Coyote Creek above Hwy 237 at Milpitas, CA
River level and flood forecast · Santa Clara County
The river is 10.4 ft below flood stage (15.5 ft).
Forecast to hold near 5.1 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 5 AM.
Flow: 9 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 7:35 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Moderate flood stage | 18 ft |
| Flood stage | 15.5 ft |
| Action stage | 14.5 ft |
| Record crest (February 1, 2017) | 17.77 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 18 ftModerate Flooding: Watson Park inundated. Banks are overtopped at Charcot Ave with flooding along Paragon Drive. Higher flows may result in overland flows northwest of Watson Park and northeast of Charcot Ave toward Montague Expressway.
- 15.5 ftMinor Flooding: Watson Park begins to flood.
- 14.5 ftAction Stage.
Highest crests on record
- 17.77 ft — February 1, 2017
Recent crests: 17.77 ft (February 1, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Guadalupe River (CA) above Hwy 101 at San Jose, CA
- San Francisco Bay Coyote Creek, CA
- Alameda Creek below Calaveras Creek near Sunol, CA
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- Alameda Creek below Welch Creek near Sunol, CA
- Arroyo Hondo near San Jose, CA
- Alameda Creek below Div Dam near Sunol, CA
- Alameda Creek above Div Dam near Sunol, CA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CMIC1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.