Named in 6 flood threshold descriptions published by Valley Water.
The Gauge Relationship
Every quotation below is Valley Water's own text, unedited. The captured reading and exact distance to the first threshold that names this place come before the map, so the resident answer is not hidden behind geography.
Guadalupe watershed · captured reading 2.34 ft · first named at threshold 2, 10.5 ft
At the captured reading, this creek is 8.16 feet below the level where Alma Avenue is named.
River begins to overtop upstream of Alma Avenue Bridge into the Elks Lodge, spilling north, as well as near the RxR on the east bank.
Valley Water, threshold 2 description for Guadalupe River above Almaden Expwy
River continues to overtop upstream of Alma Avenue Bridge into the Elks Lodge, spilling north along Lelong Street.
Valley Water, threshold 3 description for Guadalupe River above Almaden Expwy
Flooding continues to spill near Alma Avenue, flowing northward and crossing east under Willow Street and Alma Avenue viaducts, continuing to flow north.
Valley Water, threshold 4 description for Guadalupe River above Almaden Expwy
Guadalupe watershed · captured reading 3.12 ft · first named at threshold 2, 17.5 ft
At the captured reading, this creek is 14.38 feet below the level where Alma Avenue is named.
River begins to overtop upstream of Alma Avenue Bridge into the Elks Lodge, spilling north, as well as near the RxR on the east bank.
Valley Water, threshold 2 description for Guadalupe River at Alma Ave (Stage Only)
River continues to overtop upstream of Alma Avenue Bridge into the Elks Lodge, spilling north along Lelong Street.
Valley Water, threshold 3 description for Guadalupe River at Alma Ave (Stage Only)
Flooding continues to spill near Alma Avenue, flowing northward and crossing east under Willow Street and Alma Avenue viaducts, continuing to flow north.
Valley Water, threshold 4 description for Guadalupe River at Alma Ave (Stage Only)
Gauge Location
The point marks the gauge locations whose published threshold text names Alma Avenue; it does not claim a coordinate for the street or landmark. All eleven polygons in Valley Water's published major-watershed layer are shown. 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
A place named here is not a flood prediction. It is what Valley Water records as at risk when a creek reaches that level. For an emergency, call 911.
