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

Lower Peninsula watershed

San Francisquito Creek at Stanford (USGS)

Reading 0.20 ft and 0.14 cfs. That is 10.80 feet below the first flood threshold.

San Francisquito Creek at Stanford (USGS) plotted at latitude 37.4234 and longitude -122.1890 over Valley Water's published major-watershed layer.
San Francisquito Creek at Stanford (USGS) at 37.4234, -122.1890, 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

0.20 ft

Captured July 28, 2026 at 4:45 PM PT

  • Sensor ID 5112, USGS 11164500
  • 37.4234, -122.1890
  • Included in Valley Water's flood watch, carries a forecast model
  • Reporting

What Floods at Each Level

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

Threshold 1 · 11 ft (4,346 cfs)

10.80 ft above the current reading

Action stage. Possible flooding to occur.

Valley Water, threshold 1 description for San Francisquito Creek at Stanford (USGS)

Threshold 2 · 12 ft (4,900 cfs)

11.80 ft above the current reading

Overbanking possible near University Avenue, Euclid Avenue, Manhattan Avenue, and along Woodland Avenue. Northerly breakouts flow into East Palo Alto along Euclid and Manhattan Avenue, causing deep ponding at their northern terminus against US-101.

Valley Water, threshold 2 description for San Francisquito Creek at Stanford (USGS)

Threshold 3 · 12.8 ft (5,346 cfs)

12.60 ft above the current reading

Overbanking upstream of Pope Chaucer Road mostly flowing southeasterly along streets towards Duveneck Elementary School.

Valley Water, threshold 3 description for San Francisquito Creek at Stanford (USGS)

Threshold 4 · 13.5 ft (5,738 cfs)

13.30 ft above the current reading

Breakouts occurring along the creek channel in multiple locations with widespread shallow flooding in the Crescent Park and Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhoods in Palo Alto. Flooding moves westward from Euclid Avenue into Menlo Park. Overbanking from Pope Chaucer flows northerly into Menlo Park.

Valley Water, threshold 4 description for San Francisquito Creek at Stanford (USGS)

Places This Gauge Covers

Streets and landmarks named in the threshold descriptions above.

Sensor Notes

This sensor is operated by the USGS.

Valley Water, sensor notes for San Francisquito Creek at Stanford (USGS)