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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
09484000 SABINO CREEK NEAR TUCSON, AZ
LOCATION - Lat 32°18'53", long 110°48'39.3" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.9, T.13 S., R.15 E., Pima County, AZ, Hydrologic Unit 15050302, on left bank, 30 ft upstream from Lower Sabino Dam, 0.5 mi north of Coronado National Forest boundary and 12 mi northeast of Tucson City Hall.
DRAINAGE AREA - 35.5 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1213: 1938, 1946. WSP 1283: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1904 to June 1912 (monthly discharge only); June 1932 to Sept. 1974 (continuous-record station); Oct. 1974 to Sept. 1989 (crest-stage partial-record station); Oct. 1989 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Elevation of gage is 2,720 ft above sea level, from topographic map. July 1904 to June 1912, water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir at site 0.7 mi upstream at different datum. June 1932 to Sept. 1974 (water-stage recorder) and Oct. 1974 to Aug. 1981 (crest-stage gage) at site 1,000 ft upstream at different datum.
REMARKS - Records good below 300 ft³/s, fair above and poor for estimated daily discharges. No diversion above station except for domestic supply.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 15,700 ft³/s July 31, 2006, gage height 9.04 ft from highwater marks, from rating curve extended above 3,000 ft³/s on basis of slope-area measurement; no flow at times in most years.
