Rivers in Arizona

Santa Cruz River at Trico Road

Pima County, ArizonaNWS SCTA3USGS 09486520Tucson office

Below flood stage
3.62ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 30, 12:45 AM UTC

Flood stage
14.00 ft
Forecast crest
9.46 ftWed, Sep 30, 1:00 AM UTC
Record crest
17.20 ft2006

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood17.00 ft
Moderate flood15.50 ft
Minor flood14.00 ft
Action12.25 ft
  1. 17.00 ftWidespread flooding in Marana and Pinal County.
  2. 15.50 ftBerry Estates in Marana and Chui Chu threatened by flood waters. Trico Road and Marana Road bridges overtopped.
  3. 14.00 ftTrico Rd and Marana Rd bridges closed. Extensive flooding south of Trico Rd Bridge.
  4. 12.25 ftOverbank flow begins on Trico Road just south of bridge and Trico Road likelt closed. Berms near Sunland Gin Rd Bridge can be breached cutting off access to Silverbell Estates.

Crest history

15 crests on NOAA’s list since 1989.

#DateStage
1July 31, 200617.20 ft
2July 24, 199013.05 ft
3July 15, 199912.00 ft
4October 23, 200011.10 ft
5September 3, 199610.80 ft
6March 2, 199110.19 ft
7February 15, 199510.13 ft
8August 27, 20039.66 ft
9February 18, 19988.38 ft
10February 13, 19928.37 ft
11August 6, 20028.12 ft
12December 30, 19937.23 ft
13June 30, 20005.27 ft
14July 27, 19894.65 ft
15December 18, 19961.90 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 31, 2006: 17.20 ft
  • August 27, 2003: 9.66 ft
  • August 6, 2002: 8.12 ft
  • October 23, 2000: 11.10 ft
  • June 30, 2000: 5.27 ft
  • July 15, 1999: 12.00 ft
  • February 18, 1998: 8.38 ft
  • December 18, 1996: 1.90 ft
  • September 3, 1996: 10.80 ft
  • February 15, 1995: 10.13 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.