Rivers in California

Corralitos Creek at Freedom

Santa Cruz County, CaliforniaNWS CCFC1USGS 11159200Monterey office

Below flood stage
3.04ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 1:00 AM PDT

Record crest
16.66 ft1982

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Moderate flood11.50 ft
Action9.00 ft

Crest history

16 crests on NOAA’s list since 1955.

#DateStage
1January 4, 198216.66 ft
2February 17, 198616.44 ft
3December 22, 195515.60 ft
4March 10, 202314.92 ft
5December 10, 199614.70 ft
6January 2, 199713.00 ft
7January 1, 199712.60 ft
8April 2, 195812.59 ft
9January 31, 196311.80 ft
10March 10, 199511.18 ft
11February 16, 198210.90 ft
12January 24, 198310.57 ft
13January 16, 197010.44 ft
14January 26, 198310.36 ft
15January 16, 197310.09 ft
16January 9, 199510.01 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 10, 2023: 14.92 ft
  • January 2, 1997: 13.00 ft
  • January 1, 1997: 12.60 ft
  • December 10, 1996: 14.70 ft
  • March 10, 1995: 11.18 ft
  • January 9, 1995: 10.01 ft
  • February 17, 1986: 16.44 ft
  • January 26, 1983: 10.36 ft
  • January 24, 1983: 10.57 ft
  • February 16, 1982: 10.90 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.