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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: | May 25 2019 at 9:08 AM PDT | Next Issuance: | May 26 2019 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 | |||
2017* |
2,750 |
14.31 |
Feb 28, 2017 |
2016* |
0**** |
-- |
-- |
2015* |
0**** |
-- |
-- |
2014* |
0**** |
-- |
-- |
2013* |
158 |
7.53 |
Mar 8, 2013 |
| Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Oct 1946 to Present)*** | |||
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 | ||
| ESRI™ Locator Map |
| Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ043) |
| Today: Cloudy in the morning and becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 66. Light winds. Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers overnight. Lows 51 to 57. Light winds. Chance of measurable precipitation 40 percent. Sunday: Cloudy. Showers likely in the morning, then chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs around 60. Light winds. Chance of measurable precipitation 70 percent. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. Showers in the evening, then chance of showers overnight. Lows 49 to 56. Light winds. Memorial Day: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning. Highs around 63. Light winds becoming west 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of measurable precipitation 20 percent. Monday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening and becoming mostly cloudy. Lows 49 to 56. Tuesday: Mostly cloudy in the morning and becoming partly cloudy. Highs around 67. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening and becoming cloudy. Lows 52 to 57. Wednesday: Cloudy in the morning and becoming mostly sunny. Highs 64 to 69 near the coast to 70 inland. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear in the evening and becoming cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 54 to 59. Thursday: Cloudy in the morning and becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 66 near the coast to 69 inland. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening and becoming cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 53 to 58. Friday: Cloudy in the morning and becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 67 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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