Rivers in California

Montecito Creek near Montecito

Santa Barbara County, CaliforniaNWS MKKC1Oxnard office

Below flood stage
0.25ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 7:19 AM PDT

Flood stage
4.00 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood8.00 ft
Moderate flood5.00 ft
Minor flood4.00 ft
Action2.50 ft
  1. 8.00 ftSignificant flooding on Olive Mill Road and impacts to Highway 101
  2. 5.00 ftFlows overtopping bank at Olive Mill Road
  3. 4.00 ftFlows carrying large boulders and woody debris, possible issues downstream
  4. 2.50 ftFlows exceeding low flow channgel and fish passage, diversion into Montecito Debris Basin

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.