Skunk Creek at Carefree Highway - ID # 65707

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Page Last Updated: 24 October 2024

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GAGE ID AND DATUM HISTORY

ID Elevation of
Instrument
in Gage Height
Elevation of
Instrument
in Datum
Period
       
65707 1.49 feet 1,674.35 feet NAVD88 08/19/2015 -- Current

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SITE DATA

STATUS Active ALERT2 Sensor
LOCATION Located on the westbound Carefree Highway bridge about 1/4 mile east of I-17
DRAINAGE AREA 48.8 mi2
STREAM TYPE Natural Stream
JURISDICTION Phoenix, Arizona
WATERSHED Skunk Creek
SECTION/TOWNSHIP/RANGE S02 T5N R2E
LATITUDE N 33° 47' 54.8"  |  +33.79849
LONGITUDE W 112° 07' 23.2"  |  -112.12310
ARIZONA STATE PLANE E 637291  | N 1018124
USGS QUAD SHEET New River SE 7.5-Minute
STREAMGAGE INSTALLATION DATE 08/19/2015 - WY 2015
PERIOD OF AVAILABLE DATA RECORD 08/19/2015 - Current
LENGTH OF AVAILABLE DATA RECORD (AS OF 10/01/2024) 9.12 Years | 3,331 Days
GAPS (> 2 DAYS) IN RECORD None
STAGE GAGE TYPE Pressure Transducer
STAGE GAGE ELEVATION 1.49 feet Gage Height
STAFF GAGES None
CREST STAGE GAGES 1
ZERO GAGE HEIGHT ELEVATION 1,672.858 feet NAVD88
POINT OF ZERO FLOW 0.2 feet Gage Height
EXTREME FOR PERIOD OF RECORD ~11,000 cfs | ~8.5 feet | 07/23/2021

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BRIEF RATING

Current Rating = #3 - Applied since 08/19/2015
Discharge
(cfs)
Elevation
feet
Gage Height
Elevation
feet
NAVD88
0 0.00 1,672.86
100 1.60 1,674.46
500 2.69 1,675.55
1,000 3.41 1,676.27
2,000 4.30 1,677.16
5,000 6.05 1,678.91
10,000 8.04 1,680.90

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WATER YEAR PEAKS

Water
Year
Peak
Gage Height
(feet)
Peak
Discharge
(cfs)
Date of
Peak
Notes
2025        
2024 2.74 528 08/31/2024  
2023 3.71 1,290 08/31/2023  
2022 3.38 973 07/30/2022  
2021 ~8.3 (estimated) ~11,000* 07/23/2021 *PT detached during event so elevs. are estimated, and peak is consistent with up and downstream flows
2020 4.50 3,193 11/20/2019  
2019 4.55 3,319 09/23/2019  
2018 2.98 750 07/14/2018  
2017 4.17 2,398 01/01/2017  
2016 3.50 1,300 10/20/2015  
2015 (partial) 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
               
08/31/2024 20:59 08/31/2024 20:00 09/01/2024 03:18 7.3 2.74 528 2024
03/22/2023 09:23 03/22/2023 07:12 03/23/2023 04:32 22.4 3.11 749 2023
03/11/2023 22:10 03/11/2023 18:00 03/12/2023 08:48 14.8 2.21 291 2023
03/02/2023 00:18 03/01/2023 18:00 03/02/2023 19:42 25.7 2.41 370 2023
01/17/2023 07:18 01/17/2023 06:00 01/17/2023 18:00 12.0 2.01 214 2023
01/01/2023 18:57 01/01/2023 18:00 01/02/2023 10:07 16.1 2.86 605 2023
08/21/2022 00:00 08/21/2022 00:00 08/21/2022 14:58 15.0 2.78 555 2022
08/19/2022 22:33 08/19/2022 22:32 08/20/2022 20:44 22.2 2.38 358 2022
08/18/2022 23:38 08/18/2022 23:30 08/19/2022 06:48 7.3 2.21 291 2022
07/30/2022 21:52 07/30/2022 21:37 07/31/2022 12:00 14.4 3.38 972 2022
07/29/2022 07:30 07/29/2022 07:22 07/29/2022 14:17 6.9 2.41 372 2022
07/28/2022 15:21 07/28/2022 15:12 07/28/2022 23:03 7.9 2.56 436 2022
07/27/2022 12:50 07/27/2022 12:48 07/28/2022 00:00 11.2 2.18 279 2022
07/26/2022 00:43 07/26/2022 00:34 07/26/2022 08:40 8.1 2.68 495 2022
12/24/2021 18:00 12/24/2021 14:48 12/25/2021 04:14 13.4 2.78 555 2022
08/18/2021 15:59 08/18/2021 15:54 08/19/2021 12:00 20.1 2.98 671 2021
08/17/2021 02:12 08/17/2021 00:46 08/17/2021 15:04 14.3 2.48 400 2021
08/14/2021 00:50 08/13/2021 23:00 08/14/2021 15:48 16.8 3.18 794 2021
08/12/2021 09:09 08/12/2021 08:04 08/13/2021 00:00 15.9 3.60 1,180 2021
07/31/2021 05:14 07/31/2021 05:02 07/31/2021 13:10 8.1 1.91 180 2021
07/25/2021 15:05 07/24/2021 23:08 07/26/2021 13:25 38.3 3.38 972 2021
07/23/2021 14:26 07/23/2021 06:05 07/24/2021 09:40 27.6 8.30 (est.) 11,000 2021
03/13/2020 15:01 03/12/2020 17:50 03/14/2020 12:00 42.2 2.93 643 2020
03/13/2020 04:24 03/12/2020 17:50 03/14/2020 12:00 42.2 3.18 794 2020
03/12/2020 19:16 03/12/2020 17:50 03/14/2020 12:00 42.2 3.01 688 2020
11/29/2019 07:06 11/29/2019 04:20 11/30/2019 05:53 25.6 4.18 1,849 2020
11/21/2019 19:39 11/20/2019 14:16 11/22/2019 12:00 45.7 3.28 881 2020
11/20/2019 20:17 11/20/2019 14:16 11/22/2019 12:00 45.7 4.50 2,262 2020
11/20/2019 16:39 11/20/2019 14:16 11/22/2019 12:00 45.7 3.80 1,379 2020
09/26/2019 21:03 09/26/2019 21:01 09/27/2019 10:31 13.5 4.13 1,787 2019
09/23/2019 14:29 09/23/2019 12:23 09/24/2019 07:03 18.7 4.55 2,330 2019
02/21/2019 17:21 02/21/2019 16:54 02/22/2019 20:20 27.4 2.46 391 2019
02/06/2019 06:00 02/06/2019 05:30 02/06/2019 10:51 5.4 2.39 362 2019
10/13/2018 17:25 10/13/2018 16:24 10/14/2018 03:43 11.3 2.54 427 2019
10/07/2018 10:12 10/07/2018 10:10 10/07/2018 20:36 10.4 2.51 413 2019
10/03/2018 13:23 10/03/2018 13:21 10/03/2018 23:39 10.3 2.54 427 2019
10/02/2018 12:23 10/02/2018 08:56 10/03/2018 07:26 22.5 3.83 1,412 2019
08/15/2018 03:16 08/15/2018 03:10 08/15/2018 10:11 7.0 2.36 350 2018
07/30/2018 22:39 07/30/2018 22:32 07/31/2018 09:45 11.2 3.03 700 2018
07/30/2018 20:16 07/30/2018 20:14 07/30/2018 21:26 1.2 2.18 279 2018
07/14/2018 17:18 07/14/2018 17:14 07/15/2018 02:36 9.4 2.98 671 2018
08/03/2017 17:09 08/03/2017 17:01 08/03/2017 18:53 1.9 2.33 338 2017
07/31/2017 21:40 07/31/2017 21:36 08/01/2017 01:03 3.5 2.43 379 2017
02/28/2017 08:26 02/28/2017 03:47 03/01/2017 02:43 22.9 3.70 1,278 2017
01/21/2017 03:38 01/20/2017 22:53 01/21/2017 18:00 19.1 3.20 809 2017
01/01/2017 09:45 01/01/2017 07:52 01/02/2017 02:48 18.9 4.17 1,836 2017
12/24/2016 21:08 12/24/2016 18:29 12/25/2016 08:32 14.1 2.38 358 2017
12/22/2016 12:30 12/22/2016 08:13 12/23/2016 01:12 17.0 3.77 1,348 2017
08/05/2016 10:51 08/05/2016 07:52 08/05/2016 19:49 12.0 2.54 427 2016
08/03/2016 16:44 08/03/2016 16:39 08/04/2016 02:19 9.7 2.67 490 2016
08/02/2016 18:01 08/02/2016 16:39 08/03/2016 02:37 10.0 3.49 1,073 2016
01/07/2016 15:51 01/07/2016 07:47 01/08/2016 09:29 25.7 3.06 718 2016
01/06/2016 03:28 01/06/2016 02:55 01/07/2016 00:00 21.1 3.23 835 2016
10/20/2015   Data Unavailable Gage Failure   3.50 (estimated) 1,300 2016
10/06/2015 11:16 10/06/2015 09:41 10/06/2015 16:22 6.7 2.61 460 2016

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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 Insurance Study
2-year 5-year 10-year 20-year 50-year 100-year 200-year 500-year
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 27,300 ----- -----

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STAFF GAGES

Staff Gage Range Staff Gage Information
0 - 11 Painted gage, viewable from the southwest corner of the bridge.
Subtract 3.13 feet from painted gage readings to convert to Gage Height.

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CREST STAGE GAGES

Crest Gage Number Pin Elevation
(Feet, Gage Height)
Additional Information
1 3.02 Located on the pier with the pressure transducer

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