CNRFC - Hydrology - River Guidance - Graphical RVF

Location:

SANTA CLARA RIVER - PIRU (SCPC1)

Latitude: 34.40º N	Longitude: 118.74º W	Elevation: 710 Feet
Location: Ventura County in California		Bulletin Group: Southern California		River Group: Southern California

Issuance Time:

May 18 2024 at 8:43 AM PDT

Next Issuance:

May 19 2024 at 9:00 AM PDT

Monitor Stage: 12.8 Feet

Flood Stage: 13.1 Feet

Plot Type:

Please Note: Each individual timeseries plotted on the graphical river forecast can be toggled on and off by clicking the legend entry above. If the "Observed (Raw Data)" contains bad data and is toggled off, the plot will scale to the remaining timeseries.

Observed Data Credit
	Raw streamflow data is provided by the US Geological Survey (USGS). View USGS Data for this station location.

Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year	Peak Discharge (cfs)	Stage (feet)	Date
Most Recent 5 Years
2022*	3,560	10.06	Dec 30, 2021
2021*	906	4.30	Jan 29, 2021
2020*	5,320	6.56	Dec 26, 2019
2019*	7,480	7.70	Jan 17, 2019
2018*	820	5.13	Mar 22, 2018
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - January 1952 to Present) - Ranked by Flow
1969*	62,500	17.90	Feb 25, 1969
2005*	32,000	12.10	Feb 9, 2005
1966*	32,0000	11.50	Dec 29, 1965
1983*	30,600	11.78	Mar 1, 1983
1998*	10,000**	--	Feb 3, 1998
* Discharge affected to unknown degree by regulation or diversion
** Discharge is the maximum daily average

Location Photographs
Upstream Photo	Gage House Photo	Downstream Photo

ESRI™ Locator Map

Impacts - E19 Information
12.8 Feet	Potential bank erosion along the channel and along an historical landfill located on the north bank of the channel just downstream of the confluence with Piru Creek.
13.1 Feet	Torrey Road Bridge approaches become flooded.
14.0 Feet	Torrey Road Bridge approaches become damaged and possible damage to Torrey Road Bridge.
14.2 Feet	Damage to Torrey Road Bridge approaches and possible damage to Torrey Road Bridge. Possible flooding on the south side of the Santa Clara River in Fillmore upstream of the Highway 23 Bridge.

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ358)

Rest of Today: Partly cloudy.

Tonight: Partly cloudy in the evening then low clouds and fog with drizzle. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s.

Sunday: Low clouds and fog with drizzle in the morning then mostly cloudy. Highs in the 60s to around 70. Southwest winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. Patchy drizzle after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Southwest winds around 15 mph in the evening.

Monday: Mostly cloudy. Patchy drizzle in the morning. Highs in the 60s.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s to around 50.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy in the morning then sunny. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear in the evening then partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s.

Wednesday: Partly cloudy in the morning then sunny. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s except the mid 70s to around 80 farthest inland.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear in the evening then low clouds and fog. Lows in the lower 50s.

Thursday: Low clouds and fog mostly clearing in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then cloudy. Lows around 50.

Friday: Cloudy in the morning then partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s.

Product Disclaimer

This river graphic is not intended to serve as a substitute for official flood watches, warnings, advisories, or statements issued by the NWS Los Angeles-Oxnard Weather Forecast Office. Observations are preliminary and subject to change. River levels identified as "forecast" should be consistent with those contained in official NWS products. River levels identified as "guidance" have significant uncertainty due to future weather or reservoir regulation and are provided for planning purposes only.

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