Rivers in California

Carmel River near Carmel

Monterey County, CaliforniaNWS CMEC1USGS 11143250Monterey office

Below flood stage
1.85ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 27, 9:00 AM PDT

Record crest
20.85 ft1995

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Moderate flood16.00 ft
Action15.00 ft

Crest history

6 crests on NOAA’s list since 1969.

#DateStage
1March 10, 199520.85 ft
2February 3, 199819.40 ft
3February 28, 198318.22 ft
4January 10, 199517.81 ft
5January 26, 196917.30 ft
6February 8, 199817.24 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 8, 1998: 17.24 ft
  • February 3, 1998: 19.40 ft
  • March 10, 1995: 20.85 ft
  • January 10, 1995: 17.81 ft
  • February 28, 1983: 18.22 ft
  • January 26, 1969: 17.30 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the California Nevada River Forecast Center. Graphical forecasts are not available during times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the local WFO web page.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.