Santa Rosa Creek at Santa Rosa, CA
River level and flood forecast · Sonoma County
Normal23.3 ftas of Mon 8 PM
The river is 17.8 ft below flood stage (41 ft).
Forecast to hold near 23.3 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 5 AM.
Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 7:33 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 50 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 45 ft |
| Flood stage | 41 ft |
| Action stage | 40 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 50 ftMajor Flooding. Pierson and W 6th Street flooded. Adjacent roadways and floodplain inundated.
- 45 ftModerate Flooding. Santa Rosa Creek Trail fully inundated and heavily flooded. NWS will issue a Flash Flood Warning, if not yet already issued.
- 41 ftMinor Flooding. Santa Rosa Creek Trail begins to flood. NWS will issue an Urban/Small Stream Advisory, if not yet already issued.
- 40 ftAction Stage. Water levels are approximately 1 foot below lowest points of Santa Rosa Creek Trail in the vicinity of stream gage and Pierson bridge. NWS may issue a Flash Flood Watch, if not yet already issued.
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Matanzas Creek at Santa Rosa, CA
- Colgan Creek near Santa Rosa, CA
- Santa Rosa Creek at Willowside Road NR Santa Rosa, CA
- Colgan Creek near Sebastopol, CA
- Laguna de Santa Rosa near Sebastopol, CA
- Laguna de Santa Rosa at Stony Point Road NR Cotati, CA
- Copeland Creek at Rohnert Park, CA
- Mark West Creek near Mirabel Heights, CA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SSAC1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.