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Scott River near Fort Jones

Highest listed crest 23.67 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft21 crests since 1968

The Scott River near Fort Jones crested above flood stage 15 times among the 21 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1968 to 2017. The highest, 23.67 ft on January 16, 1974, was moderate flooding, 8.67 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.67 ft
January 16, 1974; 36,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
0
15 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 10, 2017
17.90 ft, minor flooding
Location
Siskiyou County
California

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Scott River near Fort Jones
Action stage12.06Dec 28, 2012The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.011Feb 10, 2017Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.04Dec 31, 2005Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

21 crests from 1968 to 2017. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Scott River near Fort Jones, 1968 to 2017 1015202530ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft Feb 23, 1968: 15.24 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1970: 18.89 ft, minor flooding; 20,700 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1971: 17.63 ft, minor flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1972: 17.14 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1974: 23.67 ft, moderate flooding; 36,700 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1975: 13.50 ft, action stage; 8,400 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1977: 15.56 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1980: 15.85 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1981: 13.78 ft, action stage; 16,100 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1981: 20.52 ft, moderate flooding; 25,500 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1983: 14.44 ft, action stage; 9,460 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1986: 17.42 ft, minor flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1993: 13.44 ft, action stage; 7,430 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1995: 15.73 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1997: 23.47 ft, moderate flooding; 34,300 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1998: 17.28 ft, minor flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2004: 13.50 ft, action stage; 8,400 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2005: 20.41 ft, moderate flooding; 25,350 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2012: 13.97 ft, action stage; 16,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2015: 17.25 ft, minor flooding; 15,450 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2017: 17.90 ft, minor flooding; 16,040 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.67 ft, Jan 16, 1974 19701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Scott River near Fort Jones 1960s: 1 1970s: 5 5 1980s: 3 1990s: 3 2000s: 1 2010s: 2 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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. 5 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 15.08 ft on Jan 19, 1953; 21.40 ft on Dec 22, 1955; 13.43 ft on Feb 25, 1958; 13.22 ft on Dec 3, 1962; 25.34 ft on Dec 22, 1964.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Scott River near Fort Jones
1Jan 16, 197423.67+8.67Moderate36,700
2Jan 1, 199723.47+8.47Moderate34,300
3Dec 20, 198120.52+5.52Moderate25,500
4Dec 31, 200520.41+5.41Moderate25,350
5Jan 24, 197018.89+3.89Minor20,700
6Feb 10, 201717.90+2.90Minor16,040
7Jan 18, 197117.63+2.63Minor16,300
8Feb 18, 198617.42+2.42Minor15,800
9Mar 24, 199817.28+2.28Minor14,900
10Feb 7, 201517.25+2.25Minor15,450
11Mar 3, 197217.14+2.14Minor14,800
12Jan 13, 198015.85+0.85Minor13,100
13Feb 1, 199515.73+0.73Minor11,400
14Dec 14, 197715.56+0.56Minor13,300
15Feb 23, 196815.24+0.24Minor12,800
16Jan 27, 198314.44−0.56Action9,460
17Dec 28, 201213.97−1.03Action16,000
18Nov 16, 198113.78−1.22Action16,100
19Mar 19, 197513.50−1.50Action8,400
20Feb 18, 200413.50−1.50Action8,400
21Mar 17, 199313.44−1.56Action7,430

Other gauges in Siskiyou County

Flood gauges in Siskiyou County
Seiad Valley15.033.75 ft, Dec 23, 19644

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FTJC1, 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.