San Francisquito Creek at Stanford University, CA
River level and flood forecast · San Mateo County
The river is 11.8 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Forecast to hold near 0.2 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 5 AM.
Flow: 0 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 | 13.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12.8 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 11 ft |
| Record crest (December 22, 1955) | 13.6 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13.6 ftHistorical High Water - December 1955
- 13.5 ftMajor Flooding: Breakouts occurring along the creek channel in multiple locations with widespread shallow flooding in the Crescent Park and Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhoods in Palo Alto. Flooding moves westward from Euclid Avenue into Menlo Park. Overbanking from Pope Chaucer flows northerly into Menlo Park.
- 13.4 ftHistorical High Water - February 1998
- 12.8 ftModerate Flooding: Overbanking upstream of Pope Chaucer Road mostly flowing southeasterly along streets towards Duveneck Elementary School.
- 12 ftMinor Flooding: Overbanking possible near University Avenue, Euclid Avenue, Manhattan Avenue, and along Woodland Avenue. Northerly breakouts flow into East Palo Alto along Euclid and Manhattan Avenue, causing deep ponding at their northern terminus against US-101.
- 11 ftAction Stage: Possible flooding to occur.
Highest crests on record
- 13.6 ft — December 22, 1955
- 13.4 ft — February 3, 1998
- 12.42 ft — January 4, 1982
- 11.04 ft — April 2, 1958
- 10.4 ft — November 18, 1950
Recent crests: 13.4 ft (February 3, 1998) · 6.52 ft (March 22, 1995) · 6.68 ft (March 9, 1995) · 5.1 ft (January 27, 1995) · 9.04 ft (January 9, 1995)
Up and down the river, and nearby
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Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SFCC1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.