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Weather Forecast Office Eureka, CA

California Nevada River Forecast Center

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

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 65 Moderate Flood Stage: 60 Flood Stage: 51 Action Stage: 45 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 72.00 ft on 12/23/1964 (2) 61.90 ft on 12/22/1955 (3) 55.50 ft on 02/02/1915 (4) 55.10 ft on 12/11/1937 (5) 54.97 ft on 01/01/1997 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 40.99 ft on 03/15/2023 (P) (2) 40.65 ft on 12/31/2022 (3) 27.64 ft on 10/25/2021 (4) 23.46 ft on 01/26/2020 (5) 50.99 ft on 02/27/2019 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.

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74	Extensive and severe flooding throughout the river valley with major damage to roads, bridges and structures. There will be numerous road closures including the Avenue of the Giants (Highway 254) and US Highway 101.
72	Extensive and severe flooding of all areas adjacent to the river is expected with possible damage to roads, bridges and other structures. Expect many road closures including the Avenue of the Giants (Highway 254) and possibly US Highway 101.
67	Expect significant flooding in all areas near the river with numerous road closures, including the Avenue of the Giants (Highway 254).
62	Flooding of many low lying areas near the river is likely. Numerous closures along the Avenue of the Giants (Highway 254).
55	Flooding of low lying areas near Shively is likely, along with possible closure of portions of the Avenue of the Giants (Highway 254).
52	Minor flooding in the Shively area is possible.
50	Flooding of the River's Edge RV Park in Rio Dell is likely. Occupants of the park will need to move their vehicles to higher ground.
48	Flooding of the River's Edge RV Park in Rio Dell is expected. Occupants of the park may need to move their vehicles to higher ground.
46	Minor flooding is possible in the northern portion of the River's Edge RV Park in Rio Dell. Occupants of the park need to be ready to move their vehicles to higher ground.

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Latitude: 40.491524° N, Longitude: 124.099770° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 51 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 35.5 ft 86.5 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Scotia

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