.30 ft
  • March 5, 2004: 5.82 ft
  • February 15, 2003: 6.77 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.