Rainbow Wash - ID # 42807

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Page Last Updated: 04 November 2025

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GAGE ID AND DATUM HISTORY

ID Elevation of
Instrument
in Gage Height		 Elevation of
Instrument
in Datum		 Period
       
42807 0.16 feet 900.22 feet NAVD88 12/13/2024 -- Current
42807 0.07 feet 900.13 feet NAVD88 04/14/2020 -- 12/13/2024
6953 0.07 feet 900.13 feet NAVD88 11/06/2000 -- 04/14/2020

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SITE DATA

STATUS Active
LOCATION Located on SR85 about 10 miles south of Buckeye
DRAINAGE AREA 18.3 mi2
STREAM TYPE Natural Stream
JURISDICTION Maricopa County, Arizona
WATERSHED Gillespie
SECTION/TOWNSHIP/RANGE S23 T2S R4W
LATITUDE N 33° 14' 08.0"  |  +33.23556
LONGITUDE W 112° 38' 21.0"  |  -112.63917
ARIZONA STATE PLANE E 479082  | N 813998
USGS QUAD SHEET Cotton Center NW 7.5-Minute
STREAMGAGE INSTALLATION DATE 11/06/2000 - WY 2001
PERIOD OF AVAILABLE DATA RECORD 11/06/2000 - Current
LENGTH OF AVAILABLE DATA RECORD (AS OF 10/01/2024) 23.90 Years | 8,730 Days
GAPS (> 2 DAYS) IN RECORD None
STAGE GAGE TYPE Pressure Transducer
STAGE GAGE ELEVATION 0.16 feet Gage Height
STAFF GAGES 0
CREST STAGE GAGES 1
ZERO GAGE HEIGHT ELEVATION 900.06 feet NAVD88
POINT OF ZERO FLOW -0.5 feet Gage Height (July 2020)
EXTREME FOR PERIOD OF RECORD 7,500 cfs | 8.20 feet | 09/08/2014

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TRAVEL TIMES

To Old US80, about 5.3 miles downstream
Discharge (cfs) Gage Height (feet) Time (hours)
200 0.72 2.7
500 1.55 1.9
1,100 (5-yr) 2.72 1.6
2,200 (25-yr) 4.22 1.3

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BRIEF RATING

Current Rating = #4 - Applied since 07/01/2020
Discharge
(cfs)		 Gage
Height
(feet)		 Gage
Height
(feet)
0 0.00 900.06
100 0.27 900.33
200 0.72 900.78
500 1.57 901.63
800 2.19 902.25
1,000 2.55 902.61
1,500 3.31 903.37
2,000 3.97 904.03
3,000 5.17 905.23
5,000 7.43 907.49

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WATER YEAR PEAKS

Water
Year		 Peak
Gage Height
(feet)		 Peak
Discharge
(cfs)		 Date of
Peak
2026      
2025 None 0 None
2024 None 0 None
2023 4.42 2,368 10/15/2022
2022 0.72 200 09/09/2022
2021 1.19 347 08/17/2021
2020 3.84 1,899 07/23/2020
2019 2.97 913 10/13/2018
2018 None 0 None
2017 4.23 1,921 07/24/2017
2016 3.17 1,060 10/06/2015
2015 1.14 117 08/27/2015
2014 8.2 7,500 09/08/2014
2013 0.62 39 08/29/2013
2012 5.00 2,695 08/21/2012
2011 2.12 458 07/05/2011
2010 3.64 1,625 07/29/2010
2009 1.75 264 11/27/2008
2008 3.24 735 08/07/2008
2007 1.45 223 07/25/2007
2006 1.77 271 08/10/2006
2005 4.60 1,827 08/09/2005
2004 1.73 262 04/02/2004
2003 0.82 119 01/08/2003
2002 1.65 251 09/07/2002
2001 4.90 2,350 10/22/2000

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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
               
10/15/2022 18:53 10/15/2022 12:00 10/16/2022 11:01 23.0 4.42 2,368 2023
09/09/2022 21:05 09/09/2022 17:35 09/10/2022 00:00 6.4 0.72 200 2022
08/20/2022 22:35 08/20/2022 12:00 08/21/2022 18:00 30.0 0.54 163 2022
09/02/2021 02:11 09/02/2021 02:09 09/02/2021 03:08 1.0 0.34 118 2021
08/17/2021 06:21 08/17/2021 05:47 08/17/2021 07:52 2.1 1.19 347 2021
07/23/2020 15:06 07/23/2020 14:17 07/23/2020 18:55 4.6 3.84 1,899 2020
03/18/2020 17:43 03/18/2020 17:17 03/18/2020 21:54 4.6 1.74 300 2020
03/13/2020 16:30 03/13/2020 16:19 03/13/2020 21:28 5.2 2.37 592 2020
03/13/2020 00:11 03/12/2020 22:51 03/13/2020 04:54 6.1 2.90 874 2020
11/29/2019 04:46 11/29/2019 03:55 11/29/2019 10:40 6.8 2.17 483 2020
11/20/2019 18:26 11/20/2019 18:17 11/20/2019 20:35 2.3 0.70 62 2020
11/20/2019 08:30 11/20/2019 08:01 11/20/2019 12:00 4.0 0.72 50 2020
09/26/2019 17:10 09/26/2019 16:57 09/26/2019 19:52 2.9 1.77 311 2019
09/26/2019 05:59 09/26/2019 05:51 09/26/2019 08:10 2.3 1.22 136 2019
09/25/2019 22:19 09/25/2019 21:59 09/26/2019 00:27 2.5 1.32 163 2019
10/14/2018 00:06 10/13/2018 23:55 10/14/2018 03:02 3.1 1.72 293 2019
10/13/2018 11:14 10/13/2018 09:47 10/13/2018 14:53 5.1 2.97 913 2019
10/07/2018 04:36 10/07/2018 03:55 10/07/2018 11:32 7.6 1.84 337 2019
10/02/2018 07:25 10/02/2018 06:21 10/02/2018 09:55 3.6 1.57 242 2019
08/09/2017 11:15 08/09/2017 08:45 08/09/2017 11:46 3.0 1.07 100 2017
08/08/2017 12:31 08/08/2017 08:50 08/08/2017 18:00 9.2 2.94 897 2017
08/07/2017 14:10 08/07/2017 08:54 08/07/2017 15:04 6.2 1.32 163 2017
07/29/2017 18:59 07/29/2017 18:28 07/29/2017 20:45 2.3 0.94 77 2017
07/24/2017 10:55 07/24/2017 09:48 07/24/2017 13:38 3.8 4.23 1,921 2017
09/07/2016 09:08 09/07/2016 06:18 09/07/2016 11:38 5.3 1.52 226 2016
09/07/2016 06:44 09/07/2016 06:18 09/07/2016 11:38 5.3 2.14 468 2016
07/01/2016 19:29 07/01/2016 18:56 07/01/2016 23:14 4.3 2.74 790 2016
01/07/2016 09:50 01/07/2016 08:24 01/07/2016 13:48 5.4 0.80 59 2016
10/29/2015 16:58 10/29/2015 16:55 10/29/2015 21:02 4.2 0.40 18 2016
10/06/2015 14:50 10/06/2015 13:30 10/06/2015 17:42 4.2 3.17 1,060 2016
08/27/2015 19:06 08/27/2015 19:04 08/27/2015 21:06 2.0 1.14 117 2015
09/27/2014 20:07 09/27/2014 19:59 09/28/2014 02:38 6.7 2.37 592 2014
09/27/2014 14:31 09/27/2014 13:16 09/27/2014 19:28 6.2 3.24 1,120 2014
09/08/2014   Data Unavailable Data Unavailable   8.20 7,500 2014
08/25/2014 22:51 08/25/2014 22:42 08/26/2014 01:51 3.2 1.92 368 2014
08/21/2015 20:01 08/21/2014 19:32 08/21/2014 23:47 4.3 2.44 637 2014
07/14/2014 01:24 07/13/2014 23:59 07/14/2014 03:07 3.1 1.22 136 2014
11/22/2013 05:27 11/22/2013 05:23 11/22/2013 07:32 2.2 0.30 10 2014
08/29/2013 19:02 08/29/2013 18:57 08/29/2013 21:21 2.4 0.62 39 2013
07/21/2013 11:05 07/21/2013 10:55 07/21/2013 12:55 2.0 0.52 29 2013
08/22/2012 16:04 08/22/2012 14:50 08/22/2012 19:20 4.5 4.24 1,936 2012
08/21/2012 20:54 08/21/2012 20:23 08/22/2012 02:41 6.3 5.00 2,695 2012
08/17/2012 02:58 08/17/2012 01:55 08/17/2012 09:02 7.1 2.30 550 2012
07/14/2012 08:55 07/14/2012 08:36 07/14/2012 10:50 2.2 0.62 39 2012
07/30/2011 20:25 07/30/2011 20:14 07/30/2011 23:07 2.9 0.57 34 2010
07/05/2011 22:37 07/05/2011 22:16 07/06/2011 10:07 11.9 2.12 458 2010
08/27/2010 07:29 08/27/2010 07:23 08/27/2010 10:53 3.5 1.72 293 2010
08/17/2010 22:23 08/17/2010 22:24 08/18/2010 01:58 3.6 1.67 275 2010
07/29/2010 03:21 07/29/2010 02:51 07/29/2010 06:55 4.1 3.64 1,625 2010
03/07/2010 19:00 03/07/2010 18:51 03/07/2010 19:50 1.0 0.37 27 2010
02/28/2010 01:11 02/28/2010 00:48 02/28/2010 07:44 6.9 1.92 368 2010
01/21/2010 21:39 01/21/2010 17:42 01/22/2010 02:40 9.0 2.33 570 2010
01/19/2010 20:02 01/19/2010 19:01 01/20/2010 00:15 5.2 0.67 81 2010
08/13/2009 05:46 08/13/2009 05:44 08/13/2009 08:20 2.6 0.67 81 2009
07/21/2009 22:48 07/21/2009 22:27 07/22/2009 01:18 2.9 0.94 145 2009
11/27/2008 02:31 11/27/2008 02:18 11/27/2008 08:23 6.1 1.75 264 2009
08/29/2008 00:51 08/28/2008 23:22 08/29/2008 07:35 8.2 0.94 145 2008
08/26/2008 02:54 08/26/2008 02:36 08/26/2008 07:35 5.0 0.67 81 2008
08/07/2008 22:10 08/07/2008 20:29 08/08/2008 08:08 11.7 3.24 735 2008
07/13/2008 16:34 07/13/2008 16:32 07/13/2008 21:03 4.5 0.69 86 2008
07/25/2007 14:12 07/25/2007 13:46 07/25/2007 18:05 4.3 1.45 223 2007
08/12/2006 01:46 08/12/2006 01:23 08/12/2006 09:05 7.7 1.47 227 2006
08/10/2006 19:50 08/10/2006 19:31 08/11/2006 03:05 7.6 1.77 271 2006
04/27/2006 17:32 04/27/2006 17:26 04/27/2006 19:56 2.5 0.57 68 2006
08/09/2005 18:32 08/09/2005 18:08 08/10/2005 03:14 9.1 4.60 1,827 2005
07/23/2005 01:08 07/23/2005 00:34 07/23/2005 09:16 8.7 1.25 196 2005
02/23/2005 23:33 02/23/2005 22:30 02/24/2005 10:24 11.9 1.12 178 2005
02/20/2005 03:42 02/20/2005 01:22 02/20/2005 12:23 11.0 0.80 113 2005
02/19/2005 00:50 02/19/2005 00:45 02/19/2005 06:21 5.6 0.65 82 2005
01/04/2005 14:54 01/04/2005 06:07 01/04/2005 22:47 16.7 0.93 142 2005
01/03/2005 20:48 01/03/2005 20:45 01/04/2005 04:18 7.6 0.55 63 2005
11/22/2004 05:30 11/22/2004 05:28 11/22/2004 10:45 5.3 0.77 108 2005
11/12/2004 19:35 11/12/2004 19:33 11/13/2004 04:45 9.2 1.23 192 2005
07/27/2004 20:01 07/27/2004 19:58 07/27/2004 23:49 3.8 0.80 113 2004
07/26/2004 04:21 07/26/2004 03:56 07/26/2004 06:56 3.0 0.57 68 2004
07/14/2004 04:21 07/14/2004 03:16 07/14/2004 09:56 6.7 1.67 255 2004
04/02/2004 16:41 04/02/2004 16:11 04/03/2004 00:56 8.8 1.73 262 2004
02/25/2003 21:29 02/25/2003 19:04 02/26/2003 04:18 9.2 0.65 82 2003
01/08/2003 14:47 01/08/2003 14:37 01/09/2003 02:37 12.0 0.82 119 2003
10/26/2002 14:18 10/26/2002 14:13 10/26/2002 19:53 5.7 0.80 113 2003
09/07/2002 18:33 09/07/2002 17:18 09/08/2002 02:18 9.0 1.65 251 2002
08/17/2001 03:43 08/17/2001 02:32 08/17/2001 15:02 12.5 2.38 648 2001
07/06/2001 12:18 07/06/2001 12:10 07/06/2001 16:54 4.7 0.80 96 2001
03/07/2001 17:32 03/07/2001 17:31 03/07/2001 22:13 4.7 0.43 37 2001

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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
FEMA Flood Flood Insurance Study
2-year 5-year 10-year 20-year 50-year 100-year 200-year 500-year
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CREST STAGE GAGES

Crest Gage Number Pin Elevation
(Feet, Gage Height)		 Additional Information
1 0.65 Located near transducer

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