Every quotation below is Valley Water's own text, unedited, with the captured reading and the exact distance to the first threshold that names this place.
West Valley watershed · captured reading 0.51 ft · first named at threshold 3, 6.4 ft
At the captured reading, this creek is 5.89 feet below the level where US-101 is named.
If Saragota Creek has substantial flows as well, overbanking on the east bank is possible between US-101 and Scott Blvd.
Valley Water, threshold 3 description for San Tomas Creek above Williams Rd
Floodwaters may continue to move northward, bounded by San Tomas and Scott Blvd, crossing the Caltrain tracks toward US-101.
Valley Water, threshold 4 description for San Tomas Creek above Williams Rd
Lower Peninsula watershed · captured reading 2.56 ft · first named at threshold 1, 15.5 ft
At the captured reading, this creek is 12.94 feet below the level where US-101 is named.
Check Evelyn, Middlefield, Moffett, & US-101 for possible blockages.
Valley Water, threshold 1 description for Stevens Creek above CA-85 near Central Ave
Flooding near Moffett flows across US-101 flooding adjacent streets and buildings.
Valley Water, threshold 3 description for Stevens Creek above CA-85 near Central Ave
West Valley watershed · captured reading 1.49 ft · first named at threshold 4, 9.5 ft
At the captured reading, this creek is 8.01 feet below the level where US-101 is named.
Channel overtopping is possible upstream of Evelyn on the east bank, Wolfe Road, along the east bank upstream of Duane, for a short reach on both banks between Tasman and US-101, and immediately upstream and downstream of Caribbean Drive.
Valley Water, threshold 4 description for Sunnyvale East Channel at Bayshore Frontage Rd
Coyote watershed · captured reading 2.03 ft · first named at threshold 4, 11 ft
At the captured reading, this creek is 8.97 feet below the level where US-101 is named.
RV Storage lot north of US-101 flooded.
Valley Water, threshold 4 description for Coyote Creek at Madrone (USGS)
Pajaro watershed · captured reading 2.76 ft · first named at threshold 2, 12 ft
At the captured reading, this creek is 9.24 feet below the level where US-101 is named.
Flooding begins upstream of US-101 near Monterey Frontage Road.
Valley Water, threshold 2 description for Uvas Creek at W Luchessa Ave
US-101 flooded just north of Bolsa Road and floodwaters will eventually move eastward across the highway.
Valley Water, threshold 3 description for Uvas Creek at W Luchessa Ave
Highway 25 flooded at the US-101 interchange, as well as toward the east.
Valley Water, threshold 4 description for Uvas Creek at W Luchessa Ave
Coyote watershed · captured reading 0.29 ft
The captured reading cannot be compared to this threshold.
RV Storage lot north of US-101 flooded.
Valley Water, threshold 4 description for Fisher Creek at Laguna Ave (Not Real-Time)
Guadalupe watershed · captured reading 5.12 ft · first named at threshold 3, 20 ft
At the captured reading, this creek is 14.88 feet below the level where US-101 is named.
Highest risk areas are between US-101 and Trimble.
Valley Water, threshold 3 description for Guadalupe River at US-101 (USGS)
Levee overtopping, with failures likely along both sides of the river between US-101 and Trimble flowing in a northerly direction.
Valley Water, threshold 4 description for Guadalupe River at US-101 (USGS)
Lower Peninsula watershed · captured reading 0.20 ft · first named at threshold 2, 12 ft
At the captured reading, this creek is 11.80 feet below the level where US-101 is named.
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)
Lower Peninsula watershed · captured reading -1.20 ft · first named at threshold 4, 7.3 ft
At the captured reading, this creek is 8.50 feet below the level where US-101 is named.
If tributary inflows are also very high, flooding is possible for the Palo Alto Airport, US-101, and towards neighborhoods in Palo Alto.
Valley Water, threshold 4 description for Palo Alto Flood Basin
