Agua Fria River at Grand Ave - ID # 14707

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Page Last Updated: 23 October 2024

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GAGE ID AND DATUM HISTORY

ID Elevation of
Instrument
in Gage Height
Elevation of
Instrument
in Datum
Period
       
14707 2.30 feet 1,107.01 feet NAVD88 04/24/2024 -- Current
14707 2.50 feet 1,107.21 feet NAVD88 04/01/2020 -- 04/24/2024
5503 2.50 feet 1,107.21 feet NAVD88 10/01/2012 -- 04/01/2020
5503 2.10 feet 2.10 feet Gage Height 08/21/2006 -- 09/30/2012
5503 1.84 feet 1.84 feet Gage Height 08/12/1998 -- 08/21/2006
5503 1.80 feet 1.80 feet Gage Height 04/27/1994 -- 08/12/1998

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SITE DATA

STATUS Active
LOCATION On Grand Avenue west of 113th Avenue
DRAINAGE AREA 183.0 mi2 (below New Waddell Dam), 1,615 mi2 total
STREAM TYPE Channelized Natural Stream
JURISDICTION El Mirage, Arizona
WATERSHED White Tanks A / Lower Agua Fria
SECTION/TOWNSHIP/RANGE S18 T3N R1E
LATITUDE N 33° 36' 26.6"  |  +33.60739
LONGITUDE W 112° 18' 20.6"  |  -112.30571
ARIZONA STATE PLANE E 581558  | N 948749
USGS QUAD SHEET El Mirage 7.5-Minute
STREAMGAGE INSTALLATION DATE 04/27/1994 - WY 1994
PERIOD OF AVAILABLE DATA RECORD 04/27/1994 - Current
LENGTH OF AVAILABLE DATA RECORD (AS OF 10/01/2024) 30.43 Years | 11,115 Days
GAPS (> 2 DAYS) IN RECORD None
STAGE GAGE TYPE Pressure Transducer
STAGE GAGE ELEVATION 2.50 feet Gage Height
STAFF GAGES 3
CREST STAGE GAGES 1
ZERO GAGE HEIGHT ELEVATION 1,104.711 feet NAVD88
POINT OF ZERO FLOW 1.5 feet Gage Height
EXTREME FOR PERIOD OF RECORD 5,952 cfs | 6.50 feet | 10/27/2000

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BRIEF RATING

Current Rating = #3 - Applied since 10/01/2019
Discharge
(cfs)
Elevation
feet
Gage Height
Elevation
feet
NAVD88
0 0.00 1,104.71
200 3.80 1,108.51
500 4.49 1,109.20
1,000 5.26 1,109.97
2,000 6.35 1,111.06
5,000 8.47 1,113.18
10,000 10.62 1,115.33
25,000 14.30 1,119.01
50,000 18.58 1,123.29

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WATER YEAR PEAKS

Water
Year
Peak
Gage Height
(feet)
Peak
Discharge
(cfs)
Date of
Peak
2025      
2024 3.54 132 11/18/2023
2023 3.14 32 03/01/2023
2022 None 0 None
2021 4.49 500 07/25/2021
2020 4.11 308 11/20/2019
2019 4.17 995 10/23/2018
2018 3.92 680 07/11/2018
2017 3.22 58 07/15/2017
2016 None 0 None
2015 None 0 None
2014 3.92 687 09/08/2014
2013 None 0 None
2012 None 0 None
2011 3.50 284 07/18/2011
2010 6.28 5,329 01/21/2010
2009 None 0 None
2008 3.45 225 08/07/2008
2007 3.71 51 07/23/2007
2006 3.88 634 09/02/2006
2005 None 0 None
2004 None 0 None
2003 None 0 None
2002 3.26 84 10/07/2001
2001 6.50 5,952 10/27/2000
2000 None 0 None
1999 3.66 415 07/06/1999
1998 3.75 497 02/18/1998
1997 3.10 31 08/03/1997
1996 3.02 18 08/29/1996
1995 3.60 79 01/05/1995
1994 None 0 None

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RUNOFF EVENT HISTORY

Date of
Peak
Time of
Peak
Runoff
Start
Runoff
End
Duration
(hours)
Peak
Stage
(feet GH)
Peak
Discharge
(CFS)
Water
Year
View a Plot of These Data
               
04/01/2024 02:59 04/01/2024 00:00 04/01/2024 06:17 6.3 3.30 69 2024
02/01/2024 22:52 02/01/2024 22:00 02/02/2024 00:10 2.2 3.06 21 2024
11/18/2023 08:12 11/18/2023 07:30 11/18/2023 11:44 4.2 3.54 132 2024
03/15/2023 20:46 03/15/2023 12:00 03/16/2023 00:00 12.0 3.01 17 2023
03/01/2023 19:01 03/01/2023 17:11 03/01/2023 21:15 4.1 3.14 32 2023
07/31/2021 01:10 07/31/2021 01:02 07/31/2021 02:01 1.0 3.17 37 2021
07/25/2021 14:37 07/25/2021 13:26 07/26/2021 00:00 10.6 4.49 500 2021
07/25/2021 11:05 07/25/2021 10:00 07/25/2021 13:15 3.3 4.10 304 2021
03/19/2020 00:20 03/18/2020 23:48 03/19/2020 09:02 9.2 3.33 79 2020
03/18/2020 18:49 03/18/2020 16:00 03/18/2020 22:36 6.6 3.43 109 2020
03/13/2020 17:20 03/13/2020 04:54 03/14/2020 06:00 25.1 3.96 251 2020
03/13/2020 00:00 03/12/2020 22:52 03/13/2020 04:40 5.8 3.94 243 2020
03/12/2020 08:25 03/12/2020 07:10 03/12/2020 10:47 3.6 4.03 277 2020
02/22/2020 08:05 02/22/2020 04:42 02/22/2020 15:31 10.8 3.33 79 2020
02/11/2020 01:28 02/10/2020 22:26 02/11/2020 06:21 7.9 3.07 23 2020
11/29/2019 03:58 11/29/2019 03:20 11/29/2019 09:54 6.6 3.35 87 2020
11/20/2019 12:19 11/20/2019 11:51 11/20/2019 14:38 2.8 4.11 308 2020
11/20/2019 08:20 11/20/2019 05:40 11/20/2019 11:17 5.6 3.69 168 2020
09/27/2019 04:33 09/27/2019 04:09 09/27/2019 06:24 2.3 3.56 324 2019
09/24/2019 00:04 09/23/2019 23:37 09/24/2019 05:25 5.8 3.30 92 2019
09/23/2019 18:16 09/23/2019 17:48 09/23/2019 19:59 2.2 3.35 123 2019
08/28/2019 22:36 08/28/2019 21:54 08/29/2019 00:17 2.4 3.38 146 2019
03/12/2019 13:00 03/12/2019 11:18 03/12/2019 16:41 5.4 3.20 51 2019
10/23/2018 17:39 10/23/2018 17:00 10/23/2018 19:17 2.3 4.17 995 2019
10/14/2018 10:40 10/14/2018 10:18 10/14/2018 11:45 1.5 3.68 418 2019
10/13/2018 13:23 10/13/2018 12:44 10/13/2018 15:24 2.7 3.19 48 2019
10/02/2018 15:33 10/02/2018 14:37 10/03/2018 00:00 9.4 3.24 65 2019
10/02/2018 07:54 10/02/2018 06:21 10/02/2018 11:01 4.7 3.43 193 2019
08/11/2018 00:16 08/10/2018 23:24 08/11/2018 02:02 2.6 3.24 65 2018
07/11/2018 21:41 07/11/2018 21:01 07/12/2018 03:23 6.4 3.92 680 2018
07/09/2018 17:40 07/09/2018 17:10 07/09/2018 18:27 1.3 3.43 193 2018
08/13/2017 05:00 08/13/2017 04:31 08/13/2017 08:12 3.7 3.17 43 2017
07/15/2017 18:24 07/15/2017 18:17 07/15/2017 18:57 0.7 3.22 58 2017
12/22/2016 03:43 12/22/2016 03:09 12/22/2016 04:47 1.6 3.12 32 2017
09/27/2014 14:33 09/27/2014 14:29 09/27/2014 16:18 1.8 2.95 9 2014
09/08/2014 09:45 09/08/2014 03:28 09/10/2014 15:45 60.3 3.92 687 2014
08/19/2014 21:45 08/19/2014 18:25 08/20/2014 09:05 14.7 3.28 80 2014
07/03/2014 21:34 07/03/2014 21:26 07/03/2014 22:38 1.2 3.15 38 2014
03/01/2014 16:02 03/01/2014 15:57 03/01/2014 16:42 0.8 2.95 9 2014
07/18/2011 18:52 07/18/2011 18:44 07/18/2011 19:43 1.0 3.50 284 2011
12/22/2010 23:07 12/22/2010 23:00 12/22/2010 23:53 0.9 3.10 28 2011
08/21/2010 23:31 08/21/2010 23:24 08/22/2010 00:15 0.9 3.45 216 2010
07/29/2010 16:49 07/29/2010 16:37 07/29/2010 18:05 1.5 3.38 142 2010
03/07/2010 19:52 03/07/2010 19:44 03/07/2010 20:42 1.0 3.42 188 2010
01/21/2010 23:24 01/21/2010 15:02 01/23/2010 11:18 44.3 6.28 5,329 2010
08/07/2008 21:51 08/07/2008 21:22 08/07/2008 23:10 1.8 3.45 225 2008
07/20/2008 03:25 07/20/2008 03:12 07/20/2008 04:22 1.2 3.25 79 2008
07/10/2008 21:02 07/10/2008 20:33 07/10/2008 22:14 1.7 3.32 120 2008
07/23/2007 17:03 07/23/2007 16:57 07/23/2007 17:58 1.0 3.17 51 2007
09/02/2006 18:58 09/02/1996 18:22 09/03/1993 00:35 6.2 3.88 634 2006
10/07/2001 23:28 10/07/2001 23:28 single report 0.0 3.26 84 2002
10/27/2000 17:29 10/27/2000 16:59 10/29/2000 01:24 32.4 6.50 5,952 2001
10/27/2000 13:59 10/27/2000 13:44 10/27/2000 14:59 1.3 4.27 1,147 2001
07/15/1999 15:49 07/15/1999 15:29 07/16/1999 03:14 11.8 3.60 357 1999
07/06/1999 18:36 07/06/1999 18:21 07/06/1999 19:51 1.5 3.66 415 1999
04/02/1999 04:13 04/02/1999 01:18 04/02/1999 09:53 8.6 3.19 56 1999
10/26/1998 06:43 10/26/1998 06:43 10/26/1998 08:58 2.3 3.46 238 1998
09/11/1998 07:28 09/11/1998 07:18 09/11/1998 08:08 0.8 3.26 84 1998
02/24/1998 15:18 02/24/1998 15:08 02/24/1998 16:25 1.3 3.20 59 1998
02/18/1998 01:35 02/18/1998 00:31 02/18/1998 15:42 15.2 3.74 497 1998
02/15/1998 02:22 02/15/1998 01:10 02/15/1998 04:46 3.6 3.20 59 1998
01/05/1995 06:43 01/04/1995 22:00 01/05/1995 14:05 16.1 3.60 79 1995

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FLOOD FLOW FREQUENCY

Flood Flow Frequency
View a plot of Flood Frequncy Data
***NOTE: Flood Flow Frequency data are for information only and should not be considered valid for regulation***
Magnitude and Probability of Instantaneous Peak Flow  |  Discharge, in cfs, for indicated Recurrence Interval
US Army COE Design
2-year 5-year 10-year 25-year 50-year 100-year 200-year 500-year
----- ----- 10,000 ----- 26,500 34,500 ----- 53,000
USGS StreamStats Flood Flow Frequency
2-year 5-year 10-year 25-year 50-year 100-year 200-year 500-year

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STAFF GAGES

Staff Gage Range Staff Gage Information
0 - 10 East side of pier at transducer
0 - 10 West side of pier at transducer
0 - 10 Painted on railroad pier, add 1.47 feet for gage height

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CREST STAGE GAGES

Crest Gage Number Pin Elevation
(Feet, Gage Height)
Additional Information
1 3.27 Located on pier with transducer

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