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Coyote Creek above Hwy 237 at Milpitas

Highest listed crest 17.77 ftFlood stage 15.5 ft1 crests since 2017

The Coyote Creek above Hwy 237 at Milpitas crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2017 to 2017. The highest, 17.77 ft on February 1, 2017, was minor flooding, 2.27 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.77 ft
February 1, 2017
Flood stage
15.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 1, 2017
17.77 ft, minor flooding
Location
Santa Clara County
Near Milpitas (2.1 mi), Santa Clara (4.6 mi), Fremont (5.1 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Coyote Creek above Hwy 237 at Milpitas
Action stage14.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.51Feb 1, 2017Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

1 crests from 2017 to 2017. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Coyote Creek above Hwy 237 at Milpitas, 2017 to 2017 15.51616.51717.518ft Flood stage 15.5 ft Feb 1, 2017: 17.77 ft, minor flooding Highest, 17.77 ft, Feb 1, 2017 20202025
  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, Coyote Creek above Hwy 237 at Milpitas
1Feb 1, 201717.77+2.27Minor—

Gauges on the Coyote Creek

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Coyote Creek
Hwy 237 at Milpitas this gaugeCA15.517.77 ft, Feb 1, 20170
EdenvaleCA8.012.80 ft, Feb 10, 19220
MadroneCA7.012.06 ft, Feb 21, 20171

Other gauges in Santa Clara County

Flood gauges in Santa Clara County
Edenvale8.012.80 ft, Feb 10, 19220
Madrone7.012.06 ft, Feb 21, 20171
Almaden Expressway10.511.73 ft, Jan 9, 19950
Stanford University12.013.60 ft, Dec 22, 19551
W Luchessa Ave.12.021.82 ft, Feb 17, 19860

Santa Clara County: every hazard · River floods across the country · California

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CMIC1, 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.