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Berryessa Creek at Calaveras Road — water level right now

Santa Clara County, California · NWS gauge BYSC1
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Flood stages at this gauge

Where the water stands right now against the four official thresholds:

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Flood stageLevel (ft)What it means
Action stage13water is approaching flood level — time to pay attention

Highest floods on record here

The National Weather Service has no historic crest list on file for this gauge.

Where this gauge is

The marker is this gauge; nearby gauges load live and are clickable.

Nearby river gauges

Lower Penitencia Creek at Machada Avenue 1 mi away · loading… Berryessa Creek at Old Piedmont Road 2 mi away · loading… Coyote Creek above Hwy 237 at Milpitas 2 mi away · loading… Upper Penitencia Creek at Dorel Drive 4 mi away · loading… Upper Penitencia Creek at Piedmont Road 4 mi away · loading… Guadalupe River (CA) above Hwy 101 at San Jose 5 mi away · loading…

Gauge details

NWS gauge IDBYSC1
CountySanta Clara
StateCalifornia
NWS forecast officeMonterey
River forecast centerCalifornia Nevada River Forecast Center
Coordinates37.433, -121.893
Time zonePST8PDT
Turn Around, Don't Drown. Six inches of moving water can knock you off your feet and twelve inches can float a car. Never drive around barricades or into water of unknown depth — most flood deaths happen in vehicles.

Questions about Berryessa Creek at Calaveras Road

Is Berryessa Creek at Calaveras Road flooding right now?

The live reading at the top of this page answers that: the gauge is compared against its official NWS flood stages every 15 minutes. Blue means normal, yellow is action stage, orange minor, red moderate and dark red major flooding.

What is flood stage for Berryessa Creek at Calaveras Road?

action stage 13 ft. These are official National Weather Service thresholds set specifically for this gauge, not generic values.

Where does this data come from?

From the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, the official U.S. river gauge network — a U.S. government work in the public domain. Live stage is refreshed every 15 minutes; flood thresholds and historic crests are refreshed monthly. For life-safety decisions follow NWS Monterey and local emergency management.