HAMweather River Center - Bonita Creek At Morenci, AZ

Bonita Creeknear Morenci, AZ (Gauge BNMA3)
Forecast | Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events

Stages:

Normal

Action

Flood

Moderate Flood

Major Flood

Normal Stage: 4.33 ft
Flow: 0.0021 kcfs*
(impacts and historical events)

Action Stages:

11': Action

13': Flood

16': Moderate Flood

18': Major Flood

Stage		Date CST	Stage ft	Flow kcfs
	FORECAST	02/17/2012 06:00 am	4.10	0.001
	FORECAST	02/17/2012 05:00 am	4.10	0.001
	FORECAST	02/17/2012 04:00 am	4.10	0.001
	FORECAST	02/17/2012 03:00 am	4.10	0.001
	FORECAST	02/17/2012 02:00 am	4.10	0.001
	FORECAST	02/17/2012 01:00 am	4.10	0.001
	FORECAST	02/17/2012 12:00 am	4.10	0.001
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 11:00 pm	4.10	0.001
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 10:00 pm	4.10	0.001
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 09:00 pm	4.10	0.001
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 08:00 pm	4.10	0.001
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 07:00 pm	4.10	0.001
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 06:00 pm	4.10	0.001
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 05:00 pm	4.10	0.001
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 04:00 pm	4.10	0.001
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 03:00 pm	4.10	0.001
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 02:00 pm	4.10	0.001
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 01:00 pm	4.10	0.001
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 12:00 pm	4.10	0.001
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 11:00 am	4.10	0.001
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 10:00 am	4.10	0.001
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 09:00 am	4.10	0.001
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 08:00 am	4.10	0.001
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 07:00 am	4.30	0.002
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 06:00 am	4.30	0.002
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 05:00 am	4.30	0.002
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 04:00 am	4.30	0.002
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 03:00 am	4.30	0.002
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 02:00 am	4.30	0.002
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 01:00 am	4.30	0.002
	FORECAST	02/16/2012 12:00 am	4.30	0.002
	CURRENT	02/15/2012 10:30 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 10:15 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 10:00 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 09:45 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 09:30 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 09:15 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 09:00 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 08:45 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 08:30 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 08:15 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 08:00 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 07:45 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 07:30 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 07:15 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 07:00 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 06:45 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 06:30 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 06:15 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 06:00 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 05:45 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 05:30 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 05:15 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 05:00 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 04:45 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 04:30 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 04:15 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 04:00 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 03:45 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 03:30 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 03:15 pm	4.33	0.002
		02/15/2012 03:00 pm	4.33	0.002

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Nearby Gauges

River Stages

River Flood Outlook

* Stages given in feet

Eagle Creek
	Morenci	1.78
Gila River
	Calva	2.26
	Duncan	6.29
	Solomon	6.28
	Virden	4.33
San Francisco River
	Clifton	8.48
	Glenwood	2.17

Stage Impacts
19.5	Equal to 100-year return flow as calculated by US Geological Survey.
18.0	Major flooding along Bonita Creek.
17.5	Equal to floods of record of 1983 and 1993.
16.0	City of Safford Pumping Works and City of Safford Bonita Creek Campground have historically been impacted at this river stage. Water likely 11 to 12 feet deep in parts of Bonita Canyon.
13.0	Bonita Creek Access Road impassible at most if not all road crossings. Due to impassible road crossings and the narrow and steep nature of the Bonita Creek Canyon, any recreational users left in the canyon will likely be isolated.
11.0	Water encroaches on road crossings along Bonita Creek Access Road. BLM day-use areas begin to flood.

Historical Crests	Record Lows
1) 17.30 ft on 10/02/1983 2) 16.50 ft on 01/18/1993 3) 11.43 ft on 07/31/2006 4) 10.28 ft on 07/26/1999 5) 9.93 ft on 01/05/1995	Low water records are unavailable.

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service