HAMweather River Center - Santa Cruz River At Trico Road, AZ

Santa Cruz Riverat Trico Road, AZ (Gauge SCTA3)
Forecast | Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events

Stages:

Normal

Action

Flood

Moderate Flood

Major Flood

Normal Stage: 4.62 ft
Flow: 223 kcfs*
(impacts and historical events)

Action Stages:

14': Action

16': Flood

18': Moderate Flood

20': Major Flood

Stage		Date CST	Stage ft	Flow kcfs
	FORECAST	07/06/2009 05:00 am	2.50	0.018
	FORECAST	07/06/2009 04:00 am	2.50	0.018
	FORECAST	07/06/2009 03:00 am	2.50	0.018
	FORECAST	07/06/2009 02:00 am	2.50	0.018
	FORECAST	07/06/2009 01:00 am	2.50	0.018
	FORECAST	07/06/2009 12:00 am	2.50	0.018
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 11:00 pm	2.50	0.018
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 10:00 pm	2.50	0.018
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 09:00 pm	2.50	0.018
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 08:00 pm	2.50	0.018
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 07:00 pm	2.50	0.018
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 06:00 pm	2.50	0.018
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 05:00 pm	2.50	0.018
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 04:00 pm	2.50	0.018
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 03:00 pm	2.50	0.018
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 02:00 pm	2.50	0.018
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 01:00 pm	2.50	0.018
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 12:00 pm	2.50	0.018
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 11:00 am	2.50	0.018
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 10:00 am	2.50	0.018
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 09:00 am	2.50	0.018
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 08:00 am	2.50	0.018
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 07:00 am	2.50	0.018
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 06:00 am	3.30	0.081
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 05:00 am	3.80	0.148
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 04:00 am	3.90	0.168
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 03:00 am	4.00	0.190
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 02:00 am	4.00	0.190
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 01:00 am	4.20	0.235
	FORECAST	07/05/2009 12:00 am	3.90	0.168
	FORECAST	07/04/2009 11:00 pm	3.40	0.092
	CURRENT	07/04/2009 09:45 pm	4.62	0.349
		07/04/2009 09:30 pm	4.64	0.355
		07/04/2009 09:15 pm	4.72	0.379
		07/04/2009 09:00 pm	4.77	0.395
		07/04/2009 08:45 pm	4.89	0.434
		07/04/2009 08:30 pm	4.94	0.451
		07/04/2009 08:15 pm	4.99	0.469
		07/04/2009 08:00 pm	5.01	0.476
		07/04/2009 07:45 pm	5.12	0.516
		07/04/2009 07:30 pm	5.20	0.546
		07/04/2009 07:15 pm	5.29	0.581
		07/04/2009 07:00 pm	5.36	0.610
		07/04/2009 06:45 pm	5.41	0.630
		07/04/2009 06:30 pm	5.52	0.675
		07/04/2009 06:15 pm	5.67	0.739
		07/04/2009 06:00 pm	5.72	0.761
		07/04/2009 05:45 pm	5.80	0.797
		07/04/2009 05:30 pm	5.89	0.839
		07/04/2009 05:15 pm	6.04	0.912
		07/04/2009 05:00 pm	6.24	1.010
		07/04/2009 04:45 pm	6.43	1.120
		07/04/2009 04:30 pm	6.74	1.290
		07/04/2009 04:15 pm	6.99	1.450
		07/04/2009 04:00 pm	7.26	1.630
		07/04/2009 03:45 pm	7.50	1.790
		07/04/2009 03:30 pm	7.97	2.130
		07/04/2009 03:15 pm	7.95	2.110
		07/04/2009 03:00 pm	8.00	2.150
		07/04/2009 02:45 pm	8.26	2.350
		07/04/2009 02:30 pm	8.18	2.290
		07/04/2009 02:15 pm	8.14	2.260

Related Maps

Nearby Gauges

River Stages

River Flood Outlook

* Stages given in feet

Aravaipa Creek
	Mammoth	0.39
Brawley Wash
	Three Points	5.78
Gila River
	Kelvin	4.95
Rillito Creek
	Dodge Boulevard	2.38
Santa Cruz River
	Congress Street	0.19
	Cortaro	8.80
	Green Valley	2.07

Stage Impacts
20.0	Widespread flooding in Pinal County.
19.0	Pinal Airpark begins to be impacted by flood waters.
18.0	East Chui Chu and Chui Chu endangered.
17.0	Avra Valley Road Bridge likely to overtop as with July 31, 2006 flood event which crested at about this stage. Water reaches bottom of Trico Road bridge.
16.0	Water has historically encroached on dike structures near East Chui Chu. Berry Estates in Marana threatened. Avra Valley Road bridge threatened with overtopping. Approaches to Trico Road bridge flooded.
14.0	Overbank flow begins on Trico Road just south of bridge. A significant in-channel rise can be expected downstream in the Chui Chu area, Pinal County.

Historical Crests	Record Lows
Historical crests are unavailable.	Low water records are unavailable.

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service