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Mojave River near Victorville

Highest listed crest 33.70 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft9 crests since 1938

The Mojave River near Victorville crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1938 to 2019. The highest, 33.70 ft on March 2, 1938, was major flooding, 17.70 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
33.70 ft
March 2, 1938; 70,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
16.0 ft
Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major
3
19th of 106 gauges in California
Most recent flood crest
February 15, 2019
17.45 ft, minor flooding
Location
San Bernardino County
Near Victorville (3.7 mi), Apple Valley (6.8 mi), Adelanto (6.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Mojave River near Victorville
Flood stage (minor)16.02Feb 15, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.01Feb 16, 1980Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage19.03Feb 24, 1998Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 1938 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mojave River near Victorville, 1938 to 2019 010203040ft Flood stage 16.0 ftMajor 19.0 ft Mar 2, 1938: 33.70 ft, major flooding; 70,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1980: 18.06 ft, moderate flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1983: 21.45 ft, major flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1993: 7.85 ft, below flood stage; 21,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1998: 19.25 ft, major flooding; 24,000 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2005: 14.55 ft, below flood stage; 20,800 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2010: 17.72 ft, minor flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 2017: 13.20 ft, below flood stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2019: 17.45 ft, minor flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per second Highest, 33.70 ft, Mar 2, 1938 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mojave River near Victorville 1930s: 1 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 2 2 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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.
  3. 3 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 13.00 ft on Jan 23, 1943; 14.60 ft on Dec 29, 1965; 12.80 ft on Feb 25, 1969.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Mojave River near Victorville
1Mar 2, 193833.70+17.70Major70,600
2Mar 1, 198321.45+5.45Major14,600
3Feb 24, 199819.25+3.25Major24,000
4Feb 16, 198018.06+2.06Moderate15,000
5Dec 21, 201017.72+1.72Minor15,200
6Feb 15, 201917.45+1.45Minor23,200
7Jan 11, 200514.55−1.45Below flood stage20,800
8Jan 23, 201713.20−2.80Below flood stage2,300
9Feb 8, 19937.85−8.15Below flood stage21,400

The worst floods along the Mojave River

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

March 1, 1983: 21.45 ft here, major flooding

  • BarstowCA · Mar 2, 1983 · 6.28 ft · Major · its highest

December 21, 2010: 17.72 ft here, minor flooding

  • BarstowCA · Dec 22, 2010 · 5.83 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Mojave River

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

Flood gauges on the Mojave River
Victorville this gaugeCA16.033.70 ft, Mar 2, 19383
BarstowCA5.06.28 ft, Mar 2, 19831

Other gauges in San Bernardino County

Flood gauges in San Bernardino County
Barstow5.06.28 ft, Mar 2, 19831

San Bernardino County: every hazard · River floods across the country · California

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MVVC1, 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.