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Demo snapshot · July 28, 2026 at 4:53 PM PT · not current conditions

Guadalupe watershed

Canoas Creek at Almaden Expwy (Stage Only)

Reading 1.28 ft and 0 cfs. That is 8.22 feet below the first flood threshold.

Canoas Creek at Almaden Expwy (Stage Only) plotted at latitude 37.2885 and longitude -121.8810 over Valley Water's published major-watershed layer.
Canoas Creek at Almaden Expwy (Stage Only) at 37.2885, -121.8810, exactly as positioned in Valley Water's sensor feed. Guadalupe River is the published polygon whose name matches this portal group. The eleven published polygons do not exactly match the portal's five sensor groups and do not provide a boundary for every named creek.
  • Stream gauge

1.28 ft

Captured July 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM PT

  • Sensor ID 5073
  • 37.2885, -121.8810
  • Included in Valley Water's flood watch
  • Reporting

What Floods at Each Level

These descriptions are Valley Water's own, quoted exactly as published for this gauge.

Threshold 1 · 9.5 ft

8.22 ft above the current reading

Calero Avenue and Blossom Hill Road possible weak points for debris and street flooding. Creek is heavily influenced by Guadalupe River flow is above 2,000 cfs

Valley Water, threshold 1 description for Canoas Creek at Almaden Expwy (Stage Only)

Threshold 2 · 13.5 ft

12.22 ft above the current reading

Overtopping occurs upstream of Nightingale Drive behind private residences and upstream of the culvert. Waters flow along streets to the north and south.

Valley Water, threshold 2 description for Canoas Creek at Almaden Expwy (Stage Only)

Threshold 3 · 15 ft

13.72 ft above the current reading

Significant flooding in the Canoas Garden Neighborhood. Homes to the south of Canoas Creek along Nightingale are inundated. Water flows north along streets toward Curtner and Almaden Expressway. Mill Pond at risk.

Valley Water, threshold 3 description for Canoas Creek at Almaden Expwy (Stage Only)

Threshold 4 · 16 ft

14.72 ft above the current reading

Entire Canoas Garden Neighborhood is inundated. Mill Pond Neighborhood is inundated. Area west of CA-87, South of Curtner, and East of Almaden flooded. Water travelling north of Curtner.

Valley Water, threshold 4 description for Canoas Creek at Almaden Expwy (Stage Only)

Places This Gauge Covers

Streets and landmarks named in the threshold descriptions above.

Upstream and Downstream

Where this gauge sits on Canoas Creek.

  1. Canoas Creek at Dow

    1.47 ft · 0.67 cfs · no published threshold

  2. Canoas Creek at Almaden Expwy (Stage Only)

    1.28 ft · 0 cfs · 8.22 ft below threshold 1

Sensor Notes

Stage only sensor since 2018 due to backwater influences from Guadalupe River.

Valley Water, sensor notes for Canoas Creek at Almaden Expwy (Stage Only)