Guadalupe River (CA) above Hwy 101 at San Jose, CA
River level and flood forecast · Santa Clara County
The river is 13.9 ft below flood stage (19 ft).
Forecast to hold near 5.1 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 5 AM.
Flow: 23 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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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
| Major flood stage | 21 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 20 ft |
| Flood stage | 19 ft |
| Action stage | 17 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 21 ftMajor Flooding: Levee overtopping, with failures likely along both sides of the river between US-101 and Trimble flowing in a northerly direction.
- 20 ftModerate Flooding: Levee overtopping imminent. Highest risk areas are between US-101 and Trimble.
- 19 ftMinor Flooding: High flows with heavy debris might cause localized blockages to cause overtopping of levees.
- 17 ftAction Stage: 7256 cfs
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Coyote Creek above Hwy 237 at Milpitas, CA
- San Francisco Bay Coyote Creek, CA
- Saratoga Creek at Saratoga, CA
- Alameda Creek below Calaveras Creek near Sunol, CA
- Arroyo Hondo near San Jose, CA
- Calaveras Creek near Sunol, 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 (GSJC1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.