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Virgin River at Littlefield

Highest listed crest 19.82 ftFlood stage 19.0 ft14 crests since 1941

The Virgin River at Littlefield crested above flood stage 1 time among the 14 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1941 to 2022. The highest, 19.82 ft on December 21, 2010, was moderate flooding, 0.82 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Virgin River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.82 ft
December 21, 2010; 31,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
19.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.5 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
December 21, 2010
19.82 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Mohave County
Near Mesquite (12.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Virgin River at Littlefield
Action stage17.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)19.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage19.51Dec 21, 2010Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

14 crests from 1941 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Virgin River at Littlefield, 1941 to 2022 510152025ft Flood stage 19.0 ftMajor 20.5 ft Oct 13, 1941: 6.30 ft, below flood stage; 3,740 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1943: 5.62 ft, below flood stage; 2,660 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2010: 10.24 ft, below flood stage; 3,410 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2010: 19.82 ft, moderate flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 2012: 9.33 ft, below flood stage; 4,400 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 2013: 9.22 ft, below flood stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2014: 13.87 ft, below flood stage; 7,840 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2015: 7.98 ft, below flood stage; 1,720 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2016: 9.46 ft, below flood stage; 3,160 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2017: 9.56 ft, below flood stage; 3,260 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 2018: 11.52 ft, below flood stage; 4,200 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2020: 8.64 ft, below flood stage; 2,970 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 2021: 8.47 ft, below flood stage; 1,930 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 2022: 10.54 ft, below flood stage; 3,710 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.82 ft, Dec 21, 2010 1960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Virgin River at Littlefield 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 0 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 26 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 8.65 ft on Aug 9, 1930; 6.50 ft on Nov 18, 1931; 11.00 ft on Aug 27, 1932; 4.20 ft on Dec 14, 1933; 5.00 ft on Aug 16, 1935; 7.00 ft on Jul 10, 1936; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Virgin River at Littlefield
1Dec 21, 201019.82+0.82Moderate31,000
2Sep 8, 201413.87−5.13Below flood stage7,840
3Aug 22, 201811.52−7.48Below flood stage4,200
4Aug 21, 202210.54−8.46Below flood stage3,710
5Apr 22, 201010.24−8.76Below flood stage3,410
6Feb 12, 20179.56−9.44Below flood stage3,260
7Sep 22, 20169.46−9.54Below flood stage3,160
8Sep 11, 20129.33−9.67Below flood stage4,400
9Aug 27, 20139.22−9.78Below flood stage2,300
10Mar 13, 20208.64−10.36Below flood stage2,970
11Aug 19, 20218.47−10.53Below flood stage1,930
12Jul 18, 20157.98−11.02Below flood stage1,720
13Oct 13, 19416.30−12.70Below flood stage3,740
14Mar 11, 19435.62−13.38Below flood stage2,660

The worst floods along the Virgin River

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

December 21, 2010: 19.82 ft here, moderate flooding

  • VirginUT · Dec 22, 2010 · 19.60 ft · Minor · its highest

Gauges on the Virgin River

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

Flood gauges on the Virgin River
VirginUT18.919.60 ft, Dec 22, 20100
BloomingtonUT16.030.00 ft, Jan 1, 19899
Littlefield this gaugeAZ19.019.82 ft, Dec 21, 20100

Other gauges in Mohave County

Flood gauges in Mohave County
Wikieup16.024.43 ft, Feb 9, 19937

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VLTA3, 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.