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Location:

SANTA CLARA RIVER - VICTORIA AVENUE (VCAC1)

Latitude: 34.24º N	Longitude: 119.22º W	Elevation: 25 Feet
Location: Ventura County in California		Bulletin Group: Southern California		River Group: Southern California

Issuance Time:

May 19 2025 at 7:58 AM PDT

Next Issuance:

May 20 2025 at 9:00 AM PDT

Action/Monitor: 49.5 Feet

Minor Flood: 52.6 Feet

Moderate Flood: 54.0 Feet

Major Flood: 55.0 Feet

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Please Note:
1) Each individual timeseries plotted on the graphical river forecast can be toggled on and off by clicking the legend entry above. If the "Observed (Raw Data)" contains bad data and is toggled off, the plot will scale to the remaining timeseries.

2) At extremely low river flows, the "Observed (Raw Data)" may show readings below the lower end of the available rating table, while the "Observed (Simulated)" will only show values at the bottom of the rating table, creating a potential discrepancy between the two readings.

Observed Data Credit
	Raw streamflow data is provided by the Ventura County Watershed Protection District. View Ventura County Watershed Protection District Data for this station location.

Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year	Peak Discharge (cfs)	Stage (feet)	Date
Most Recent 5 Years*
2024	59,200	41.03	Feb 5, 2024
2023	101,500	51.94	Jan 9, 2023
2022	8,000	42.22	Dec 30, 2022
2021	83	35.71	Mar 26, 2021
2020	8,770	42.46	Apr 7, 2020
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - May 2007 to Present)* - Ranked by Flow
2008	37,253	39.51	Jan 5, 2008
2019	34,100	45.88	Jan 17, 2019
2008	33,122	38.33	Jan 27, 2008
2017	31,000	45.49	Feb 18, 2017
2010	18,798	39.35	Jan 22, 2010

* Most recent 5-year data and historical event data is taken from records beginning Jan 5, 2008

Location Photographs
Upstream Photo	Gage House Photo	Downstream Photo

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Flood Impacts
55.0 Feet	Major flood stage. Harbor boulevard bridge will be overtopped by flood waters. The montalvo waste water treatment plant will be flooded. The river ridge area, olivas park golf course, ventura harbor area, and the ventura wastewater treatment plant will be flooded.
54.0 Feet	Moderate flood stage. The Wagon Wheel area will begin to be flooded. Mcgrath state beach campground will be flooded.
52.6 Feet	Minor flood stage. Ventura Road under the railroad bridge will begin to flood as well as the Wagon Wheel area.

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ354)

Today: Sunny. Highs from the mid to upper 60s at the beaches to the mid to upper 70s inland. West winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs from the lower to mid 70s at the beaches to the lower to mid 80s inland.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs from the lower to mid 70s at the beaches to the lower to mid 80s inland.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.

Thursday: Areas of low clouds and fog in the morning then sunny. Highs from the lower to mid 70s at the beaches to the lower to mid 80s inland.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear early then low clouds and fog. Lows in the lower 60s.

Friday: Sunny after morning low clouds and fog. Highs from the upper 60s to mid 70s at the beaches to around 80 inland.

Friday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.

Saturday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s.

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 Los Angeles-Oxnard 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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