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| Latitude: 33.22º N | Longitude: 117.36º W | Elevation: 20 Feet | |
| Location: San Diego County in California | River Group: Southern California | ||
| Issuance Time: | Mar 31 2023 at 1:50 PM PDT | Next Issuance: | Apr 01 2023 at 9:00 AM PDT |
| Monitor Stage: N/A | Flood Stage: 21.0 Feet |
| Observed Data Credit | |
 | Raw streamflow data is provided by the US Geological Survey (USGS). |
Historical Stage/Flow Data |
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Water Year
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Peak Discharge (cfs)
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Stage (feet)
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Date
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| Most Recent 5 Years | |||
2021* |
95 |
6.97 |
Jan 29, 2021 |
2020* |
5,520 |
16.18 |
Apr 11, 2020 |
2019* |
8,240 |
18.49 |
Feb 15, 2019 |
2018* |
121 |
7.02 |
Jan 9, 2018 |
2017* |
2,750 |
14.31 |
Feb 28, 2017 |
| Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Oct 1946 to Present)*** - Ranked by Flow | |||
1916 |
95,600 |
-- |
Jan 27, 1916 |
1993** |
25,700 |
21.70 |
Jan 16, 1993 |
1980* |
25,000 |
14.00 |
Feb 21, 1980 |
2005* |
21,800 |
20.68 |
Jan 11, 2005 |
1995* |
19,500 |
19.97 |
Mar 06, 1995 |
| * Discharge affected by regulation or diversion | |||
| ** Maximum since regulation by Lake Henshaw | |||
| *** Most recent continuous record back to Oct 1946 with segmented periods back to Apr 1912 | |||
| **** No flow recorded during the entire water year | |||
| Location Photographs | ||
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| Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ043) |
| Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows 42 to 47. Areas of winds north 10 to 15 mph. Gusts to 25 mph this evening. Saturday: Partly cloudy in the morning and becoming mostly sunny. Highs around 63 near the coast to 67 inland. Areas of winds northwest to 10 mph becoming west with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon. Saturday Night: Mostly clear in the evening and becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 44 to 48. Areas of winds northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the evening becoming light. Sunday: Patchy fog in the morning. Partly cloudy. Highs 63 to 67. Areas of winds south to 10 mph. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening and becoming cloudy. Lows 48 to 52. Areas of winds west 10 mph. Monday: Cloudy in the morning and becoming partly cloudy. Breezy. Highs 59 to 62. Monday Night: Mostly clear. Breezy, colder. Lows 37 to 44. Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs 60 to 63. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear in the evening and becoming partly cloudy. Lows 40 to 46. Wednesday: Partly cloudy in the morning and becoming mostly sunny. Highs 63 to 66. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear in the evening and becoming partly cloudy. Lows 44 to 47. Thursday: Partly cloudy. Highs 65 to 69. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 45 to 49. Friday: Partly cloudy. Highs 68 to 72. |
| Impacts - E19 Information | |
| 21.0 Feet | Damage unknown. Bridge approaches upstream threatened and at risk of undermining. |
| 24.5 Feet | Damage unknown. Camino Del Rey, Couser Canyon, and Shearer Crossing Bridge approaches at risk of being washed out. |
| 28.0 Feet | Scouring and undermining of roads and structures adjacent to the river channel. Bridge approaches designed to wash out at high flows destroyed. Indian gaming casinos parking facilities under water. Most significant damage upstream of levee with adjacent cropland underwater and homes threatened. Some infrastructure facilities damaged in city of Oceanside. |
| 29.0 Feet | Overtopping levee. Henshaw Dam was not in place nor was the levee at time of record flow. Levee is designed for PMF of 85,000 cfs. Peak adjusted discharge of 1916 event with Henshaw Dam is estimated to be 54,000 cfs. This is also assumed to be the 100 year storm. |
| 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 Diego 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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