Alameda Creek above Div Dam near Sunol

Highest listed crest 7.96 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft2 crests since 1995

The Alameda Creek above Div Dam near Sunol crested above flood stage 2 times among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1995 to 1996. The highest, 7.96 ft on January 9, 1995, was minor flooding, 1.96 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Alameda Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 7.96 ft; January 9, 1995; 3,390 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 6.0 ft; No major stage set
Crests at major: 0; 2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: January 24, 1996; 6.59 ft, minor flooding
Location: Alameda County; Near Milpitas (7.8 mi), Fremont (9.2 mi), Livermore (13.1 mi)
Identifiers: NWS MPTC1; USGS 11172945

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Alameda Creek above Div Dam near Sunol

Action stage	6.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	6.0	2	Jan 24, 1996	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	8.5	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

2 crests from 1995 to 1996. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Alameda Creek above Div Dam near Sunol

1	Jan 9, 1995	7.96	+1.96	Minor	3,390
2	Jan 24, 1996	6.59	+0.59	Minor	2,140

The worst floods along the Alameda Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Alameda Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

January 9, 1995: 7.96 ft here, minor flooding

NilesCA · Jan 9, 1995 · 11.20 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Alameda Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Alameda Creek

Div Dam near Sunol this gauge	CA	6.0	7.96 ft, Jan 9, 1995	0
Niles	CA	9.0	14.90 ft, Dec 23, 1955	0

Other gauges in Alameda County

Flood gauges in Alameda County

Niles	9.0	14.90 ft, Dec 23, 1955	0
Verona	15.0	22.61 ft, Jan 5, 1982	0

Alameda County: every hazard · River floods across the country · California

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MPTC1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.