Arizona Flood Moves Downstream Verde River Up 16 Feet, Camp Verde Told to Leave

The flood that hit Sedona on Sunday morning is now rolling down the Verde River. At Clarkdale the river went from about 82 cubic feet per second on Saturday night to 28,400 by Sunday noon and rose more than 16 feet, passing flood stage near Cottonwood. Oak Creek at Cornville reached the highest level ever measured there, the Camp Verde Marshal's Office ordered people along the Verde River, West Clear Creek and Wet Beaver Creek to evacuate immediately, and the Yavapai County Sheriff told Lake Montezuma and Rimrock residents to shelter in place or seek higher ground. Forecasters expect the river at Camp Verde to reach major flood stage around 6 p.m., about two feet above the March 2023 flood, while Bartlett Dam releases have climbed almost eight times since Saturday. Figures as of early Sunday afternoon, November 1, 2026 (USGS data are provisional). CHAPTERS 00:00 — The Flood Moves Downstream 00:37 — "Evacuate Immediately" 01:15 — 82 to 28,400 01:56 — Cottonwood Floods 02:36 — Record at Cornville 03:13 — Verde Lakes Cut Off 03:32 — Lake Montezuma Told to Shelter 04:15 — The Water Hasn't Arrived Yet 04:48 — Higher Than 2023? 05:21 — Biggest Since 1993? 05:57 — Racing Toward the Dams 06:36 — Bartlett Dam Lets It Go 07:11 — Warnings Across Arizona 07:48 — Record Crest Out West 08:25 — Third Flood in Three Weeks 09:04 — Still Rising After Dark #Arizona #Flooding #VerdeRiver #CampVerde