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Agua Fria River near Rock Springs

Highest listed crest 28.05 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft20 crests since 1976

The Agua Fria River near Rock Springs crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 20 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1976 to 2015. The highest, 28.05 ft on January 21, 2010, was major flooding, 12.05 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
28.05 ft
January 21, 2010; 54,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
16.0 ft
Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major
5
3rd of 47 gauges in Arizona
Most recent flood crest
August 19, 2014
24.84 ft, major flooding
Location
Yavapai County
Arizona

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Agua Fria River near Rock Springs
Action stage15.02Aug 29, 1988The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.01Jan 28, 2008Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage19.05Feb 12, 2005Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage24.05Aug 19, 2014Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

20 crests from 1976 to 2015. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Agua Fria River near Rock Springs, 1976 to 2015 51015202530ft Flood stage 16.0 ftMajor 24.0 ft Feb 9, 1976: 20.37 ft, moderate flooding; 24,700 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1978: 24.27 ft, major flooding; 39,500 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 1978: 27.20 ft, major flooding; 52,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1980: 21.08 ft, moderate flooding; 59,500 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1982: 12.00 ft, below flood stage; 4,190 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 1982: 15.12 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1984: 13.45 ft, below flood stage; 6,860 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1988: 15.91 ft, action stage; 19,200 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1991: 21.73 ft, moderate flooding; 53,500 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 1992: 12.61 ft, below flood stage; 8,460 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1993: 25.28 ft, major flooding; 52,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1995: 21.76 ft, moderate flooding; 35,700 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1998: 14.74 ft, below flood stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2000: 13.55 ft, below flood stage; 8,230 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2002: 13.16 ft, below flood stage; 7,420 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2005: 22.41 ft, moderate flooding; 26,600 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2008: 17.71 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 2010: 28.05 ft, major flooding; 54,800 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 2014: 24.84 ft, major flooding; 40,006 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2015: 7.59 ft, below flood stage; 1,260 cubic feet per second Highest, 28.05 ft, Jan 21, 2010 1980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Agua Fria River near Rock Springs 1970s: 3 3 1980s: 1 1990s: 3 2000s: 2 2010s: 2 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 20.62 ft on Sep 5, 1970.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Agua Fria River near Rock Springs
1Jan 21, 201028.05+12.05Major54,800
2Dec 18, 197827.20+11.20Major52,800
3Jan 8, 199325.28+9.28Major52,500
4Aug 19, 201424.84+8.84Major40,006
5Mar 2, 197824.27+8.27Major39,500
6Feb 12, 200522.41+6.41Moderate26,600
7Feb 15, 199521.76+5.76Moderate35,700
8Mar 1, 199121.73+5.73Moderate53,500
9Feb 19, 198021.08+5.08Moderate59,500
10Feb 9, 197620.37+4.37Moderate24,700
11Jan 28, 200817.71+1.71Minor14,300
12Aug 29, 198815.91−0.09Action19,200
13Nov 30, 198215.12−0.88Action10,200
14Mar 29, 199814.74−1.26Below flood stage10,400
15Jun 20, 200013.55−2.45Below flood stage8,230
16Aug 17, 198413.45−2.55Below flood stage6,860
17Sep 9, 200213.16−2.84Below flood stage7,420
18Aug 22, 199212.61−3.39Below flood stage8,460
19Mar 13, 198212.00−4.00Below flood stage4,190
20Mar 2, 20157.59−8.41Below flood stage1,260

Other gauges in Yavapai County

Flood gauges in Yavapai County
Rimrock12.014.35 ft, Sep 5, 19700
Prescott11.011.86 ft, Jan 21, 20100
Prescott11.013.02 ft, Jan 21, 20100
Page Springs near Cornville8.019.15 ft, Feb 20, 19931
Clarkdale12.026.39 ft, Feb 20, 19931
Paulden13.014.25 ft, Feb 20, 19930
Camp Verde17.019.67 ft, Mar 22, 20230
Rimrock9.517.21 ft, Jan 8, 19938

Yavapai County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Arizona

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge AFRA3, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.