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Location:

COYOTE CREEK - MADRONE (CYTC1)

Latitude: 37.17º N	Longitude: 121.65º W	Elevation: 375 Feet
Location: Santa Clara County in California		Bulletin Group: Central Coast		River Group: South Bay

Issuance Time:

May 30 2023 at 7:52 AM PDT

Next Issuance:

May 31 2023 at 9:00 AM PDT

Monitor Stage: 6.0 Feet

Flood Stage: 7.0 Feet

Plot Type:

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	268	3.34	Jan 2, 2022
2021	142	2.78	Jan 29, 2021
2020	125	2.69	May 12, 2020
2019	462	3.78	Feb 21, 2019
2018	76	2.47	Nov 17, 2017
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Oct 1916 to present) - Ranked by Flow
2017	7,120	12.06	Feb 21, 2017
1997	6,280	10.84	Jan 26, 1997

Location Photographs
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ESRI™ Locator Map

Impacts - E19 Information
6.0 Feet	Low flow crossings across Coyote Creek will be inundated.
7.0 Feet	Flooding to low lying businesses northwest of Berryessa Road and Coyote Creek.
8.0 Feet	Horse Ranch opposite the Rock Springs neighborhood at risk of flooding. Watson Park and Coyote Creek Trail at Selma Park begins to flood. Homes in the creek along Arroyo Way and 17th Street northwest of East Williams Street begin to flood. Flooding to businesses northwest of Berryessa Road and Coyote Creek.
9.5 Feet	Apartments that back onto Coyote Creek at the intersection of Keyes Street and South 12th Street begin to flood lower level garages. Watson and Selma Parks flooding. Homes along Arroyo Way and 17th Streets, and homes northwest of Williams Street and the creek flood. Flooding begins at Williams Street Park, Happy Hollow Zoo, and Kelley Park. Berryessa Road is at risk of localized street flooding with businesses northwest of Berryessa Road and Coyote Creek flooding.
11.0 Feet	Low areas in Happy Hollow Zoo affecting structures and animals flood. Rock Springs neighborhood at risk of flooding. Apartments that back onto Coyote Creek at the intersection of Keyes Street and South 12th Street at risk. Homes located near the creek along Arroyo Way and 17th Street, Brookwood Avenue, South 16th Street and East Williams Street, 19th Street between San Antonio and Calhoun are at risk. Olinder School begins to flood. Watson, Selma, Kelley, and Willams Street Parks are flooding. Low areas of Roosevelt Park are flooded. Woodborough Drive starts to become inundated. A few homes located in the RV storage lot south of Maybury Drive may flood. Businesses northwest and southwest of Berryessa Road and Coyote Creek flood.
13.5 Feet	Rock Springs neighborhood, Kelley Park and Happy Hollow Zoo flooding. Apartment building at Keyes Street and South 12th Streeet possibly flooding. Homes along Arroyo Way and 17th Streeet, homes north of Williams Street on South 16th Street and East Williams, homes along Brookwood Avenue, and 19th Streets are at flood risk. Selma Park inundated and overflows into Olinder neighborhood. Minor flooding at Olinder School. Williams Street Park is inundated. Watson Park inundated and begins to flood Monfernio Drive. RV storage lot north of US-101 flooded. Flooding in the offices and industrial areas north and south of Berryessa Road west of the creek. The floodwall on the south side of Golden Wheel and South Bay Mobile Home Parks begin to overtop.
15.0 Feet	Flooding to the Rock Springs neighborhood, Kelley Park, and Happy Hollow Zoo. Apartments that back onto Coyote Creek at the intersection of Keyes Street and South 12th Street flooded at lower levels. Flooding in the Olinder neighborhood, to houses located along Arroyo Way and 17th Street. Selma Park and Williams Street Park flooded. Moderate flooding to homes north of East Williams Street west of the creet and to Olinder School. Minor flooding occurs at the neighborhood on Monfernio Drive located west of Watson Park, with the park being flooded. Mobile homes located in the RV storage lot north of US-101 flood. Flooding to commercial businesses north and south of Berryessa Road on the west side of the creek. Flooding in the Golden Wheel and South Bay Mobile Home Parks. Minor street flooding occurs at Charcot Avenue dut to bring overtop.
19.0 Feet	Hellyer Park has significant flooding. Major flooding in the Rock Springs neighborhood and adjacent horse ranch. Happy Hollow Zoo and Kelley Park flooded. Lower levels of apartment buildings at Keyes Street and South 12th Street are flooded. East Williams/Olinder neighborhood (South 22nd Street, South 21st Street, Brookwood Avenue, and 19th, 20th, and 21st Streets) flood with flos moving northeast towards US-101 and Lower Silver Creek. Ponding of concern on the southside of Lower Silver Creek at West Court and Anne Darling Elementary School, South 16th Street and East Williams near the creek, Brookwood Avenue, Arroyo Way and South 17th Street, and Gilthero Court. Flooding fo Olinder Elementary School, and San Jose Community Middle and High Schools. East Taylor Street and Kellogg Plant on Eggo Way flooding. RV storage park north of US-101 flooding. US-101 flooding near Mabury Road. Commercial and industrial area near Berryessa Road are significantly flooded. Major flooding in the mobile home parks. Spill at Charcot Avenue Bridge escapes to the east of Charcot Avenue Bridge toward I-880 and CA-237, and escapes to the west toward Montague Expressway and North 1st Street.
22.0 Feet	Disastrous flooding occurs along Coyote Creek downstream of Tully to the San Francisco Bay. Rock Springs neighborhood and adjacent horse ranch inundated. Apartment buildings at the intersection of Keyes Street and South 12th Street flooded. Happy Hollow Zoo and Kelley Park flooded. Spills from Selma Park flow northerly to flood a large area east of the creek, continuing northward to Upper Penitencia Creek, overflowing US-101. West bank outbreaks at Watson Park, North 20th Stree, Roosevelt Street, North 19th Street at its southern end, North 18th Street, East St John Street, East Santa Clara Stree, and South 17th Street. The neighborhood located northwest of Watson Park may flood. Floodwaters converge to the Commercial Street neighborhood around North 4th Street and North 10th Street to cause flooding north of I-880 in San Jose. Businesses north and south of Berryessa Road and west of the creek are inundated. The South Bay and Golden Wheel Mobile Home Parks are inundated; there is risk that floodwaters could overtop and flood homes to the west. Charcot Bridge overtopping on both right and left banks away from the creek flooding an area roughly between Coyote Creek and Guadalupe River, and between Montague Expressway and CA-237. Japantown, Hyde Park, and Northside San Jose are possibly flooded.

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ513)

Rest of Today: Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph and becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph and becoming west 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph and becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 50.

Friday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

Friday Night through Sunday: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.

Sunday Night and Monday: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.

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 San Francisco Bay Area-Monterey 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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