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| Latitude: 33.22º N | Longitude: 117.36º W | Elevation: 20 Feet | |
| Location: San Diego County in California | River Group: Southern California | ||
| Issuance Time: | May 29 2020 at 8:09 AM PDT | Next Issuance: | May 30 2020 at 9:00 AM PDT |
| Monitor Stage: N/A | Flood Stage: 21.0 Feet |
| Observed Data Credit | |
 | Raw streamflow data is provided by the US Geological Survey (USGS). |
Historical Stage/Flow Data |
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Water Year
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Peak Discharge (cfs)
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Stage (feet)
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Date
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| Most Recent 5 Years | |||
2019* |
8,240 |
18.49 |
Feb 15, 2019 |
2018* |
121 |
7.02 |
Jan 9, 2018 |
2017* |
2,750 |
14.31 |
Feb 28, 2017 |
2016* |
0**** |
-- |
-- |
2015* |
0**** |
-- |
-- |
| Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Oct 1946 to Present)*** | |||
1916 |
95,600 |
-- |
Jan 27, 1916 |
1993** |
25,700 |
21.70 |
Jan 16, 1993 |
1980* |
25,000 |
14.00 |
Feb 21, 1980 |
2005* |
21,800 |
20.68 |
Jan 11, 2005 |
1995* |
19,500 |
19.97 |
Mar 06, 1995 |
| * Discharge affected by regulation or diversion | |||
| ** Maximum since regulation by Lake Henshaw | |||
| *** Most recent continuous record back to Oct 1946 with segmented periods back to Apr 1912 | |||
| **** No flow recorded during the entire water year | |||
| Location Photographs | ||
| ESRI™ Locator Map |
| Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ043) |
| Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Lows 54 to 60. Light winds. Saturday: Mostly cloudy in the morning and becoming partly cloudy. Highs 67 to 72 near the coast to 73 inland. Light winds becoming northwest 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening and becoming mostly cloudy. Lows 53 to 59. Areas of winds northwest 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the evening becoming light. Sunday: Mostly cloudy in the morning and becoming partly cloudy. Highs 69 to 74 near the coast to 73 to 78 inland. Light winds. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 55 to 60. Light winds. Monday: Mostly cloudy in the morning and becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 70 to 75 near the coast to 77 inland. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 57 to 62. Tuesday: Mostly cloudy in the morning and becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 70 to 75 near the coast to 76 inland. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening and becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 56 to 61. Wednesday: Cloudy in the morning and becoming mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 71 to 76 near the coast to 77 inland. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear in the evening and becoming mostly cloudy. Lows 56 to 61. Thursday: Mostly cloudy in the morning and becoming partly cloudy. Highs 69 to 74 near the coast to 75 inland. Thursday Night: Mostly clear in the evening and becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 56 to 61. Friday: Partly cloudy in the morning and becoming mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 68 to 73 near the coast to 74 inland. |
| Impacts - E19 Information | |
| 21.0 Feet | Damage unknown. Bridge approaches upstream threatened and at risk of undermining. |
| 24.5 Feet | Damage unknown. Camino Del Rey, Couser Canyon, and Shearer Crossing Bridge approaches at risk of being washed out. |
| 28.0 Feet | Scouring and undermining of roads and structures adjacent to the river channel. Bridge approaches designed to wash out at high flows destroyed. Indian gaming casinos parking facilities under water. Most significant damage upstream of levee with adjacent cropland underwater and homes threatened. Some infrastructure facilities damaged in city of Oceanside. |
| 29.0 Feet | Overtopping levee. Henshaw Dam was not in place nor was the levee at time of record flow. Levee is designed for PMF of 85,000 cfs. Peak adjusted discharge of 1916 event with Henshaw Dam is estimated to be 54,000 cfs. This is also assumed to be the 100 year storm. |
| 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 San Diego 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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