Rivers and flooding in California
863 river gauges the National Weather Service watches in California, 1 at action stage or in flood now. Each has its forecast, flood stages and impacts, and its crest history.
Flooding now
Flood outlook
Significant river flooding over the next five days, and each gauge’s chance of flooding over the next three months.
Significant river flooding is occurring in California through September 25.
Significant flooding is already occurring or is forecast to occur during the outlook period.
Adobe Creek
Alameda Creek
- Alameda Creek at Calaveras Creek near SunolNo flood stages set
- Alameda Creek at Div Dam near SunolNo flood stages set
- Alameda Creek at Div Dam near SunolBelow flood stage
- Alameda Creek at FremontNo flood stages set
- Alameda Creek at NilesBelow flood stage
- Alameda Creek at Sunol Water TempleNo flood stages set
- Alameda Creek at Welch Creek near SunolNo flood stages set
Alameda Creek Flood Channel
Alamitos Creek
Alamo Canal
Alamo Creek - Willow Creek Drive
Alhambra Creek
Alhambra Wash
Almaden - Calero Canal
Almaden-Calero Canal
Altamont Creek
Altamont Creek - Pasatiempo Street
Alviso Slough
Amargosa River
American River
Aptos Creek
Arcadia Wash
Arroyo Conejo Creek
Arroyo Corte Madera del Presidio
Arroyo de la Laguna
Arroyo De La Laguna - Hwy 84
Arroyo Grande Creek
Arroyo Grande Creek Lagoon
Arroyo Hondo
Arroyo Las Posas
Arroyo Las Positas
Arroyo Las Positas - Northfront Road
Arroyo Mocho
Arroyo Mocho - Livermore
Arroyo Mocho - Pleasanton
Arroyo Seco
Arroyo Seco - Southfront Road Near Livermore
Arroyo Seco (Monterey)
Arroyo Simi
Arroyo Tapo
Arroyo Valle
Artesian Slough
Arundell Barranca
Ash Creek
Atascadero Creek
Atherton Channel
Atherton Channel upstream of Caltrain
Austin Creek
Ballona Creek
Battle Creek
Bear Creek
Bear Creek (SFJPA)
Bear River
Beardsley Wash
Belmont Creek
Berryessa Creek
Big Chico Creek
Big Dalton Dam
Big Dalton Wash
Big Rock Creek
Big Sulphur Creek
Big Sur River
Big Tijunga Dam
Big Tujunga Creek
Blackwood Creek
Boca Reservoir
Bodfish Creek
Bolinas Lagoon Bolinas tide gage
Borrego Palm Canyon
Bouquet Canyon Creek
Briggs Creek
Browns Valley Creek
Brush Creek
Buckeye Creek (CA)
Bull Creek
Butano Creek
Butano Creek - Cloverdale Road
Butte Creek
Butte Creek Near Durham
Cache Creek
Cajon Creek
Calabazas Creek
Calaveras Creek
Calaveras Reservoir
Calero Creek
Calleguas Creek
Camarillo Hills Drain
Canada Larga Creek
Canoas Creek
Capell Creek
Capri Creek
Carmel River
Carmel River Lagoon
Carneros Creek
Carpinteria Creek
Castaic Canyon Creek
Castro Valley Creek
Cedar Creek (CA)
Chabot Canal Below Stonebridge Drive
Cherokee Canal Near Richvale
Cherry Flat Reservoir Cherry Flat Reservoir
Chiles Creek
Chorro Creek
Chowchilla Bypass
Clear Creek
Clear Creek (San Benito Co.)
Clear Lake
Cogswell Dam
Colgan Creek
Colma Creek
Colorado River
Compton Creek
Conejo Creek
Conn Creek
Conn Dam Spillway
Copeland Creek
Corona Creek
Corralitos Creek
Corte Madera Creek
Cosumnes River
Cottonwood Creek
Cow Creek
Coyote Creek
- Coyote Creek at Anderson ReservoirNo flood stages set
- Coyote Creek at Berryessa Rd.Reading out of date
- Coyote Creek at Coyote Ranch RoadNo flood stages set
- Coyote Creek at Coyote Reservoir NR San MartinNo flood stages set
- Coyote Creek at E Williams RdBelow flood stage
- Coyote Creek at EdenvaleBelow flood stage
- Coyote Creek at GilroyNo flood stages set
- Coyote Creek at Hwy 237 at MilpitasBelow flood stage
- Coyote Creek at MadroneBelow flood stage
- Coyote Creek at MadroneOut of service
- Coyote Creek at Ogier PondsNo flood stages set
- Coyote Creek at Ogier PondsNo flood stages set
- Coyote Creek at Percolation PondOut of service
- Coyote Creek at Piercy RdOut of service
Coyote Creek Metcalf
Coyote Creek (Marin)
Coyote Reservior
Coyote Reservior (Lake Mendocino)
Crow Creek
Cucamonga Channel @ 4th St.
Cull Creek
Cuyama River
Deadman Creek
Deadman Creek (CA)
Deep Creek (CA DEPC1)
Deep Creek (CA DKHC1)
Deer Creek
Deer Creek @ Foothill
Del Puerto Creek
Del Valle Reservoir
Devils Gate Dam
Discovery Bay
Donner Creek
Dooley Creek
Dry Creek
Dry Creek (Napa)
Dry Creek (Russian R.)
Dublin Creek - Interstate 680
Dutch Bill Creek
Dutch Slough
East Fork Carson River
East Fork Russian River
East Fork San Luis Obispo Creek
East Little Llagas Creek
East Llagas Creek
East Walker River
East Washington Creek
Eastside Bypass
Eaton Dam
Eaton Wash
Eel River (CA)
El Camino Storm Drain
El Zanjon Creek
Elder Creek
Elder Creek (CA)
Elizabeth Canyon Creek
Elk River
Ellsworth Barranca
Estrella River
Eticuera Creek
Fairfax Creek
False River
Feather River
Fisher Creek
Franz Creek
Galindo Creek
Galloway Creek
Garcia River
Garnett Creek
Garrapata Creek
General Creek
Goat Canyon
Grass Valley Creek
Grayson Creek
Green Creek (CA)
Green Hills Creek
Green Valley Creek
Guadalupe Creek
Guadalupe River
Guadalupe River Lake Ranch
Guadalupe River Lower Cavanee
Guadalupe River MCKENZIE
Guadalupe River Ostwald
Guadalupe River Trout Creek
Guadalupe River (CA)
- Guadalupe River (CA) at Almaden ExpresswayBelow flood stage
- Guadalupe River (CA) at Branham LaneOut of service
- Guadalupe River (CA) at Fish Ladder above Blossom HillNo flood stages set
- Guadalupe River (CA) at Fish Ladder at Masson DamNo flood stages set
- Guadalupe River (CA) at Gold StreetReading out of date
- Guadalupe River (CA) at Hwy 101 at San JoseBelow flood stage
- Guadalupe River (CA) at Montague ExpresswayNo flood stages set
- Guadalupe River (CA) at Tasman DriveOut of service
- Guadalupe River (CA) at Trimble RoadOut of service
Hale Creek
Happy Valley Drain
Hernandez Reservoir
Holland Cut
Hopper Creek
Hot Creek
Huer Huero Creek
Huichica Creek
Independence Creek
Independence Lake
Indian Creek
Indian Creek (CA)
Italian Slough Headwater
Jalama Creek
James Bypass
Kaweah River
Kelly Creek
Kelsey Creek
Kern River
- Kern RiverNo flood stages set
- Kern River at Beardsley CanalNo flood stages set
- Kern River at BERENDA MESA PIPELINE TURNOUTReading out of date
- Kern River at BUENA VISTA CANALNo flood stages set
- Kern River at CALLOWAY CANALNo flood stages set
- Kern River at CANAL - BELOW S ALLEN ROADReading out of date
- Kern River at CANAL--ABOVE TRUXTUN AVENo flood stages set
- Kern River at EASTSIDE CANALNo flood stages set
- Kern River at Farmer Stine CanalNo flood stages set
- Kern River at Hart ParkNo flood stages set
- Kern River at ISLAND CANALNo flood stages set
- Kern River at KernvilleBelow flood stage
- Kern River at PIONEER CANALReading out of date
- Kern River at Reclamation CanalNo flood stages set
- Kern River at ROSEDALE CANALNo flood stages set
- Kern River at STINE CANALNo flood stages set
Kimball Creek
Kings River (CA)
Klamath River
Laguna de Santa Rosa
Laguna Lake Outflow
Lagunitas Creek
Lake Earl
Lake Hennessey
Lake Piru
Lake Tahoe
Las Animas Creek
Lewis Fork
Linda Creek
Line G1 - Dublin Blvd
Line G3 - Fairlands Drive
Line J1
Line M - Lindbergh Avenue
Little Arthur Creek
Little Dry Creek
Little River
Little Uvas Creek - Uvas Rd
Live Oak Dam
Llagas Creek
- Llagas CreekNo flood stages set
- Llagas Creek at Chesbro ReservoirNo flood stages set
- Llagas Creek at Chesbro ReservoirNo flood stages set
- Llagas Creek at GilroyNo flood stages set
- Llagas Creek at Lake SilveiraNo flood stages set
- Llagas Creek at Lake SilveiraNo flood stages set
- Llagas Creek at Santa Teresa BlvdNo flood stages set
Los Angeles River
Los Berros Creek
Los Gatos Creek
- Los Gatos CreekNo flood stages set
- Los Gatos Creek at Bascom AvenueOut of service
- Los Gatos Creek at CoalingaBelow flood stage
- Los Gatos Creek at El Dorado AveReading out of date
- Los Gatos Creek at Hendrys CreekNo flood stages set
- Los Gatos Creek at Kirk Dam WeirOut of service
- Los Gatos Creek at Lake ElsmanNo flood stages set
- Los Gatos Creek at Lake ElsmanNo flood stages set
- Los Gatos Creek at Lark AvenueBelow flood stage
- Los Gatos Creek at Lexington ReservoirBelow flood stage
- Los Gatos Creek at Lexington ReservoirOut of service
- Los Gatos Creek at Lincoln AvenueBelow flood stage
- Los Gatos Creek at MontevinaReading out of date
- Los Gatos Creek at Vasona ReservoirNo flood stages set
- Los Gatos Creek at Vasona ReservoirBelow flood stage
- Los Gatos Creek at Williams ReservoirReading out of date
Los Gatos Creek Hooker
Los Gatos Creek Lake Elsman Diversion
Los Osos Creek
Los Padres Dam
Los Trancos Creek
Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir
Lower Penitencia Creek
Lower Silver Creek
Lynch Creek (Petaluma)
Lyndon Canyon Creek
Lytle Creek
Maacama Creek
Mabury Diversion
Mad River
Malibu Creek
Marble Fork Kaweah River
Maria Ygnacio Creek
Mariposa Creek
Mark West Creek
Marsh Creek
Marsh Creek Reservoir
Martinez
Matadero Creek
Matanzas Creek
Matilija Creek
Mattole River
Mayfield Slough Tidal Station
McCloud River
Merced River
Middle Creek
Middle Fork American River
Middle Fork American River Above Middle Fork Power Plant
Middle Fork Cosumnes River
Middle Fork Eel River
Middle Fork Feather River
Middle Fork Yuba River
Mill Creek
Miller Slough
Milliken Creek
Milliken Reservoir
Mint Canyon
Mission Creek
Mission Creek (CA)
Mojave River
Mokelumne River
Montecito Creek
Monterey Bay Tide gage
Mormon Slough
Morris Dam
Morro Creek
Murrieta Creek
N. Fork Gualala River
N. Fork Trinity River
Nacimiento River
Napa Creek
Napa River
- Napa River at Berry StreetReading out of date
- Napa River at Brazos DrawbridgeNo flood stages set
- Napa River at Downtown NapaNo flood stages set
- Napa River at Dunaweal LaneReading out of date
- Napa River at Lincoln AvenueBelow flood stage
- Napa River at Lodi LaneBelow flood stage
- Napa River at NapaBelow flood stage
- Napa River at St. HelenaBelow flood stage
- Napa River at Yountville Cross RoadOut of service
Nathanson Creek
Navarro River
New Chicago Marsh
New River
North Fork American River
North Fork Cache Creek
North Fork Cosumnes River
North Fork Kings River
North Fork Matilija Creek
North Fork of Middle Fork American River - Foresthill
North Fork Stanislaus River
North Fork Yuba River
Novato Creek
Noyo River
Old River
- Old River at ByronNo flood stages set
- Old River at Byron Ca (Old River at Hwy 4)No flood stages set
- Old River at Clifton Court IntakeNo flood stages set
- Old River at Coney IslandReading out of date
- Old River at Franks Tract NR Terminous CaNo flood stages set
- Old River at Quimby Island NR Bethel Island CaNo flood stages set
Olema Creek
Oregon Creek Below Log Cabin Dam
Orestimba Creek
Pacheco Creek
Pacheco Reservoir
Pacific Ocean Point Reyes Tide gage
Packwood Creek Jackson Ranch
Pacoima Dam
Pajaro River
Pallet Creek
Palm Canyon Creek
Panoche Creek
Paulin Creek
Permanente Creek
Pescadero Creek
Petaluma River
Pier Avenue
Pilarcitos Creek
Pilarcitos Lake
Pilot Creek
Piner Creek
Piner Creek Piner Creek Dam
Pinole Creek
Piru Creek
Pit River
Pole Creek
Pope Creek
Potrero Creek
Prosser Creek Reservoir
Puddingstone Dam
Putah Creek
Reclamation Ditch
Redwood Creek
Redwood Creek (Marin County)
Redwood Creek (Napa County)
Revolon Slough
Rio Hondo
Rio Hondo (CA)
Ritchey Creek
Robinson Creek (CA)
Rock Slough
Rodeo Creek
Ross Creek
Rough and Ready Island
Rubicon River - Foresthill
Rubio Wash
Rush Creek (CA)
Russian River
- Russian River at Cloverdale 6NWNo flood stages set
- Russian River at Digger Bend NR HealdsburgBelow flood stage
- Russian River at GeyservilleBelow flood stage
- Russian River at GuernevilleBelow flood stage
- Russian River at GuernevilleBelow flood stage
- Russian River at HealdsburgBelow flood stage
- Russian River at HoplandBelow flood stage
- Russian River at Hwy 1 BridgeNo flood stages set
- Russian River at JimtownBelow flood stage
- Russian River at MirabelReading out of date
- Russian River at TalmageNo flood stages set
- Russian River at UkiahNo flood stages set
- Russian River at WindsorNo flood stages set
Sacramento River
- Sacramento RiverNo flood stages set
- Sacramento River at Bend BridgeBelow flood stage
- Sacramento River at Butte CityBelow flood stage
- Sacramento River at Colusa BridgeBelow flood stage
- Sacramento River at Colusa WeirBelow flood stage
- Sacramento River at DeltaNo flood stages set
- Sacramento River at Fremont WeirBelow flood stage
- Sacramento River at Hamilton CityBelow flood stage
- Sacramento River at I Street BridgeBelow flood stage
- Sacramento River at Moulton WeirBelow flood stage
- Sacramento River at Ord FerryBelow flood stage
- Sacramento River at Red Bluff Diversion DamBelow flood stage
- Sacramento River at Rio Vista BridgeBelow flood stage
- Sacramento River at Tehama BridgeBelow flood stage
- Sacramento River at Tisdale WeirBelow flood stage
- Sacramento River at VeronaBelow flood stage
- Sacramento River at Vina-Woodson BridgeBelow flood stage
- Sacramento River at Wilkins SloughBelow flood stage
Sacramento River Below Keswick Dam
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
- Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta at AntiochNo flood stages set
- Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta at Bacon Island at Old RiverNo flood stages set
- Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta at Decker Island - Sacramento RiverReading out of date
- Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta at Mallard IslandNo flood stages set
- Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta at Old And Middle Rivers Tidally Filtered EstReading out of date
- Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta at Old River At Bacon IslandNo flood stages set
- Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta at Prisoners Point Near Terminous - San Joaquin RiverNo flood stages set
- Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta at Venice IslandNo flood stages set
Sage Creek
Sagehen Creek nr Truckee
Salinas River
- Salinas RiverNo flood stages set
- Salinas RiverNo flood stages set
- Salinas River at BradleyBelow flood stage
- Salinas River at ChualarNo flood stages set
- Salinas River at King City Pedestrian BridgeNo flood stages set
- Salinas River at Paso RoblesBelow flood stage
- Salinas River at San Lucas BridgeNo flood stages set
- Salinas River at Santa Margarita LakeNo flood stages set
- Salinas River at SoledadBelow flood stage
- Salinas River at SpreckelsBelow flood stage
Salinas River Lagoon
Salmon River
Salsipuedes Creek
Salvador Channel
San Andreas Lake
San Anselmo Creek
San Antonio Creek
San Antonio Dam
San Antonio Reservoir
San Antonio River (Monterey)
San Benito River
San Carlos Creek
San Clemente Dam
San Diego River
San Dimas Dam
San Francisco Bay Alameda tide gage
San Francisco Bay Coyote Creek
San Francisco Bay Martinez-Amorco Pier Tide gage
San Francisco Bay Port Chicago Tide Gage
San Francisco Bay Redwood City tide gage
San Francisco Bay Richmond Tide gage
San Francisco Bay Tide gage
San Francisquito Creek
San Gabriel River
San Gabriel River (CA)
San Gregorio Creek
San Joaquin River
- San Joaquin RiverNo flood stages set
- San Joaquin RiverReading out of date
- San Joaquin River at AuberryNo flood stages set
- San Joaquin River at Fishermans CutOut of service
- San Joaquin River at Gravelly FordNo flood stages set
- San Joaquin River at HWY 145No flood stages set
- San Joaquin River at HWY 41No flood stages set
- San Joaquin River at Jersey PointNo flood stages set
- San Joaquin River at MendotaNo flood stages set
- San Joaquin River at Mossdale BridgeBelow flood stage
- San Joaquin River at NewmanBelow flood stage
- San Joaquin River at PattersonBelow flood stage
- San Joaquin River at StevinsonNo flood stages set
- San Joaquin River at VernalisBelow flood stage
San Jose Creek
San Lorenzo Creek (Alameda)
San Lorenzo Creek (Monterey)
San Lorenzo River (CA)
San Luis Obispo Creek
San Luis Rey River
San Luisito Creek
San Mateo Creek
San Pedro Creek
San Ramon Creek
San Simeon Creek
San Timoteo Creek
San Tomas Aquino Creek
San Tomas Creek
Santa Ana Creek
Santa Ana River
Santa Anita Dam
Santa Clara River
Santa Clara River (CA)
Santa Cruz Creek
Santa Margarita River
Santa Maria River
Santa Paula Creek
Santa Rosa Creek
Santa Rosa Creek (CA)
Santa Ynez River
Saratoga Creek
Scott River
Scotts Creek
Searsville Lake
Sespe Creek
Shasta River
Sinbad Creek - Sunol Glen Elementary
Sisquoc River
Sleepy Hollow Creek
Smith Creek abv Elam Ave
Smith River
Smugglers Gulch
Soda Creek
Sonoma Creek
Sonoma Creek d/s miles N of Calabazas Creek
Soquel Creek
South Fk Pit River
South Fork American River
South Fork Eel River
South Fork Gualala River
South Fork Honcut Creek
South Fork Kern River
South Fork Kings River
South Fork Merced River
South Fork Trinity River
South Fork Tule River
South Fork Yuba River
South San Ramon Creek
Spanish Creek
Spring Creek
Stampede Reservoir
Stanislaus River
Stevens Creek
Stevens Creek Stevens Creek Reservoir
Sulphur Creek
Sunnyvale East
Susan River
Tassajara Creek Below Interstate 580
Temecula Creek
Temescal Creek
Tenaya Creek
Thatcher Creek
Thomes Creek
Thompsen Creek
Thompson Creek
Three Mile Island
Tice Creek
Tide Station (Del Norte Co.)
Tide Station (Humboldt Co.)
Tide Station (Mendocino Co)
Tijuana River
Tres Pinos Creek
Trinity River
Trout Creek
Truckee River
Tule River
Tulucay Creek
Tuolumne River
Upper Penitencia Creek
Upper San Leandro Reservoir
Upper Silver Creek
Upper Truckee River
Uvas Creek
Van Duzen River
Ventura River
Verdugo Wash
Virginia Creek (CA)
Walker Creek (Marin)
Walnut Creek
Ward Creek
Warm Springs Reservoir (Lake Sonoma)
Warthan Creek
Washington Creek
Watsonville Slough
West Branch Llagas Creek
West Canal
West Fork Carson River
West Fork Feather River
West Fork Permanente Creek
West Little Llagas Creek
West Walker River
White River
Whitewater River (CA)
Wiggins Creek
Wildcat Creek
Willow Brook
Willow Creek (Russian River)
Yolo Bypass
York Creek
Yuba River
Zaca Creek
Sources
Gauges, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey.