Mission Creek below Gutierrez St, CA

River level and flood forecast · Santa Barbara County

Normal10.3 ftas of Tue 11:30 PM

The river is 7.7 ft below flood stage (18 ft).

Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

7.51012.51517.52022.5ThuFriSatSunMonTueWedAction 16 ftFlood 18 ftModerate 20 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 4 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

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Flood stages

Major flood stage24 ft
Moderate flood stage20 ft
Flood stage18 ft
Action stage16 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 24 ftFlooding on Highway 101
  • 20 ftFlooding on adjacent streets and Highway 101 underpass
  • 18 ftFlow over bypass weir likely woody debris on rack and right bank erosion
  • 16 ftMain channel capacity met, flows going into bypass weir

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MGZC1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.