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North Fork Matilija Creek

Highest listed crest 16.04 ftFlood stage 13.7 ft1 crests since 2025

The North Fork Matilija Creek crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2025 to 2025. The highest, 16.04 ft on December 26, 2025, was major flooding, 2.34 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.04 ft
December 26, 2025; 26,874 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.7 ft
Major flooding from 14.8 ft
Crests at major
1
33rd of 106 gauges in California
Most recent flood crest
December 26, 2025
16.04 ft, major flooding
Location
Ventura County
Near Carpinteria (13.4 mi)
Identifiers
NWS NFMC1
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, North Fork Matilija Creek
Action stage13.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.70—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.20—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.81Dec 26, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

1 crests from 2025 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the North Fork Matilija Creek, 2025 to 2025 1314151617ft Flood stage 13.7 ftMajor 14.8 ft Dec 26, 2025: 16.04 ft, major flooding; 26,874 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.04 ft, Dec 26, 2025 202520302035
  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, North Fork Matilija Creek
1Dec 26, 202516.04+2.34Major26,874

Other gauges in Ventura County

Flood gauges in Ventura County
CSUCI Bridge7.910.54 ft, Feb 16, 19802
Ridge View111.0113.57 ft, Dec 24, 20250
Camp Comfort583.4584.69 ft, Dec 26, 20251
Victoria Avenue45.751.94 ft, Jan 10, 20231
Foster Park19.125.42 ft, Jan 10, 20230

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NFMC1, 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.