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SAN JOAQUIN RIVER - MOSSDALE (MOSC1)
Latitude: 37.79º NLongitude: 121.31º WElevation: 32 Feet
Location: San Joaquin County in CaliforniaRiver Group: San Joaquin
Monitor Stage: 19.5 FeetFlood Stage: 28.5 FeetDanger Stage: 29.5 Feet

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Historical Stage/Flow Data
Note: Water Year 2025 is currently showing peak daily mean values. These will be updated to instantaneous peaks in the coming months.
Water Year
Peak Discharge (cfs)
Stage (feet)
Date
 Most Recent 5 Years
2025 -- 6.60 Mar 21, 2025
2024 -- 11.32 Mar 6, 2024
2023 -- 20.52 Mar 24, 2023
2022 -- 7.51 Oct 24, 2021
2021 -- 6.74 Jun 27, 2021
 Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Jan 1920 to Present)* - Ranked by Stage
1951 -- 24.40** Dec 10, 1950
1997 -- 23.24** Jan 9, 1997
2017 -- 21.70 Feb 23, 2017
1969 -- 20.31** Jan 27, 1969
1967 -- 18.10** Jan 24, 1967
2006 -- 17.19** Apr 13, 2006
 * No data was available Sep 2006 to Apr 2007
 ** Datum changed from NGVD29 to NAVD88 on 10/01/2006. The difference is +2.38 ft and must be applied to all data before date to convert to NAVD88
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Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ019)
Today: Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. Highs around 66. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows 42 to 48. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Highs around 66. Light winds.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 49. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly cloudy. Highs 58 to 64. Northwest winds up to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Lows around 46.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs around 55.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows around 44.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Highs 54 to 59.

Wednesday Night through Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 38 to 44. Highs 55 to 61.

Friday: Mostly cloudy. Highs 54 to 59.
Flood Impacts
33.1 FeetStages above 33.1 feet result in flooding outside of the levees. Top of levee.
16.39 FeetHistorically Mossdale Trailer Park evacuates.
15.4 FeetMossdale Trailer Park is threatened by the high water. Mossdale Trailer Park is on the south side of the river inside the levee both upstream and downstream of the gage.
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This river graphic is not intended to serve as a substitute for official flood watches, warnings, advisories, or statements issued by the NWS Sacramento 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.