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Alameda Creek near Niles

Highest listed crest 14.90 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft19 crests since 1937

The Alameda Creek near Niles crested above flood stage 19 times among the 19 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1937 to 2023. The highest, 14.90 ft on December 23, 1955, was moderate flooding, 5.90 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.90 ft
December 23, 1955; 29,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
19 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 10, 2023
11.84 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Alameda County
Near Union City (3.4 mi), Fremont (6.5 mi), Newark (6.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Alameda Creek near Niles
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.02Feb 1, 1963Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.517Mar 10, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

19 crests from 1937 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Alameda Creek near Niles, 1937 to 2023 810121416ft Flood stage 9.0 ft Mar 22, 1937: 10.30 ft, minor flooding; 7,350 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1938: 11.46 ft, moderate flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1940: 10.60 ft, moderate flooding; 8,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1945: 10.54 ft, moderate flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 1950: 12.50 ft, moderate flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1952: 13.92 ft, moderate flooding; 24,300 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1955: 14.90 ft, moderate flooding; 29,000 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1958: 14.17 ft, moderate flooding; 25,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1963: 10.48 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1967: 11.15 ft, moderate flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1980: 12.08 ft, moderate flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1982: 12.96 ft, moderate flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1983: 12.86 ft, moderate flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1986: 14.77 ft, moderate flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1993: 11.25 ft, moderate flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1995: 11.20 ft, moderate flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1995: 13.55 ft, moderate flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1998: 14.83 ft, moderate flooding; 17,858 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2023: 11.84 ft, moderate flooding; 10,041 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.90 ft, Dec 23, 1955 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Alameda Creek near Niles 1930s: 2 1940s: 2 1950s: 4 4 1960s: 2 1970s: 0 1980s: 4 1990s: 4 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. 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.
  2. 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 near Niles
1Dec 23, 195514.90+5.90Moderate29,000
2Feb 3, 199814.83+5.83Moderate17,858
3Feb 19, 198614.77+5.77Moderate16,400
4Apr 3, 195814.17+5.17Moderate25,500
5Jan 12, 195213.92+4.92Moderate24,300
6Mar 22, 199513.55+4.55Moderate15,000
7Jan 5, 198212.96+3.96Moderate12,700
8Jan 27, 198312.86+3.86Moderate12,500
9Nov 19, 195012.50+3.50Moderate18,400
10Feb 19, 198012.08+3.08Moderate10,300
11Mar 10, 202311.84+2.84Moderate10,041
12Feb 11, 193811.46+2.46Moderate10,500
13Jan 13, 199311.25+2.25Moderate10,100
14Jan 9, 199511.20+2.20Moderate10,000
15Jan 22, 196711.15+2.15Moderate13,600
16Feb 27, 194010.60+1.60Moderate8,600
17Feb 2, 194510.54+1.54Moderate10,700
18Feb 1, 196310.48+1.48Minor11,500
19Mar 22, 193710.30+1.30Minor7,350

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 SunolCA6.07.96 ft, Jan 9, 19950
Niles this gaugeCA9.014.90 ft, Dec 23, 19550

Other gauges in Alameda County

Flood gauges in Alameda County
Div Dam near Sunol6.07.96 ft, Jan 9, 19950
Verona15.022.61 ft, Jan 5, 19820

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NILC1, 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.