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MOJAVE RIVER - VICTORVILLE (MVVC1)
Latitude: 34.57º NLongitude: 117.32º WElevation: 2643 Feet
Location: San Bernardino County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Southern CaliforniaRiver Group: San Diego/Inland
Issuance Time: Jun 22, 2025 at 9:09 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: N/A Minor Flood: 16.0 FeetModerate Flood: 18.0 FeetMajor Flood: 19.0 Feet
Please Note:Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty.
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19.0 FeetSignificant flows are occurring along the entire reach of the river, with flooding of adjacent farm lands north of victorville. The levees are threatened in the more densely populated areas of hesperia, victorville, and helendale, with overtopping possible in areas where vegetation or debris chokes the channel.
18.0 FeetSignificant flows have likely reached helendale and points to the north, with farm lands in the river bed and adjacent areas north of victorville inundated. Rock springs road in hesperia is in danger of washing out. Some erosion of the levees can be expected in victorville and helendale.
16.0 FeetSignificant flows reach farming areas north of victorville. Minor flooding of farmland adjacent to the river bed can be expected in oro grande. Some local erosion to the levees in hesperia and victorville is possible. Rock springs road has been overtopped and closed to traffic in hesperia.
13.0 FeetAS WATER BEGINS TO FLOW IN THE NORMALLY DRY RIVERBED. LOW-WATER CROSSINGS WELL UPSTREAM OF THIS GAGE SUCH AS ROCK SPRINGS ROAD BELOW THE MOJAVE FORKS DAM MAY BE OVERTOPPED AND CLOSED. THIS CORRESPONDS WITH A POOL LEVEL OF 3005 FT AND ABOUT 2500 CFS. RELEASES FROM SILVERWOOD LAKE CAN ADD A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF INFLOW BEHIND THE DAM.
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ060)
Today: Sunny. Highs 84 to 94. Areas of winds west 10 mph becoming south 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph This Afternoon.

Tonight: Clear. Lows 50 to 60. Areas of winds west 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs 88 to 95. Areas of winds west 10 to 15 mph. Gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows 55 to 64. Areas of winds west 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 93 to 100. Areas of winds west 10 mph becoming east with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Clear. Lows 58 to 68.

Thursday: Sunny. Highs 96 to 103.

Thursday Night: Clear. Lows 59 to 69.

Friday: Sunny. Highs 97 to 105.

Friday Night: Clear. Lows 60 to 69.

Saturday: Sunny. Highs 98 to 106.

Saturday Night: Clear. Lows 62 to 71.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs 100 to 108.