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

Coyote watershed

Coyote Creek at William St

Reading 3.61 ft and 1.73 cfs. That is 21.39 feet below the first flood threshold.

Coyote Creek at William St plotted at latitude 37.3370 and longitude -121.8680 over Valley Water's published major-watershed layer.
Coyote Creek at William St at 37.3370, -121.8680, exactly as positioned in Valley Water's sensor feed. Coyote 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

3.61 ft

Captured July 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM PT

  • Sensor ID 5098
  • 37.3370, -121.8680
  • 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 · 25 ft (3,092 cfs)

21.39 ft above the current reading

Watch.

Valley Water, threshold 1 description for Coyote Creek at William St

Threshold 2 · 28 ft (4,152 cfs)

24.39 ft above the current reading

Selma Olinder Park inundated. William Street Park begins to flood.

Valley Water, threshold 2 description for Coyote Creek at William St

Threshold 3 · 32.5 ft (6,074 cfs)

28.89 ft above the current reading

Selma Olinder Park inundated and overflows into Olinder Neighborhood. Minor flooding at Olinder School. William Street Park is inundated. Higher flows will result in significant flooding along William Street and Olinder Neighborhood.

Valley Water, threshold 3 description for Coyote Creek at William St

Places This Gauge Covers

Streets and landmarks named in the threshold descriptions above.

Upstream and Downstream

Where this gauge sits on Coyote Creek.

  1. Coyote Creek above Coyote Reservoir (USGS)

    3.29 ft · 0 cfs · no published threshold

  2. Coyote Creek below Coyote Reservoir (USGS)

    4.60 ft · 6.1 cfs · no published threshold

  3. Coyote Creek below Anderson Reservoir

    3.73 ft · 3.87 cfs · no published threshold

  4. Coyote Creek at Madrone (USGS)

    2.03 ft · 12 cfs · 3.97 ft below threshold 1

  5. Coyote Creek above Metcalf Road

    5.91 ft · 0.6 cfs · no published threshold

  6. Coyote Creek below Coyote Perc Pond

    0.00 ft · 0 cfs · no published threshold

  7. Coyote Creek at Hwy 85

    2.77 ft · 0 cfs · no published threshold

  8. Coyote Creek at Edenvale

    1.11 ft · 0 cfs · 6.89 ft below threshold 1

  9. Coyote Creek at William St

    3.61 ft · 1.73 cfs · 21.39 ft below threshold 1

  10. Coyote Creek at CA-237 (USGS)

    4.99 ft · 9.53 cfs · 9.51 ft below threshold 1

Sensor Notes

This sensor is high flow only (50cfs+) and is sensitive to vegetation growth in the channel.

Valley Water, sensor notes for Coyote Creek at William St