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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:

Mar 20 2023 at 2:54 PM PDT

Next Issuance:

Mar 21 2023 at 9:00 AM PDT

Monitor Stage: 12.8 Feet

Flood Stage: 13.1 Feet

Plot Type:

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
2021*	906	4.30	Jan 29, 2021
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
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 (CAZ358)

Tonight: A slight chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. Lows in the mid to upper 40s. Southwest winds around 15 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Rain, heavy at times. Highs in the 50s. Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph.

Tuesday Night: Rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph in the evening.

Wednesday: Rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Southwest winds around 15 mph in the evening.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s.

Friday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.

Friday Night: Mostly clear in the evening then partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s.

Saturday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s to around 40.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 40.

Monday: Sunny in the morning, becoming partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.

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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