Rivers in California

Carpinteria Creek near Carpinteria

Santa Barbara County, CaliforniaNWS CPCC1USGS 11119500Oxnard office

Below flood stage
9.45ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 9:50 PM PDT

Flood stage
17.00 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood24.00 ft
Moderate flood20.00 ft
Minor flood17.00 ft
Action14.00 ft
  1. 24.00 ftTop of bank, signinficant flooding on Highway 192 (Casitas Pass Road)
  2. 20.00 ftSingnificant flow with boulders and large woody debris transport, bank eroision
  3. 17.00 ftFlows likely impacting low lying agricultural property adjacent to creek
  4. 14.00 ftHigh velocity flow in channel, possible bank erosion

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.