Rivers in Arizona

Oak Creek (AZ) at Page Springs near Cornville

Yavapai County, ArizonaNWS OACA3USGS 09504500Bellemont office

Below flood stage
2.11ftStage

Observed Fri, Oct 2, 5:00 AM UTC

Flood stage
8.00 ft
Forecast crest
2.14 ftFri, Oct 2, 6:00 AM UTC
Record crest
19.15 ft1993

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood18.00 ft
Moderate flood12.00 ft
Minor flood8.00 ft
Action7.00 ft
  1. 21.00 ftStream reaches bridge at Page Springs Rd.
  2. 17.00 ftInundation begins to affect fish hatchery across from gauge site.
  3. 12.00 ftSignificant flooding of RV park near Page Springs Rd.
  4. 9.00 ftHiking trails along banks of creek affected. Portions of residential yards flooded.
  5. 8.00 ftFlooding of lower terrace of RV park upstream of Page Springs Road Bridge.
  6. 7.00 ftFlooding begins to inundate lower terrace of RV park upstream of Page Springs Road Bridge.

Crest history

22 crests on NOAA’s list since 1951.

#DateStage
1February 20, 199319.15 ft
2March 6, 199517.94 ft
3December 29, 200417.11 ft
4September 5, 197016.49 ft
5February 19, 198016.30 ft
6December 19, 197816.00 ft
7February 15, 201915.30 ft
8November 25, 196515.18 ft
9March 22, 202315.08 ft
10December 6, 196614.68 ft
11December 30, 195114.50 ft
12March 1, 197814.25 ft
13August 14, 196414.00 ft
14January 25, 196913.55 ft
15March 16, 202312.76 ft
16November 30, 198212.64 ft
17February 9, 197612.38 ft
18March 2, 201512.34 ft
19March 12, 198212.20 ft
20December 7, 200711.63 ft
21February 13, 199211.13 ft
22October 19, 197210.61 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 22, 2023: 15.08 ft
  • March 16, 2023: 12.76 ft
  • February 15, 2019: 15.30 ft
  • March 2, 2015: 12.34 ft
  • December 7, 2007: 11.63 ft
  • December 29, 2004: 17.11 ft
  • March 6, 1995: 17.94 ft
  • February 20, 1993: 19.15 ft
  • February 13, 1992: 11.13 ft
  • November 30, 1982: 12.64 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.