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Oak Creek (AZ) at Page Springs near Cornville

Highest listed crest 19.15 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft22 crests since 1951

The Oak Creek (AZ) at Page Springs near Cornville crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 22 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1951 to 2023. The highest, 19.15 ft on February 20, 1993, was major flooding, 11.15 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Oak Creek (AZ) crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.15 ft
February 20, 1993; 26,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
1
12th of 47 gauges in Arizona
Most recent flood crest
March 22, 2023
15.08 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Yavapai County
Near Cottonwood (5.4 mi), Camp Verde (13.6 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Oak Creek (AZ) at Page Springs near Cornville
Action stage7.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.03Dec 7, 2007Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.018Mar 22, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.01Feb 20, 1993Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

22 crests from 1951 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Oak Creek (AZ) at Page Springs near Cornville, 1951 to 2023 8101214161820ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Dec 30, 1951: 14.50 ft, moderate flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1964: 14.00 ft, moderate flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 1965: 15.18 ft, moderate flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 1966: 14.68 ft, moderate flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1969: 13.55 ft, moderate flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1970: 16.49 ft, moderate flooding; 24,700 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1972: 10.61 ft, minor flooding; 8,790 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1976: 12.38 ft, moderate flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1978: 14.25 ft, moderate flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1978: 16.00 ft, moderate flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1980: 16.30 ft, moderate flooding; 26,400 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1982: 12.20 ft, moderate flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 1982: 12.64 ft, moderate flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1992: 11.13 ft, minor flooding; 8,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1993: 19.15 ft, major flooding; 26,000 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1995: 17.94 ft, moderate flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2004: 17.11 ft, moderate flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 2007: 11.63 ft, minor flooding; 9,760 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2015: 12.34 ft, moderate flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2019: 15.30 ft, moderate flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2023: 12.76 ft, moderate flooding; 11,196 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2023: 15.08 ft, moderate flooding; 15,559 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.15 ft, Feb 20, 1993 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Oak Creek (AZ) at Page Springs near Cornville 1950s: 1 1960s: 4 1970s: 5 5 1980s: 3 1990s: 3 2000s: 2 2010s: 2 2020s: 2 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Oak Creek (AZ) at Page Springs near Cornville
1Feb 20, 199319.15+11.15Major26,000
2Mar 6, 199517.94+9.94Moderate23,000
3Dec 29, 200417.11+9.11Moderate20,300
4Sep 5, 197016.49+8.49Moderate24,700
5Feb 19, 198016.30+8.30Moderate26,400
6Dec 19, 197816.00+8.00Moderate25,100
7Feb 15, 201915.30+7.30Moderate16,000
8Nov 25, 196515.18+7.18Moderate17,600
9Mar 22, 202315.08+7.08Moderate15,559
10Dec 6, 196614.68+6.68Moderate19,200
11Dec 30, 195114.50+6.50Moderate17,200
12Mar 1, 197814.25+6.25Moderate17,400
13Aug 14, 196414.00+6.00Moderate10,300
14Jan 25, 196913.55+5.55Moderate15,800
15Mar 16, 202312.76+4.76Moderate11,196
16Nov 30, 198212.64+4.64Moderate14,100
17Feb 9, 197612.38+4.38Moderate12,500
18Mar 2, 201512.34+4.34Moderate10,500
19Mar 12, 198212.20+4.20Moderate13,000
20Dec 7, 200711.63+3.63Minor9,760
21Feb 13, 199211.13+3.13Minor8,800
22Oct 19, 197210.61+2.61Minor8,790

The worst floods along the Oak Creek (AZ)

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Oak Creek (AZ) that crested above flood stage within a week.

February 20, 1993: 19.15 ft here, major flooding

  • SedonaAZ · Feb 19, 1993 · 20.33 ft · Major · its highest

March 6, 1995: 17.94 ft here, moderate flooding

  • SedonaAZ · Mar 6, 1995 · 18.47 ft · Moderate

December 29, 2004: 17.11 ft here, moderate flooding

  • SedonaAZ · Dec 29, 2004 · 18.47 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Oak Creek (AZ)

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Oak Creek (AZ)
SedonaAZ14.020.33 ft, Feb 19, 19931
Page Springs near Cornville this gaugeAZ8.019.15 ft, Feb 20, 19931

Other gauges in Yavapai County

Flood gauges in Yavapai County
Rock Springs16.028.05 ft, Jan 21, 20105
Rimrock12.014.35 ft, Sep 5, 19700
Prescott11.011.86 ft, Jan 21, 20100
Prescott11.013.02 ft, Jan 21, 20100
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 OACA3, 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.