Canoas Creek at Almaden Expressway
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01/11/2021, 10:04 PM UTC through 01/11/2021, 10:04 PM UTC
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Observed (OBS) 06/24/2025 5:45 AM PDTCATEGORY STAGE 
Major Flooding 16 ft Moderate Flooding 15 ft Minor Flooding 13.5 ft Action 9.5 ft Reliability of the Forecast:
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Flood Impacts
- 17 - Major Flooding: Disasterous flooding traveling northward from Canoas Creek overbanking. CA-87 flooded under Almaden Expressway. Almaden Terrace Apartments, Guadalupe Almaden Neighborhood, and Northern Cross Neighborhood inundated. Water may cross east of CalTrain Railroad Tracks and continue through the industrial and commercial area bounded by Curtner/Tully and Barnard Avenue towards Monterey Road. If flooding is sustained, floodwaters will flow further north along 1st street, flooding surrounding neighbor
- 16 - Major Flooding: Entire Garden Neighborhood is inundated. Mill Pond Neighborhood is inundated. Area west of CA-87, South of Curtner and East of Almaden flooding. Water travelling north of Curtner.
- 15 - Moderate Flooding: Significant flooding in the Canoas Garden Neighborhood. Homes to the south of Canoas Creek along Nightingale are inundated. Water flows north along streets towards Curtner and Almaden Expressway. Mill Pond at risk.
Gauge Info
| Coordinates | 37.2885, -121.881 |
| RFC | CNRFC |
| State | CA |
| WFO | MTR |
| County | Santa Clara |
| Data Provider(s) | |
| SCVWD | SCVWD-Santa Clara Valley Water District |
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