CA-87

Named in 5 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 River above Almaden Expwy

Guadalupe watershed · captured reading 2.34 ft · first named at threshold 4, 12 ft

At the captured reading, this creek is 9.66 feet below the level where CA-87 is named.

Overbanking occurs at Atlanta Avenue just upstream of CA-87.
Valley Water, threshold 4 description for Guadalupe River above Almaden Expwy

Los Gatos Creek at Lincoln Ave

Guadalupe watershed · captured reading 4.95 ft · first named at threshold 4, 20.5 ft

At the captured reading, this creek is 15.55 feet below the level where CA-87 is named.

Overland flow generally moves along streets to the northeast, pooling along CA-87 and I-280.
Valley Water, threshold 4 description for Los Gatos Creek at Lincoln Ave

Ross Creek at Cherry Ave

Guadalupe watershed · captured reading 2.53 ft · first named at threshold 4, 12 ft

At the captured reading, this creek is 9.47 feet below the level where CA-87 is named.

Waters may move past Hillsdale Ave, continuing northwards to the CA-87 and I-280 interchange.
Valley Water, threshold 4 description for Ross Creek at Cherry Ave

Canoas Creek at Almaden Expwy (Stage Only)

Guadalupe watershed · captured reading 1.28 ft · first named at threshold 4, 16 ft

At the captured reading, this creek is 14.72 feet below the level where CA-87 is named.

Area west of CA-87, South of Curtner, and East of Almaden flooded.
Valley Water, threshold 4 description for Canoas Creek at Almaden Expwy (Stage Only)

Guadalupe River at Alma Ave (Stage Only)

Guadalupe watershed · captured reading 3.12 ft · first named at threshold 4, 19.5 ft

At the captured reading, this creek is 16.38 feet below the level where CA-87 is named.

Overbanking occurs at Atlanta Avenue just upstream of CA-87.
Valley Water, threshold 4 description for Guadalupe River at Alma Ave (Stage Only)

Gauge Location

5 stream gauges whose Valley Water threshold descriptions name CA-87. — The point marks the gauge locations whose published threshold text names CA-87; 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.

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.

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