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SANTA CLARA RIVER - PIRU (SCPC1)

Latitude: 34.40º N	Longitude: 118.74º W	Elevation: 710 Feet
Location: Ventura County in California		River Group: Southern California

Issuance Time:

Oct 17 2021 at 7:33 AM PDT

Next Issuance:

Oct 18 2021 at 9:00 AM PDT

Monitor Stage: 12.8 Feet

Flood Stage: 13.1 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
2020*	5,320	6.56	Dec 26, 2019
2019*	7,480	7.70	Jan 17, 2019
2018*	820	5.13	Mar 22, 2018
2017*	7,870	14.17	Feb 17, 2017
2016*	2,250	8.64	Jan 6, 2016
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - January 1952 to Present) - Ranked by Flow
1969*	62,500	17.90	Feb 25, 1969
2005*	32,000	12.10	Feb 9, 2005
1966*	32,0000	11.50	Dec 29, 1965
1983*	30,600	11.78	Mar 1, 1983
1998*	10,000**	--	Feb 3, 1998
* Discharge affected to unknown degree by regulation or diversion
** Discharge is the maximum daily average

Location Photographs
Upstream Photo	Gage House Photo	Downstream Photo

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Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ044)

Tonight: Mostly clear in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and patchy drizzle after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s to around 50. Southwest winds around 15 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

Monday: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and patchy drizzle in the morning, then sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the mid to upper 60s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

Monday Night: Clear. Lows in the 40s to around 50.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s. Northeast winds around 15 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear in the evening then partly cloudy. Lows in the 40s.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s to mid 50s.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s except around 70 nearest the coast.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then areas of low clouds and fog. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s.

Friday: Areas of low clouds and fog in the morning then partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s to around 80.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s to mid 50s.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy with a chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s to mid 50s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s.

Impacts - E19 Information
12.8 Feet	Potential bank erosion along the channel and along an historical landfill located on the north bank of the channel just downstream of the confluence with Piru Creek.
13.1 Feet	Torrey Road Bridge approaches become flooded.
14.0 Feet	Torrey Road Bridge approaches become damaged and possible damage to Torrey Road Bridge.
14.2 Feet	Damage to Torrey Road Bridge approaches and possible damage to Torrey Road Bridge. Possible flooding on the south side of the Santa Clara River in Fillmore upstream of the Highway 23 Bridge.

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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