Santa Clara River (CA) at Victoria Avenue

Highest listed crest 51.94 ftFlood stage 45.7 ft1 crests since 2023

The Santa Clara River (CA) at Victoria Avenue crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2023 to 2023. The highest, 51.94 ft on January 10, 2023, was major flooding, 6.24 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
51.94 ft
January 10, 2023; 101,551 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
45.7 ft
Major flooding from 47.5 ft
Crests at major
1
33rd of 106 gauges in California
Most recent flood crest
January 10, 2023
51.94 ft, major flooding
Location
Ventura County
Near Oxnard (2.5 mi), Ventura (3.2 mi), Port Hueneme (5.1 mi)
Identifiers
NWS VCAC1
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, Santa Clara River (CA) at Victoria Avenue
Action stage42.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)45.70—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage46.60—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage47.51Jan 10, 2023Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Santa Clara River (CA) at Victoria Avenue, 2023 to 2023 4446485052ft Flood stage 45.7 ftMajor 47.5 ft Jan 10, 2023: 51.94 ft, major flooding; 101,551 cubic feet per second Highest, 51.94 ft, Jan 10, 2023 20252030
  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, Santa Clara River (CA) at Victoria Avenue
1Jan 10, 202351.94+6.24Major101,551

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
North Fork Matilija Creek13.716.04 ft, Dec 26, 20251
Camp Comfort583.4584.69 ft, Dec 26, 20251
Foster Park19.125.42 ft, Jan 10, 20230

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VCAC1, 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.