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| MOJAVE RIVER - VICTORVILLE (MVVC1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Latitude: 34.57º N | Longitude: 117.32º W | Elevation: 2643 Feet | ||||||||||||||||
| Location: San Bernardino County in CA | ||||||||||||||||||
| River Group: Southern California | ||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance Time: | Jan 10 2026 at 8:34 AM PST |
| Please Note: | Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty. |
| 10-Day Probability Plot |
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| ESRI™ Locator Map |
| Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ060) |
| Today: Mostly sunny. Highs 56 to 60. Areas of winds northeast 10 to 15 mph. Gusts to 25 mph This Afternoon. Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows 30 to 38. Areas of winds northeast 10 mph. Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs 58 to 62. Areas of winds north to 10 mph becoming northeast with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon. Monday Night: Clear. Lows 33 to 41. Areas of winds northeast 10 mph. Tuesday: Sunny. Highs 62 to 68. Areas of winds northeast to 10 mph and becoming 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows 37 to 46. Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 66 to 71. Wednesday Night: Clear. Lows 39 to 46. Thursday: Sunny. Highs 67 to 72. Thursday Night: Clear. Lows 38 to 46. Friday: Sunny. Highs 64 to 69. Friday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 36 to 42. Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs 61 to 65. |
| Flood Impacts | |
| 19.0 Feet | Significant flows are occurring along the entire reach of the river, with flooding of adjacent farm lands north of victorville. The levees are threatened in the more densely populated areas of hesperia, victorville, and helendale, with overtopping possible in areas where vegetation or debris chokes the channel. |
| 18.0 Feet | Significant flows have likely reached helendale and points to the north, with farm lands in the river bed and adjacent areas north of victorville inundated. Rock springs road in hesperia is in danger of washing out. Some erosion of the levees can be expected in victorville and helendale. |
| 16.0 Feet | Significant flows reach farming areas north of victorville. Minor flooding of farmland adjacent to the river bed can be expected in oro grande. Some local erosion to the levees in hesperia and victorville is possible. Rock springs road has been overtopped and closed to traffic in hesperia. |
| 13.0 Feet | AS WATER BEGINS TO FLOW IN THE NORMALLY DRY RIVERBED. LOW-WATER CROSSINGS WELL UPSTREAM OF THIS GAGE SUCH AS ROCK SPRINGS ROAD BELOW THE MOJAVE FORKS DAM MAY BE OVERTOPPED AND CLOSED. THIS CORRESPONDS WITH A POOL LEVEL OF 3005 FT AND ABOUT 2500 CFS. RELEASES FROM SILVERWOOD LAKE CAN ADD A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF INFLOW BEHIND THE DAM. |