CNRFC - Hydrology - Observed River/Reservoir Conditions

SESPE CREEK - FILLMORE (SESC1)

Latitude: 34.44º N	Longitude: 118.93º W	Elevation: 565 Feet
Location: Ventura County in California		River Group: Southern California

Monitor Stage: 17.8 Feet

Flood Stage: 19.2 Feet

Observed Data Credit
	Raw streamflow data is provided by the US Geological Survey (USGS). View USGS Data for this station location.

Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year	Peak Discharge (cfs)	Stage (feet)	Date
Most Recent 5 Years
2024	21,700	16.57	Feb 4, 2024
2023**	58,100	20.49	Jan 9, 2023
2022	4,950	12.09	Dec 14, 2021
2021	510	7.89	Jan 28, 2021
2020	7,420	12.01	Apr 6, 2020
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Oct 1993 to Present)* - Ranked by Flow
2005	85,300	20.40	Jan 10, 2005
1995	65,000	16.46	Jan 10, 1995
* Most recent continuous record back to Oct 1993 with segmented periods back to Sept 1911
** Estimated by USGS

Location Photographs
Upstream Photo	Gage House Photo	Downstream Photo

ESRI™ Locator Map

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ358)

Tonight: Partly cloudy in the evening then mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s. Southwest winds around 15 mph in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s except around 90 farthest inland. Southwest winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Clear except for patchy low clouds and fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Southwest winds around 15 mph in the evening.

Sunday: Areas of low clouds and fog in the morning then sunny. Highs in the 70s to around 80 except the mid 80s to around 90 farthest inland. Southwest winds around 15 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear except for patchy low clouds and fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s to around 60. Southwest winds around 15 mph in the evening.

Monday: Sunny except for patchy low clouds and fog in the morning. Highs in the 70s except the mid to upper 80s farthest inland.

Monday Night: Mostly clear except for patchy low clouds and fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s to around 60.

Tuesday: Sunny except for patchy low clouds and fog in the morning. Highs in the 70s except the mid to upper 80s farthest inland.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear except for patchy low clouds and fog after midnight. Lows in the 50s to lower 60s.

Wednesday: Sunny except for patchy low clouds and fog in the morning. Highs in the 70s to around 80 except the mid 80s to around 90 farthest inland.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear except for patchy low clouds and fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s.

Thursday: Sunny except for patchy low clouds and fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s except around 90 farthest inland.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear except for patchy low clouds and fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s.

Friday: Sunny except for patchy low clouds and fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s except around 90 farthest inland.

Flood Impacts
20.45 Feet	Flooding of orchards along creek, bank protection and levees could be impacted along the river upstream of and through fillmore, railroad bridge along old Telegraph Road will be impacted, stop logs will need to be placed at railroad bridge along old Telegraph Road to protect homes and shiels park in north fillmore. Downstream impacts will be seen along the santa clara river downstream of the confluence with sespe creek.
19.2 Feet	Flooding of orchards along creek, bank protection could be impacted along Goodenough Road north of fillmore, railroad bridge along old Telegraph Road will be impacted, stop logs will need to be placed at railroad bridge along old Telegraph Road to protect homes and shiels park in north fillmore. Start feeling downstream impacts on santa clara river, especially near the fillmore waste water treatment plant.

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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