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Dry Beaver Creek near Rimrock

Highest listed crest 14.35 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft8 crests since 1970

The Dry Beaver Creek near Rimrock crested above flood stage 4 times among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1970 to 2023. The highest, 14.35 ft on September 5, 1970, was minor flooding, 2.35 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.35 ft
September 5, 1970; 26,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 6, 1995
13.03 ft, minor flooding
Location
Yavapai County
Near Camp Verde (11.9 mi), Cottonwood (12.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Dry Beaver Creek near Rimrock
Action stage12.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.04Mar 6, 1995Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 1970 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Dry Beaver Creek near Rimrock, 1970 to 2023 81012141618ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Sep 5, 1970: 14.35 ft, minor flooding; 26,600 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 1978: 12.20 ft, minor flooding; 24,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1980: 12.53 ft, minor flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1980: 11.11 ft, below flood stageMar 6, 1995: 13.03 ft, minor flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2004: 10.66 ft, below flood stage; 11,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2019: 10.77 ft, below flood stage; 13,800 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2023: 9.96 ft, below flood stage; 11,397 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.35 ft, Sep 5, 1970 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Dry Beaver Creek near Rimrock 1970s: 2 2 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Dry Beaver Creek near Rimrock
1Sep 5, 197014.35+2.35Minor26,600
2Mar 6, 199513.03+1.03Minor20,600
3Feb 14, 198012.53+0.53Minor18,600
4Dec 18, 197812.20+0.20Minor24,200
5Feb 19, 198011.11−0.89Below flood stage—
6Feb 14, 201910.77−1.23Below flood stage13,800
7Dec 29, 200410.66−1.34Below flood stage11,800
8Mar 22, 20239.96−2.04Below flood stage11,397

Other gauges in Yavapai County

Flood gauges in Yavapai County
Rock Springs16.028.05 ft, Jan 21, 20105
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

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DBVA3, 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.