Signal Butte FRS - ID # 79507

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GAGE ID AND DATUM HISTORY

ID Elevation of
Instrument
in Gage Height		 Elevation of
Instrument
in Datum		 Period
       
79507 -0.46 feet 1,687.08 feet NAVD88 04/29/2020 -- 02/09/2021
6628 -0.46 feet 1,687.08 feet NAVD88 10/01/2017 -- 04/29/2020
6628 -0.25 feet 1,687.14 feet NAVD88 10/01/1996 -- 09/30/2017
6628 0.00 feet 1,685.52 feet M.S.L. 06/04/1992 -- 10/01/1996
5633 0.00 feet 1,685.52 feet M.S.L. 11/10/1987 -- 06/04/1992

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SITE DATA

STATUS In Service
LOCATION Located north of Brown Road between Meridian and Signal Butte Roads
DRAINAGE AREA 16.77 mi2
IMPOUNDMENT TYPE Dam of natural drainage
JURISDICTION Mesa, Arizona
WATERSHED Lower Verde
SECTION/TOWNSHIP/RANGE S12 T1N R7E
LATITUDE N 33° 26' 24.2"  |  +33.44005
LONGITUDE W 111° 35' 25.1"  |  -111.59031
ARIZONA STATE PLANE E 799545  | N 887780
USGS QUAD SHEET Apache Junction 7.5-Minute
STREAMGAGE INSTALLATION DATE 11/10/1987 - WY 1988
PERIOD OF AVAILABLE DATA RECORD 11/10/1987 - Current
LENGTH OF AVAILABLE DATA RECORD (AS OF 10/01/2024) 36.89 | 13,475 Days Years
GAPS (> 2 DAYS) IN RECORD 02/09/2021 - 07/07/2021
STAGE GAGE TYPE Pressure Transducer
STAGE GAGE ELEVATION -0.46 feet Gage Height
STAFF GAGES 11
CREST STAGE GAGES 0
ZERO GAGE HEIGHT ELEVATION 1,687.539 feet NAVD88
POINT OF ZERO FLOW (GATED OUTLET) 0.00 feet Gage Height
POINT OF ZERO FLOW (UNGATED OUTLET) 15.56 feet Gage Height
SPILLWAY ELEVATION 26.9 feet Gage Height
TOP OF DAM ELEVATION 35.86 feet Gage Height

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BRIEF RATING

Current Discharge Rating = #2 - Applied since 10/01/1996
Current Capacity Rating = #2 - Applied since 10/01/1996
Gage
Height
(feet)		 Elevation
(feet NAVD88)		 Volume
(acre-feet)		 Discharge
(cfs)
Middle Outlet
(controlled)		 Discharge
(cfs)
Principal Outlet
(uncontrolled)		 Discharge
(cfs)
Spillway		 Discharge
(cfs)
Combined
0.00 1,687.54 0 0 0 0 0
2.00 1,689.54 3 6 0 0 6
5.00 1,692.54 30 8 0 0 8
10.00 1,697.54 159 10 0 0 10
15.00 1,702.54 440 11 0 0 11
15.56 1,703.10 468 11 0 0 11
20.00 1,707.54 846 12 139 0 151
25.00 1,712.54 1,386 13 160 0 173
26.90 1,714.44 1,651 14 170 0 184
30.00 1,717.54 2,110 14 180 1,971 2,165
35.00 1,722.54 3,020 15 195 9,187 9,397
37.00 1,724.54 3,400 16 200 12,839 13,055

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WATER YEAR PEAKS

Water
Year		 Peak
Gage Height
(feet)		 Peak
Volume
(acre-feet)		 PCT
Full
Available Storage Capacity		 Date of
Peak
2025        
2024 2.96 8 0.7 07/25/2024
2023 None 0 0.0 None
2022 9.71 148 9.0 07/29/2022
2021 8.97 121 7.3 08/17/2021
2020 3.65 14 0.8 11/29/2019
2019 12.74 294 17.8 09/25/2019
2018 7.06 67 4.1 08/25/2018
2017 9.15 127 7.7 07/25/2017
2016 8.01 91 5.6 08/10/2016
2015 4.24 20 1.3 08/02/2015
2014 13.40 333 20.2 09/09/2014
2013 6.50 55 3.4 08/31/2013
2012 5.10 31 1.9 07/15/2012
2011 5.30 34 2.1 10/06/2010
2010 10.55 180 10.9 08/18/2010
2009 4.60 24 1.5 09/05/2009
2008 7.15 69 4.2 12/08/2007
2007 4.05 18 1.1 07/25/2007
2006 9.95 157 9.5 08/21/2006
2005 4.70 26 1.6 02/19/2005
2004 5.55 38 2.3 03/05/2004
2003 3.17 10 0.6 03/16/2003
2002 4.14 19 1.2 07/24/2002
2001 7.76 85 5.1 10/28/2000
2000 2.00 2 0.1 10/01/1999
1999 4.83 28 1.7 07/24/1999
1998 5.05 31 1.9 10/22/1997
1997 5.60 39 2.4 08/10/1997
1996 4.90 11 0.7 08/28/1996
1995 5.82 15 0.9 01/05/1995
1994 5.00 12 0.7 11/16/1993
1993 13.30 166 10.1 01/11/1993
1992 None 0 0.0 None
1991 None 0 0.0 None
1990 None 0 0.0 None
1989 None 0 0.0 None
1988 (partial) None 0 0.0 None

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IMPOUNDMENT EVENT HISTORY

Date of
Peak		 Time of
Peak		 Runoff
Start		 Runoff
End		 Duration
(hours)		 Peak
Stage
(feet GH)		 Peak
Volume
(acre-feet)		 Water
Year
View a Plot of These Data
               
07/25/2024 20:12 07/25/2024 18:00 07/30/2024 08:28 110.5 2.96 7.7 2024
02/02/2024 12:00 02/01/2024 18:00 02/13/2024 06:45 276.8 2.47 3.9 2024
12/23/2023 12:00 12/23/2023 03:25 12/25/2023 08:36 53.2 0.67 0.0 2024
09/12/2022 07:32 09/11/2022 21:29 09/14/2022 12:00 62.5 2.27 3 2022
07/29/2022 06:00 07/28/2022 12:00 08/28/2022 08:42 764.7 9.71 148 2022
12/25/2021 00:00 12/24/2021 00:00 12/30/2021 00:00 144.0 2.37 3 2022
08/17/2021 00:24 08/11/2021 08:08 09/08/2021 12:00 675.9 8.97 121 2021
08/13/2021 04:20 08/11/2021 08:08 09/08/2021 12:00 675.9 8.77 114 2021
08/12/2021 05:32 08/11/2021 08:08 09/08/2021 12:00 675.9 6.34 52 2021
07/25/2021 15:35 07/24/2021 09:20 07/26/2021 18:00 56.7 2.37 3 2021
12/25/2019 18:00 12/25/2019 10:28 12/28/2019 00:00 61.5 2.17 3 2020
11/29/2019 12:00 11/29/2019 05:02 12/05/2019 13:00 152.0 3.65 14 2020
11/21/2019 18:48 11/20/2019 03:13 11/22/2019 19:30 64.3 1.69 1 2020
09/25/2019 06:00 09/23/2019 02:52 10/24/2019 06:00 747.1 12.74 294 2019
02/22/2019 06:00 02/21/2019 15:38 03/02/2019 09:57 210 5.35 35 2019
10/14/2018 00:00 10/13/2018 08:56 11/01/2018 18:00 465 7.06 67 2019
08/25/2018 00:00 08/09/2018 23:37 09/29/2018 08:47 1,209 7.06 67 2018
08/11/2018 06:00 08/09/2018 23:37 09/29/2018 08:47 1,209 5.89 44 2018
07/30/2018 21:40 07/30/2018 19:38 08/09/2018 12:00 232 5.35 35 2018
09/09/2017 06:00 09/08/2017 20:04 09/14/2017 08:39 253 3.13 9 2017
07/25/2017 04:21 07/21/2017 20:00 08/24/2017 18:00 718 9.15 127 2017
01/20/2017 22:52 01/20/2017 21:27 01/23/2017 11:56 62.5 2.74 6 2017
08/10/2016 15:02 08/09/2016 11:17 08/28/2016 18:00 463 8.01 91 2016
07/29/2016 22:43 07/29/2016 21:17 08/08/2016 10:19 229 2.29 3 2016
01/07/2016 13:51 01/07/2016 11:38 01/13/2016 08:42 141 3.07 9 2016
09/22/2015 20:05 09/21/2015 12:00 09/26/2015 06:00 114 3.17 7 2015
08/02/2015 21:53 07/31/2015 14:24 08/08/2015 12:00 190 4.24 20 2015
01/30/2015 15:27 01/30/2015 09:27 02/03/2015 15:27 102 2.50 4 2015
09/28/2014 07:30 09/27/2014 05:50 10/23/2014 17:55 636 10.05 163 2014
09/09/2014 03:20 09/08/2014 02:11 09/26/2014 16:00 446 13.40 333 2014
08/13/2014 08:47 08/13/2014 07:05 08/21/2014 10:54 196 2.40 4 2014
03/02/2014 06:42 03/01/2014 18:40 03/10/2014 13:51 211 4.35 21 2014
11/22/2013 06:08 11/22/2013 03:59 12/03/2013 18:09 278 3.55 13 2014
08/31/2013 11:20 08/30/2013 17:21 09/29/2013 12:10 715 6.50 55 2013
07/22/2013 03:41 07/21/2013 12:53 08/24/2013 12:11 815 4.35 21 2013
03/08/2013 16:55 03/08/2013 10:13 03/14/2013 19:19 153 2.90 7.0 2013
02/20/2013 22:56 02/20/2013 10:56 03/07/2013 16:55 366 2.25 3.0 2013
01/27/2013 08:38 01/26/2013 09:17 02/18/2013 16:56 560 2.45 4.0 2013
09/07/2012 10:58 09/07/2012 08:04 09/14/2012 14:36 175 4.25 20 2012
08/23/2012 03:35 08/23/2012 03:01 09/06/2012 14:36 348 2.60 5 2012
07/15/2012 02:40 07/14/2012 16:15 07/28/2012 14:37 334 5.10 31 2012
12/13/2011 22:10 12/12/2011 17:41 01/07/2012 11:15 618 2.50 4 2012
12/29/2010 23:26 12/29/2010 16:46 01/07/2011 14:34 214 2.20 3 2011
10/06/2010 00:25 10/05/2010 12:25 11/11/2010 00:25 876 5.30 34 2011
09/22/2010 06:25 09/22/2010 02:01 09/28/2010 12:25 154 4.00 18 2010
08/18/2010 05:12 08/17/2010 17:35 09/13/2010 12:25 643 10.55 180 2010
03/09/2010 14:16 03/07/2010 13:24 03/18/2010 18:24 269 1.45 <1 2010
02/22/2010 14:17 02/22/2010 12:15 03/06/2010 12:24 228 2.40 4 2010
01/22/2010 06:17 01/19/2010 20:42 02/16/2010 09:01 660 6.40 53 2010
09/05/2009 09:57 09/03/2009 20:14 09/28/2009 18:02 598 4.60 24 2009
02/10/2009 09:00 02/09/2009 22:28 02/26/2009 09:20 395 2.10 3 2009
12/26/2008 10:10 12/26/2008 04:46 01/02/2009 12:41 176 1.55 1 2009
08/28/2008 00:07 08/27/2008 05:11 09/17/2008 16:11 515 5.00 30 2008
08/15/2008 00:08 08/14/2008 20:53 08/26/2008 11:48 279 2.40 4 2008
07/11/2008 13:17 07/10/2008 19:53 07/28/2008 12:08 424 3.15 9 2008
01/28/2008 08:50 01/27/2008 18:52 02/06/2008 15:44 237 4.55 23 2008
01/07/2008 03:44 01/07/2008 10:54 01/11/2008 09:44 94.8 3.05 8 2008
12/08/2007 03:45 12/08/2007 02:43 12/19/2007 09:44 271 7.15 69 2008
12/01/2007 09:45 11/30/2007 18:51 12/07/2007 15:45 271 4.45 22 2008
09/17/2007 03:45 09/16/2007 20:46 10/07/2007 03:44 487 3.20 9 2007
09/01/2007 00:20 08/31/2007 22:26 09/10/2007 15:45 233 1.65 1 2007
07/25/2007 19:25 07/25/2007 16:24 08/15/2007 15:45 503 4.05 18 2007
03/24/2007 20:36 03/23/2007 17:32 04/15/2007 02:36 537 3.12 9 2007
08/21/2006 20:13 08/21/2006 17:59 09/20/2006 08:31 711 9.95 157 2006
08/12/2006 07:29 08/12/2006 01:40 08/19/2006 19:29 186 1.33 <1 2006
07/27/2006 07:29 07/27/2006 06:44 08/11/2006 19:29 373 2.72 6 2006
07/25/2006 23:57 07/25/2006 23:17 07/26/2006 12:54 13.6 2.33 4 2006
03/11/2006 21:50 03/11/2006 10:30 03/14/2006 15:50 77.3 2.03 3 2006
08/12/2005 18:59 08/12/2005 17:24 08/24/2005 00:19 271 2.20 3 2005
08/09/2005 18:59 08/09/2005 15:29 08/10/2005 18:19 26.8 1.88 2 2005
07/23/2005 21:17 07/23/2005 18:52 07/30/2005 12:21 162 4.00 17 2005
02/19/2005 14:48 02/19/2005 00:58 03/01/2005 20:48 260 4.70 26 2005
02/12/2005 20:48 02/11/2005 16:18 02/17/2005 20:47 149 2.72 6 2005
01/04/2005 21:21 01/03/2005 17:35 02/03/2005 14:47 741 4.18 19 2005
12/30/2004 01:11 12/29/2004 13:27 01/02/2005 19:55 103 1.90 2 2005
12/06/2004 03:19 12/06/2004 02:57 12/06/2004 13:54 11.0 0.28 <1 2005
09/19/2004 04:17 09/19/2004 02:19 09/19/2004 09:51 7.5 0.90 <1 2004
04/02/2004 22:24 04/02/2004 04:42 04/07/2004 15:27 131 3.30 10 2004
03/05/2004 22:25 03/04/2004 19:48 03/29/2004 10:23 591 5.55 38 2004
07/29/2003 20:57 07/29/2003 20:02 08/07/2003 12:25 208 1.41 <1 2003
03/16/2003 19:29 03/16/2003 14:14 04/04/2003 14:57 457 3.17 10 2003
02/28/2003 07:29 02/27/2003 19:28 03/05/2003 01:28 126 0.68 <1 2003
02/26/2003 00:35 02/25/2003 20:00 02/27/2003 13:29 41.5 1.21 <1 2003
02/14/2003 05:10 02/13/2003 14:35 02/22/2003 07:30 209 1.26 <1 2003
07/24/2002 00:22 07/23/2002 19:22 08/17/2002 12:22 593 4.14 19 2002
08/04/2001 20:51 08/04/2001 20:46 08/05/2001 07:41 10.9 0.32 <1 2001
01/27/2001 17:28 01/27/2001 08:08 01/29/2001 08:19 48.2 1.70 1 2001
01/16/2001 06:53 01/16/2001 04:43 01/16/2001 09:23 4.7 1.26 <1 2001
10/28/2000 02:42 10/27/2000 15:27 11/12/2000 23:52 392 7.76 85 2001
10/22/2000 08:57 10/19/2000 12:47 10/27/2000 08:57 188 5.66 40 2001
03/09/2000 11:48 03/06/2000 06:47 03/12/2000 23:47 161 0.63 <1 2000
09/20/1999 11:23 09/19/1999 15:21 10/23/1999 11:25 812 4.73 26 1999
08/31/1999 15:13 08/31/1999 14:28 09/13/1999 19:41 317 1.75 7 1999
07/24/1999 11:22 07/23/1999 17:52 08/23/1999 23:22 750 4.83 28 1999
07/15/1999 08:02 07/15/1999 06:53 07/17/1999 11:22 52.5 1.75 2 1999
11/09/1998 03:54 11/09/1998 03:49 11/14/1998 11:18 128 0.58 <1 1999
08/01/1998 02:49 08/01/1998 02:15 08/05/1998 11:16 105 0.73 <1 1998
03/30/1998 06:15 03/29/1998 23:15 04/26/1998 23:15 672 4.73 26 1998
02/25/1998 11:14 02/24/1998 17:30 03/27/1998 23:15 750 4.93 29 1998
02/20/1998 23:14 02/20/1998 14:56 02/23/1998 23:14 80.3 4.49 23 1998
02/15/1998 11:14 02/15/1998 03:39 02/20/1998 11:14 128 4.10 19 1998
02/09/1998 10:17 02/08/1998 12:20 02/14/1998 23:14 155 3.61 13 1998
12/22/1997 11:13 12/21/1997 23:13 01/02/1998 23:13 288 0.68 <1 1998
12/08/1997 15:42 12/08/1997 05:28 12/18/1997 19:25 254 2.48 4 1998
10/22/1997 09:09 10/22/1997 08:14 11/24/1997 23:08 807 5.05 31 1998
08/10/1997 10:54 08/10/1997 04:53 09/01/1997 20:39 544 5.60 39 1997
01/14/1997 13:23 01/13/1997 09:18 01/30/1997 21:26 420 3.00 9 1997
08/28/1996 10:10 08/27/1996 21:04 09/19/1996 02:03 533 4.90 11 1996
08/23/1996 00:33 08/22/1996 19:15 08/27/1996 18:26 119 2.75 7 1996
02/01/1996 14:26 02/01/1996 11:21 02/04/1996 18:28 79.1 0.75 2 1996
09/28/1995 15:17 09/28/1995 02:17 10/04/1995 18:16 160 1.33 2 1995
08/21/1995 03:23 08/20/1995 21:08 08/25/1995 11:54 111 1.85 2 1995
08/16/1995 03:18 08/16/1995 02:26 08/17/1995 13:53 35.5 0.75 <1 1995
07/11/1995 20:34 07/11/1995 20:31 07/12/1995 19:14 22.7 0.43 1 1995
03/12/1995 00:27 03/11/1995 12:58 04/09/1995 11:09 673 2.72 4 1995
02/21/1995 18:06 02/21/1995 04:22 03/09/1995 11:09 391 2.42 3 1995
02/15/1995 13:26 02/13/1995 14:57 02/20/1995 23:27 177 1.23 <1 1995
01/05/1995 13:29 01/04/1995 04:53 02/10/1995 20:25 904 5.82 15 1995
12/26/1994 13:16 12/25/1994 23:40 01/03/1995 19:43 212 1.12 2 1995
12/06/1994 08:05 12/06/1994 02:07 12/15/1994 12:39 227 1.00 2 1995
11/12/1994 11:56 11/12/1994 05:26 11/19/1994 18:07 181 0.93 2 1995
10/15/1994 11:40 10/15/1994 11:34 10/21/1994 09:36 142 1.50 2 1995
08/26/1994 22:13 08/26/1994 22:13 08/26/1994 22:24 0.2 0.30 1 1994
02/09/1994 12:26 02/08/1994 17:12 02/10/1994 19:39 50.5 0.40 1 1994
11/16/1993 09:34 11/16/1993 09:34 11/30/1993 07:32 334 5.00 12 1994
11/12/1993 12:56 11/12/1993 12:43 11/16/1993 06:56 90.2 0.70 2 1994
08/27/1993 07:57 08/27/1993 07:38 09/01/1993 22:51 135 0.80 2 1993
03/29/1993 13:50 03/27/1993 06:11 04/08/1993 10:52 293 1.30 2 1993
01/19/1993 12:39 01/18/1993 01:05 03/16/1993 01:25 1,368 11.00 88 1993
01/11/1993 14:24 01/10/1993 18:59 01/17/1993 21:45 171 13.30 166 1993
01/08/1993 14:22 01/07/1993 09:44 01/10/1993 14:59 77.3 6.10 48 1993
12/09/1992 13:59 Data Unavailable Data Unavailable   1.10 2 1993

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STAFF GAGES

For Middle Staff Gages (7, 5-foot staff gages)
Range Information
0 - 5 Subtract 0.12 feet from staff reading for GH
5 - 10 Subtract 0.15 feet from staff reading for GH
10 - 15 Subtract 0.21 feet from staff reading for GH
15 - 20 Subtract 0.27 feet from staff reading for GH
20 - 25 Subtract 0.33 feet from staff reading for GH
25 - 30 Subtract 0.37 feet from staff reading for GH
30 - 35 Subtract 0.38 feet from staff reading for GH
For West Outlet Staff Gages (4, 5-foot staff gages)
Range Information
0 - 20 Add 15.5 feet for equivalent ALERT gage height elevation
0 - 20 Add 1,703.0 feet to get equivalent NAVD88 elevation
For Spillway Staff Gage
Range Information
0 - 9 Add 26.9 feet for equivalent ALERT gage height elevation
0 - 9 Add 1,714.44 feet to get equivalent NAVD88 elevation

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