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Verde River near Camp Verde

Highest listed crest 19.67 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft3 crests since 2018

The Verde River near Camp Verde crested above flood stage 2 times among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2023. The highest, 19.67 ft on March 22, 2023, was moderate flooding, 2.67 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Verde River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.67 ft
March 22, 2023; 32,084 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 22, 2023
19.67 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Yavapai County
Near Camp Verde (3.7 mi), Cottonwood (10.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Verde River near Camp Verde
Flood stage (minor)17.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage19.02Mar 22, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2018 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Verde River near Camp Verde, 2018 to 2023 510152025ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 21.0 ft Jul 11, 2018: 6.92 ft, below flood stage; 1,410 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2019: 19.09 ft, moderate flooding; 29,500 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2023: 19.67 ft, moderate flooding; 32,084 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.67 ft, Mar 22, 2023 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Verde River near Camp Verde 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 1 2010s2020s
  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, Verde River near Camp Verde
1Mar 22, 202319.67+2.67Moderate32,084
2Feb 15, 201919.09+2.09Moderate29,500
3Jul 11, 20186.92−10.08Below flood stage1,410

The worst floods along the Verde River

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

March 22, 2023: 19.67 ft here, moderate flooding

  • ClarkdaleAZ · Mar 15, 2023 · 16.22 ft · Moderate
  • PauldenAZ · Mar 22, 2023 · 13.20 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Verde River

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

Flood gauges on the Verde River
PauldenAZ13.014.25 ft, Feb 20, 19930
ClarkdaleAZ12.026.39 ft, Feb 20, 19931
Camp Verde this gaugeAZ17.019.67 ft, Mar 22, 20230

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
Page Springs near Cornville8.019.15 ft, Feb 20, 19931
Clarkdale12.026.39 ft, Feb 20, 19931
Paulden13.014.25 ft, Feb 20, 19930
Rimrock9.517.21 ft, Jan 8, 19938

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VAVA3, 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.