USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
09513860 SKUNK CREEK NEAR PHOENIX, AZ
LOCATION - Lat 33°43'45", long 112°07'09" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.35, T.5 N., R.2 E., Maricopa County, AZ, Hydrologic Unit 15070102, on right bank dike of Skunk Creek flood control channel, 300 ft east of frontage road of Interstate Highway 17, 3 mi north of Adobe and 20 mi north of City Hall in Phoenix.
DRAINAGE AREA - 64.9 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-89-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1960-67 (annual maximums only), Oct. 1967 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,472.60 ft above sea level. May 1961 to Sept. 30, 1967, crest-stage gage at site 400 ft downstream at datum 6.67 ft lower, and Oct. 1, 1967, to Dec. 29, 1984, water-stage recorder at site 300 ft downstream at datum 12.66 ft lower.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 11,500 ft³/s Aug. 1, 1964, gage height, 10.48 ft, present datum, from rating curve extended above 6,200 ft³/s; maximum gage height, 12.24 ft Sept. 5, 1970; no flow for most of each year.