Gila River at Painted Rock Lake

Highest listed crest 667.05 ftFlood stage 661.0 ft1 crests since 1993

The Gila River at Painted Rock Lake crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1993 to 1993. The highest, 667.05 ft on February 27, 1993, was minor flooding, 6.05 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 667.05 ft; February 27, 1993; 26,474 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 661.0 ft; Major flooding from 705.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: February 27, 1993; 667.05 ft, minor flooding
Location: Maricopa County; Arizona
Identifiers: NWS PRKA3; No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Gila River at Painted Rock Lake

Action stage	550.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	661.0	1	Feb 27, 1993	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Major flood stage	705.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

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.
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, Gila River at Painted Rock Lake

1	Feb 27, 1993	667.05	+6.05	Minor	26,474

Gauges on the Gila River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Gila River

Gila	NM	11.0	12.90 ft, Sep 15, 2013	0
Coolidge Dam	AZ	2,515.0	2,521.36 ft, Jan 25, 1993	0
Duncan	AZ	20.0	21.36 ft, Feb 15, 2005	0
Kelvin	AZ	27.0	33.00 ft, Oct 2, 1983	0
Painted Rock Lake this gauge	AZ	661.0	667.05 ft, Feb 27, 1993	0
Calva	AZ	20.0	23.00 ft, Oct 3, 1983	0
Maricopa	AZ	6.0	6.80 ft, Jan 22, 1993	0
Redrock	NM	20.0	31.00 ft, Sep 29, 1941	2
Virden	NM	15.0	29.00 ft, Dec 19, 1978	1

Other gauges in Maricopa County

Flood gauges in Maricopa County

Cave Creek	9.0	16.49 ft, Jan 21, 2010	0
Morristown	17.0	19.00 ft, Sep 5, 1970	1
Wickenburg	5.0	9.90 ft, Oct 27, 2000	0
Ft McDowell	17.0	19.70 ft, Sep 5, 1970	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PRKA3, 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.