CNRFC - Hydrology - River Guidance - Graphical RVF

Location:

MOJAVE RIVER - BARSTOW (MBRC1)

Latitude: 34.91º N	Longitude: 117.02º W	Elevation: 2089 Feet
Location: San Bernardino County in California		Bulletin Group: Southern California		River Group: San Diego/Inland

Issuance Time:

Apr 26 2024 at 8:27 AM PDT

Next Issuance:

Apr 27 2024 at 9:00 AM PDT

Monitor Stage: N/A

Flood Stage: 5.0 Feet

Plot Type:

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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*	0.3	2.35	Sep 13, 2022
2021*	0**	--	--
2020*	0**	--	--
2019*	148	3.32	Feb 16, 2019
2018*	0**	--	--
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Oct 1930 to Present) - Ranked by Flow
1938*	64,300	8.60	Mar 03, 1938
1969*	30,000	6.80	Feb 25, 1969
1943*	26,000	7.00	Jan 23, 1943
2005*	20,500	3.58	Jan 11, 2005
* Discharge affected to unknown degree by regulation or diversion
** No flow observed during entire water year

Location Photographs
Upstream Photo	Gage House Photo	Downstream Photo

ESRI™ Locator Map

Impacts - E19 Information
5.0 Feet	Flooding of low lying areas adjacent to the river between Hinkley Road and Yermo. Some local erosion to the levees. Due to bank erosion the approach from the east of the Hinkley Road bridge could be in danger of being undercut. Minneola Road and Harvard Road east of Barstow could be overtopped and closed to traffic.
5.5 Feet	Flooding of low lying areas and farmland adjacent to the river between Hinkley Road and Yermo. Due to bank erosion the approach from the east to the Hinkley Road bridge is closed. Additional erosion of the levees can be expected.
6.0 Feet	Some levees are threatened and overtopping is possible which would bring flooding to structures located near the river bank off Soapmine Road and Riverside Drive in Barstow.
6.5 Feet	Lenwood Road crossing at Mojave River potentially overtopped.
8.0 Feet	Levees could be overtopped leading to extensive flooding of structures and infrastructure located along the river bank off Soapmine Road and Riverside Drive in Barstow.

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ523)

Rest of Today: Very windy. Sunny with chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Patchy blowing dust. Highs around 70. West winds 35 to 45 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

Tonight: Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in the evening. Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Lows 46 to 49. West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 55 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 40 mph after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny. Highs 73 to 76. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night: Clear. Lows 49 to 52. West winds 10 to 20 mph.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs around 80. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night through Monday Night: Clear. Lows 56 to 59. Highs 83 to 86.

Tuesday through Thursday: Clear. Highs around 90. Lows 59 to 62.

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 Las Vegas 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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