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San Pedro River near Redington

Highest listed crest 14.93 ftFlood stage 12.5 ft6 crests since 1999

The San Pedro River near Redington crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 6 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1999 to 2006. The highest, 14.93 ft on July 22, 2003, was major flooding, 2.43 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.93 ft
July 22, 2003; 5,990 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.5 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
5
3rd of 47 gauges in Arizona
Most recent flood crest
July 29, 2006
14.33 ft, major flooding
Location
Pima County
Arizona

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, San Pedro River near Redington
Action stage12.20—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.50—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.80—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.05Jul 29, 2006Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

6 crests from 1999 to 2006. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the San Pedro River near Redington, 1999 to 2006 1112131415ft Flood stage 12.5 ftMajor 13.0 ft Jul 15, 1999: 13.37 ft, major flooding; 3,840 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2000: 11.98 ft, below flood stage; 2,280 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 2000: 14.18 ft, major flooding; 4,900 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2002: 13.90 ft, major flooding; 4,520 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 2003: 14.93 ft, major flooding; 5,990 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 2006: 14.33 ft, major flooding; 5,110 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.93 ft, Jul 22, 2003 20002005

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, San Pedro River near Redington 1990s: 1 2000s: 4 4 1990s2000s
  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. 3 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 20.02 ft on Aug 2, 1951; 17.14 ft on Jan 8, 1993; 18.22 ft on Jan 19, 1993.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, San Pedro River near Redington
1Jul 22, 200314.93+2.43Major5,990
2Jul 29, 200614.33+1.83Major5,110
3Oct 24, 200014.18+1.68Major4,900
4Aug 4, 200213.90+1.40Major4,520
5Jul 15, 199913.37+0.87Major3,840
6Aug 30, 200011.98−0.52Below flood stage2,280

The worst floods along the San Pedro River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the San Pedro River that crested above flood stage within a week.

July 29, 2006: 14.33 ft here, major flooding

  • PalominasAZ · Jul 31, 2006 · 18.25 ft · Major

October 24, 2000: 14.18 ft here, major flooding

  • PalominasAZ · Oct 23, 2000 · 18.88 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the San Pedro River

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

Flood gauges on the San Pedro River
PalominasAZ16.018.88 ft, Oct 23, 20002
Redington this gaugeAZ12.514.93 ft, Jul 22, 20035

Other gauges in Pima County

Flood gauges in Pima County
Dodge Boulevard11.514.84 ft, Jan 8, 19932
Sabino Dam3.09.04 ft, Jul 31, 20063
Congress Street12.022.20 ft, Oct 2, 19831
Green Valley14.016.34 ft, Oct 2, 19831
Trico Road14.017.20 ft, Jul 31, 20061

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SPRA3, 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.