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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: | Jan 26 2021 at 2:25 PM PST | Next Issuance: | Jan 27 2021 at 9:00 AM PST |
| 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
|
Peak Discharge (cfs)
|
Stage (feet)
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Date
|
| 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 | ||
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| Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ043) |
| Today: Partly cloudy. Highs around 60. Light winds. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows 39 to 45. Light winds. Thursday: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs around 62. Light winds becoming south 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of measurable precipitation 20 percent. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible overnight. Lows 45 to 50. Areas of winds south 15 mph. Friday: Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the morning. Highs 55 to 60. Areas of winds southwest 15 mph. Gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon. Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the evening. Lows 39 to 44. Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 60. Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 38 to 45. Sunday: Mostly sunny in the morning and becoming partly cloudy. Highs 62 to 67 near the coast to 67 inland. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 42 to 48. Monday: Mostly cloudy in the morning and becoming partly cloudy. Highs around 66. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening and becoming partly cloudy. Lows 43 to 49. Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs around 62. |
| 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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