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Cave Creek near Cave Creek

Highest listed crest 16.49 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft13 crests since 1993

The Cave Creek near Cave Creek crested above flood stage 8 times among the 13 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1993 to 2010. The highest, 16.49 ft on January 21, 2010, was moderate flooding, 7.49 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.49 ft
January 21, 2010; 14,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
0
8 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
January 21, 2010
16.49 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Maricopa County
Near Scottsdale (15.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Cave Creek near Cave Creek
Action stage6.04Feb 9, 2009The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.05Jan 28, 2008Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.03Jan 21, 2010Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

13 crests from 1993 to 2010. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cave Creek near Cave Creek, 1993 to 2010 510152025ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft Jan 8, 1993: 15.24 ft, moderate flooding; 9,200 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1995: 9.66 ft, minor flooding; 3,110 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1998: 6.00 ft, action stage; 709 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1999: 6.47 ft, action stage; 924 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 2000: 6.24 ft, action stage; 815 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 2005: 16.40 ft, moderate flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2006: 11.60 ft, minor flooding; 5,730 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 2007: 11.04 ft, minor flooding; 5,010 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2007: 12.21 ft, minor flooding; 6,570 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2008: 11.86 ft, minor flooding; 6,075 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2009: 8.24 ft, action stage; 2,010 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 2010: 16.49 ft, moderate flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2010: 5.93 ft, below flood stage; 188 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.49 ft, Jan 21, 2010 1995200020052010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cave Creek near Cave Creek 1990s: 2 2000s: 5 5 2010s: 1 1990s2000s2010s
  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. 4 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 10.40 ft on Feb 19, 1980; 6.86 ft on Nov 30, 1982; 7.24 ft on Mar 1, 1991; 6.75 ft on Aug 23, 1992.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Cave Creek near Cave Creek
1Jan 21, 201016.49+7.49Moderate14,200
2Dec 3, 200516.40+7.40Moderate14,000
3Jan 8, 199315.24+6.24Moderate9,200
4Dec 1, 200712.21+3.21Minor6,570
5Jan 28, 200811.86+2.86Minor6,075
6Jul 30, 200611.60+2.60Minor5,730
7Jul 31, 200711.04+2.04Minor5,010
8Jan 5, 19959.66+0.66Minor3,110
9Feb 9, 20098.24−0.76Action2,010
10Jul 10, 19996.47−2.53Action924
11Oct 22, 20006.24−2.76Action815
12Mar 28, 19986.00−3.00Action709
13Dec 30, 20105.93−3.07Below flood stage188

Other gauges in Maricopa County

Flood gauges in Maricopa County
Painted Rock Lake661.0667.05 ft, Feb 27, 19930
Morristown17.019.00 ft, Sep 5, 19701
Wickenburg5.09.90 ft, Oct 27, 20000
Ft McDowell17.019.70 ft, Sep 5, 19700

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CAVA3, 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.