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

Lower Peninsula watershed

Permanente Creek above Berry Ave

Reading 1.14 ft and 0 cfs. That is 5.36 feet below the first flood threshold.

Permanente Creek above Berry Ave plotted at latitude 37.3615 and longitude -122.0870 over Valley Water's published major-watershed layer.
Permanente Creek above Berry Ave at 37.3615, -122.0870, exactly as positioned in Valley Water's sensor feed. San Francisquito, Adobe, Permanente are the published polygons whose names match 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

1.14 ft

Captured July 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM PT

  • Sensor ID 5032
  • 37.3615, -122.0870
  • 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 · 6.5 ft (778 cfs)

5.36 ft above the current reading

Flood watch

Valley Water, threshold 1 description for Permanente Creek above Berry Ave

Threshold 2 · 7.5 ft (1,120 cfs)

6.36 ft above the current reading

Area near Blach school is at risk of flooding. High flows with heavy debris might cause localized blockages to cause overtopping of banks/floodwalls

Valley Water, threshold 2 description for Permanente Creek above Berry Ave

Threshold 3 · 9 ft (1,748 cfs)

7.86 ft above the current reading

Permanente Diversion Channel may start spilling, inundating Blach School and a few properties to the south

Valley Water, threshold 3 description for Permanente Creek above Berry Ave

Threshold 4 · 9.5 ft (1,990 cfs)

8.36 ft above the current reading

Spills near Portland Avenue occur on the east bank that moves eastward over Miramonte School. The Permanente Diversion spill near Blach School continues to move further north of Cuesta Dr

Valley Water, threshold 4 description for Permanente Creek above Berry Ave

Places This Gauge Covers

Streets and landmarks named in the threshold descriptions above.

Upstream and Downstream

Where this gauge sits on Permanente Creek.

  1. Permanente Creek at Rancho San Antonio Park

    2.18 ft · 0 cfs · 6.82 ft below threshold 1

  2. Permanente Creek above Berry Ave

    1.14 ft · 0 cfs · 5.36 ft below threshold 1

Sensor Notes

Flow under 10cfs questionable due to shifting gravels and sediment build up.

Valley Water, sensor notes for Permanente Creek above Berry Ave