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Jackrabbit Wash near Wickenburg

Highest listed crest 9.90 ftFlood stage 5.0 ft14 crests since 2000

The Jackrabbit Wash near Wickenburg crested above flood stage 6 times among the 14 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2000 to 2016. The highest, 9.90 ft on October 27, 2000, was moderate flooding, 4.90 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.90 ft
October 27, 2000; 32,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
0
6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 9, 2014
6.18 ft, minor flooding
Location
Maricopa County
Arizona
Identifiers
NWS WNBA3
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, Jackrabbit Wash near Wickenburg
Action stage4.01Jul 31, 2007The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.05Sep 9, 2014Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage8.01Oct 27, 2000Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

14 crests from 2000 to 2016. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Jackrabbit Wash near Wickenburg, 2000 to 2016 24681012ft Flood stage 5.0 ftMajor 12.0 ft Oct 27, 2000: 9.90 ft, moderate flooding; 32,400 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2002: 5.70 ft, minor flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 2002: 5.43 ft, minor flooding; 5,200 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 2004: 3.25 ft, below flood stage; 923 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2005: 3.50 ft, below flood stage; 1,189 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 2006: 2.85 ft, below flood stage; 565 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 2007: 4.85 ft, action stage; 3,571 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 2008: 3.27 ft, below flood stage; 950 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 2008: 3.70 ft, below flood stage; 1,428 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 2010: 5.20 ft, minor flooding; 4,570 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 2012: 5.52 ft, minor flooding; 5,200 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2013: 3.78 ft, below flood stage; 1,569 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2014: 6.18 ft, minor flooding; 7,974 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2016: 3.33 ft, below flood stage; 1,012 cubic feet per second Highest, 9.90 ft, Oct 27, 2000 2000200520102015

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Jackrabbit Wash near Wickenburg 2000s: 3 3 2010s: 3 2000s2010s
  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, Jackrabbit Wash near Wickenburg
1Oct 27, 20009.90+4.90Moderate32,400
2Sep 9, 20146.18+1.18Minor7,974
3Sep 8, 20025.70+0.70Minor6,000
4Jul 14, 20125.52+0.52Minor5,200
5Oct 26, 20025.43+0.43Minor5,200
6Jan 21, 20105.20+0.20Minor4,570
7Jul 31, 20074.85−0.15Action3,571
8Sep 10, 20133.78−1.22Below flood stage1,569
9Nov 27, 20083.70−1.30Below flood stage1,428
10Jan 3, 20053.50−1.50Below flood stage1,189
11Aug 18, 20163.33−1.67Below flood stage1,012
12Aug 26, 20083.27−1.73Below flood stage950
13Aug 15, 20043.25−1.75Below flood stage923
14Aug 12, 20062.85−2.15Below flood stage565

Other gauges in Maricopa County

Flood gauges in Maricopa County
Cave Creek9.016.49 ft, Jan 21, 20100
Painted Rock Lake661.0667.05 ft, Feb 27, 19930
Morristown17.019.00 ft, Sep 5, 19701
Ft McDowell17.019.70 ft, Sep 5, 19700

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WNBA3, 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.