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San Joaquin River at Vernalis Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 10.4 ft at 7:00AM Oct 15, 2019Observed: 10.2 ft at 8:00AM Oct 16, 2019Highest Observation: 10.5 ft at 7:00AM Oct 17, 2019Forecast: 11.2 ft 7:00AM Oct 18, 2019Forecast: 11.3 ft 8:00AM Oct 18, 2019Forecast: 11.3 ft 9:00AM Oct 18, 2019Forecast: 11.4 ft 10:00AM Oct 18, 2019Forecast: 11.4 ft 11:00AM Oct 18, 2019Forecast: 11.5 ft 12:00PM Oct 18, 2019Forecast: 11.5 ft 1:00PM Oct 18, 2019Forecast: 11.6 ft 2:00PM Oct 18, 2019Forecast: 11.6 ft 3:00PM Oct 18, 2019Forecast: 11.7 ft 4:00PM Oct 18, 2019Forecast: 11.7 ft 5:00PM Oct 18, 2019Forecast: 11.8 ft 6:00PM Oct 18, 2019Forecast: 11.8 ft 7:00PM Oct 18, 2019Forecast: 11.8 ft 8:00PM Oct 18, 2019Forecast: 11.9 ft 9:00PM Oct 18, 2019Forecast: 11.9 ft 10:00PM Oct 18, 2019Forecast: 11.9 ft 11:00PM Oct 18, 2019Forecast: 12 ft 12:00AM Oct 19, 2019Forecast: 12 ft 1:00AM Oct 19, 2019Forecast: 12 ft 2:00AM Oct 19, 2019Forecast: 12 ft 3:00AM Oct 19, 2019Forecast: 12 ft 4:00AM Oct 19, 2019Highest Forecast: 12.1 ft 5:00AM Oct 19, 2019Highest Forecast: 12.1 ft 6:00AM Oct 19, 2019Highest Forecast: 12.1 ft 7:00AM Oct 19, 2019Highest Forecast: 12.1 ft 8:00AM Oct 19, 2019Highest Forecast: 12.1 ft 9:00AM Oct 19, 2019Highest Forecast: 12.1 ft 10:00AM Oct 19, 2019Highest Forecast: 12.1 ft 11:00AM Oct 19, 2019Highest Forecast: 12.1 ft 12:00PM Oct 19, 2019Highest Forecast: 12.1 ft 1:00PM Oct 19, 2019Highest Forecast: 12.1 ft 2:00PM Oct 19, 2019Highest Forecast: 12.1 ft 3:00PM Oct 19, 2019Highest Forecast: 12.1 ft 4:00PM Oct 19, 2019Highest Forecast: 12.1 ft 5:00PM Oct 19, 2019Highest Forecast: 12.1 ft 6:00PM Oct 19, 2019Highest Forecast: 12.1 ft 7:00PM Oct 19, 2019Highest Forecast: 12.1 ft 8:00PM Oct 19, 2019Highest Forecast: 12.1 ft 9:00PM Oct 19, 2019Highest Forecast: 12.1 ft 10:00PM Oct 19, 2019Highest Forecast: 12.1 ft 11:00PM Oct 19, 2019Highest Forecast: 12.1 ft 12:00AM Oct 20, 2019Highest Forecast: 12.1 ft 1:00AM Oct 20, 2019Highest Forecast: 12.1 ft 2:00AM Oct 20, 2019Highest Forecast: 12.1 ft 3:00AM Oct 20, 2019Forecast: 12 ft 4:00AM Oct 20, 2019Forecast: 12 ft 5:00AM Oct 20, 2019Forecast: 12 ft 6:00AM Oct 20, 2019Forecast: 12 ft 7:00AM Oct 20, 2019Forecast: 12 ft 8:00AM Oct 20, 2019Forecast: 12 ft 9:00AM Oct 20, 2019Forecast: 11.9 ft 10:00AM Oct 20, 2019Forecast: 11.9 ft 11:00AM Oct 20, 2019Forecast: 11.9 ft 12:00PM Oct 20, 2019Forecast: 11.9 ft 1:00PM Oct 20, 2019Forecast: 11.9 ft 2:00PM Oct 20, 2019Forecast: 11.9 ft 3:00PM Oct 20, 2019Forecast: 11.9 ft 4:00PM Oct 20, 2019Forecast: 11.8 ft 5:00PM Oct 20, 2019Forecast: 11.8 ft 6:00PM Oct 20, 2019Forecast: 11.8 ft 7:00PM Oct 20, 2019Forecast: 11.8 ft 8:00PM Oct 20, 2019Forecast: 11.8 ft 9:00PM Oct 20, 2019Forecast: 11.8 ft 10:00PM Oct 20, 2019Forecast: 11.8 ft 11:00PM Oct 20, 2019Forecast: 11.7 ft 12:00AM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.7 ft 1:00AM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.7 ft 2:00AM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.7 ft 3:00AM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.7 ft 4:00AM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.7 ft 5:00AM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.6 ft 6:00AM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.6 ft 7:00AM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.6 ft 8:00AM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.6 ft 9:00AM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.6 ft 10:00AM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.5 ft 11:00AM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.5 ft 12:00PM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.5 ft 1:00PM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.5 ft 2:00PM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.5 ft 3:00PM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.5 ft 4:00PM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.4 ft 5:00PM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.4 ft 6:00PM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.4 ft 7:00PM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.4 ft 8:00PM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.4 ft 9:00PM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.4 ft 10:00PM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.3 ft 11:00PM Oct 21, 2019Forecast: 11.3 ft 12:00AM Oct 22, 2019Forecast: 11.3 ft 1:00AM Oct 22, 2019Forecast: 11.3 ft 2:00AM Oct 22, 2019Forecast: 11.3 ft 3:00AM Oct 22, 2019Forecast: 11.3 ft 4:00AM Oct 22, 2019Forecast: 11.2 ft 5:00AM Oct 22, 2019USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesVNSC1(plotting HGIRZ) Graph Created (6:51AM Oct 18, 2019)ObservedForecast (issued 7:51AM Oct 17)Latest observed value: 10.5 ft at 7:00 AM PDT 17-Oct-2019. Flood Stage is 29 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 37.3
Moderate Flood Stage: 32
Flood Stage: 29
Action Stage: 24.5
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 34.88 ft on 01/05/1997
(2) 34.55 ft on 01/27/1969
(3) 32.81 ft on 12/09/1950
(4) 32.71 ft on 03/16/1938
(5) 32.11 ft on 02/12/1938
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 21.69 ft on 03/04/2019
(2) 17.83 ft on 04/08/2018
(3) 30.72 ft on 02/23/2017
(4) 14.21 ft on 03/15/2016
(5) 9.66 ft on 04/26/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.
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37.29 Stages above 37.3 feet results in flooding outside the levees. Top of levee.
26 Severe seepage occurs outside the levees. The area covered by seepage will increase as the river stage rises.
21 Seepage begins into crop area outside of levees.
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Latitude: 37.676041° N, Longitude: 121.266329° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 29 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 25.0 Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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