Flood Impacts |
19.5 | Equal to 100-year return flow as calculated by US Geological Survey. |
18.0 | Major flooding along Bonita Creek. |
17.5 | Equal to floods of record of 1983 and 1993. |
16.0 | City of Safford Pumping Works and City of Safford Bonita Creek Campground have historically been impacted at this river stage. Water likely 11 to 12 feet deep in parts of Bonita Canyon. |
13.0 | Bonita Creek Access Road impassible at most if not all road crossings. Due to impassible road crossings and the narrow and steep nature of the Bonita Creek Canyon, any recreational users left in the canyon will likely be isolated. |
11.0 | Water encroaches on road crossings along Bonita Creek Access Road. BLM day-use areas begin to flood. |