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Big Sandy River near Wikieup: level & flow

River gauge in Mohave County, Arizona · All Big Sandy River gauges

210cfs
5.95 m³/s · gauge 8.15 ft · what is cfs?
Measured · provisional
Much above normal for the dateFallingNOAA: No flooding
24 hours
▼ 728 cfs
7 days
▲ 210 cfs
Normal for Nov 4 ?
4.3 cfs
Water temp ?
Not measured

At a glance · Nov 4

Much higher than usual

The Big Sandy River near Wikieup is flowing at 48.8 times its normal flow for Nov 4.

  • This week↗ Rising 210 cfs

Compared with this gauge's own records for the same date. A statistical guide, not advice.

Today compared with past years on Nov 4

Usual range (10th–90th percentile): 2–10 cfsNormal (25th–75th percentile): 3–5 cfsToday: 210 cfsToday 210 cfsMedian 410th90th25th75th
Usual range (10th–90th percentile): 2–10 cfsNormal (25th–75th percentile): 3–5 cfsToday: 210 cfsToday 210 cfsMedian 410th90th25th75th
Ratio scale: equal steps are equal multiples, because flow varies so much.

Flow today against this gauge's percentiles for the date (60 years). A statistical guide, not advice.

What this means

Flow is above the Nov 4 median of 4.3 cfs (60 years of USGS records).

It has dropped 728 cfs in the past 24 hours.

The gauge reads 8.15 ft, 7.8 ft below NOAA's minor flood stage of 16.0 ft.

Flow chart

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Measured Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years) NOAA forecast (dashed)

Gauge height and flood stages

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Measured Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years) Action stageFlood stages

Flood status

NOAA: No flooding

NOAA flood categoryStageNOAA reading now
Action12.0 ft▼ 3.8 ft
Minor16.0 ft▼ 7.8 ft
Moderate17.0 ft▼ 8.8 ft
Major18.0 ft▼ 9.8 ft

NOAA's latest reading at this gauge is 8.15 ft, measured on the same scale as its flood stages.

NOAA's official forecast, issued Nov 2, 10:41 AM MST, peaks at 13.4 ft (NOAA gauge datum) in the next few days (dashed line on the chart).

Highest crests compared with flood stages

Major 18Moderate 17Minor 16Action 12TodayToday: 8.15 ft (Below flood stage)8.15 ftFeb 1993Feb 1993: 24.43 ft (Major flood)24.43 ftJan 2010Jan 2010: 23.94 ft (Major flood)23.94 ftFeb 2005Feb 2005: 22.47 ft (Major flood)22.47 ftFeb 1980Feb 1980: 19.99 ft (Major flood)19.99 ftMar 1991Mar 1991: 18.37 ft (Major flood)18.37 ftDec 2008Dec 2008: 18.29 ft (Major flood)18.29 ftFeb 1995Feb 1995: 18.15 ft (Major flood)18.15 ftSep 2004Sep 2004: 17.79 ft (Moderate flood)17.79 ftMar 1983Mar 1983: 17.36 ft (Moderate flood)17.36 ftMar 2015Mar 2015: 15.98 ft (Action)15.98 ft
Major 18Moderate 17Minor 16Action 12TodayToday: 8.15 ft (Below flood stage)8.15 ftFeb 1993Feb 1993: 24.43 ft (Major flood)24.43 ftJan 2010Jan 2010: 23.94 ft (Major flood)23.94 ftFeb 2005Feb 2005: 22.47 ft (Major flood)22.47 ftFeb 1980Feb 1980: 19.99 ft (Major flood)19.99 ftMar 1991Mar 1991: 18.37 ft (Major flood)18.37 ftDec 2008Dec 2008: 18.29 ft (Major flood)18.29 ftFeb 1995Feb 1995: 18.15 ft (Major flood)18.15 ftSep 2004Sep 2004: 17.79 ft (Moderate flood)17.79 ftMar 1983Mar 1983: 17.36 ft (Moderate flood)17.36 ftMar 2015Mar 2015: 15.98 ft (Action)15.98 ft
MajorModerateMinorAction

NOAA's crest history and flood stages for this gauge, on NOAA's own scale; "Today" is NOAA's latest reading.

Flood stages explained. Flood categories and forecasts are issued by the NOAA National Weather Service. We do not issue warnings. Official page: WKPA3 on water.noaa.gov.

Records

Lowest daily flow, last 5 years
0.0 cfs (Jul 26, 2026)
Normal range for Nov 4
2.8 cfs – 5.1 cfs (60 years)

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