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Weather Forecast Office Eureka, CA

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Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions NOTE: Forecasts for the Navarro River near Navarro are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 34 Moderate Flood Stage: 30 Flood Stage: 23 Action Stage: 0 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 40.60 ft on 12/22/1955 (2) 39.81 ft on 12/31/2005 (3) 39.81 ft on 12/31/2005 (4) 39.13 ft on 01/16/1974 (5) 38.64 ft on 12/22/1964 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 24.59 ft on 03/14/2023 (P) (2) 22.84 ft on 01/14/2023 (P) (3) 24.80 ft on 01/09/2023 (P) (4) 25.57 ft on 01/08/2023 (P) (5) 22.40 ft on 01/05/2023 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

Zoom Level:11 Legend FEMA Layer Gauge Location Disclaimer Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

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34	Significant flooding over the south bank approximately 1 mile east of Highway 1 will occur. Damage to property including 6 homes is possible. Expect closure of Highway 128. Motorists should use alternate routes.
30	Water will flow over the south bank of the river approximately 1 mile east of Highway 1, and begins to flood property in this area including six homes. Expect closure of Highway 128. Motorists should use alternate routes.
23	Flooding of Highway 128 approximately 5 miles east of Highway 1 is certain and the road will be closed. Motorists should use alternate routes.

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Latitude: 39.170456° N, Longitude: 123.668069° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 23 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other 4.79 ft 27.79 ft   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Navarro

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