Rivers in Arizona

San Pedro River near Tombstone

Cochise County, ArizonaNWS SPTA3USGS 09471550Tucson office

Below flood stage
3.91ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 7:30 PM UTC

Flood stage
15.00 ft
Forecast crest
4.36 ftTue, Sep 29, 12:00 PM UTC
Record crest
13.53 ft2000

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood19.00 ft
Moderate flood17.00 ft
Minor flood15.00 ft
Action13.00 ft
  1. 19.00 ftConfidence good to warn downstream to Redington.
  2. 17.00 ftHomes begin to flood St. David and Benson areas.
  3. 15.00 ftLow lying areas of St. David and Benson threatened.
  4. 13.00 ftLow-lying agricultural areas threatened.

Crest history

27 crests on NOAA’s list since 1967.

#DateStage
1October 23, 200013.53 ft
2October 9, 197711.40 ft
3August 4, 200610.70 ft
4July 20, 197410.43 ft
5October 2, 19839.20 ft
6August 7, 20008.96 ft
7August 12, 19728.89 ft
8December 28, 19848.40 ft
9January 18, 19798.30 ft
10July 23, 19998.12 ft
11August 10, 19718.00 ft
12August 23, 19777.90 ft
13September 10, 19827.90 ft
14July 27, 19767.80 ft
15September 21, 19977.67 ft
16July 25, 20037.26 ft
17July 26, 19676.94 ft
18August 1, 19816.77 ft
19December 20, 19676.68 ft
20August 18, 19866.56 ft
21August 3, 19706.40 ft
22September 10, 19836.40 ft
23September 14, 19756.31 ft
24July 28, 19696.08 ft
25July 27, 20025.89 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 4, 2006: 10.70 ft
  • July 25, 2003: 7.26 ft
  • July 27, 2002: 5.89 ft
  • October 23, 2000: 13.53 ft
  • August 7, 2000: 8.96 ft
  • July 23, 1999: 8.12 ft
  • September 21, 1997: 7.67 ft
  • August 18, 1986: 6.56 ft
  • December 28, 1984: 8.40 ft
  • October 2, 1983: 9.20 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.