CNRFC - Hydrology - River Guidance - Graphical RVF

Location:

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER - VERNALIS (VNSC1)

Latitude: 37.68º N	Longitude: 121.27º W	Elevation: 35 Feet
Location: San Joaquin County in California		Bulletin Group: San Joaquin		River Group: San Joaquin

Issuance Time:

May 05 2024 at 8:40 AM PDT

Next Issuance:

May 06 2024 at 9:00 AM PDT

Monitor Stage: 24.5 Feet

Flood Stage: 29.0 Feet

Danger Stage: 29.5 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*	2,600	10.83	Dec 29, 2021
2021*	2,470	10.76	Jan 31, 2021
2020*	6,130	14.29	Dec 9, 2019
2019*	17,200	21.82	Mar 13, 2019
2018*	11,000	17.83	Apr 8, 2018
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Jul 1922 to Present) - Ranked by Flow
1951*	79,000	27.75	Dec 09, 1950
1997*	75,600	34.88	Jan 05, 1997
1969*	52,600	34.55	Jan 27, 1969
1938*	51,200	26.64	Mar 16, 1938
1956*	50,900	26.89	Dec 25, 1955
1983*	45,100	31.49	Mar 07, 1983
* Discharge affected by regulation or diversion

Location Photographs
Upstream Photo	Gage House Photo	Downstream Photo

ESRI™ Locator Map

Impacts - E19 Information
21.0 Feet	Seepage begins into crop area outside of levees.
24.5 Feet	Monitor Stage. Water reaches the toe of levee.
26.0 Feet	Severe seepage occurs outside the levees. The area covered by seepage will increase as the river stage rises.
29.6 Feet	Homes along east bank of river on Airport Court in Manteca experience flooding.
37.3 Feet	Stages above 37.3 Feet results in flooding outside the levees. Top of levee.

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ019)

Today: Mostly sunny. Highs 58 to 66. West winds up to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.

Tonight: Clear. Lows 39 to 45. Northwest winds up to 15 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs 63 to 72. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 44 to 50. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs 67 to 76. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows 46 to 56.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 72 to 81.

Wednesday Night through Saturday: Clear. Lows 49 to 59. Highs 75 to 85.

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 Sacramento 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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