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Tres Pinos Creek near Tres Pinos

Highest listed crest 16.00 ftFlood stage 11.6 ft10 crests since 1938

The Tres Pinos Creek near Tres Pinos crested above flood stage 1 time among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1938 to 1998. The highest, 16.00 ft on February 3, 1998, was moderate flooding, 4.40 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.00 ft
February 3, 1998; 27,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.6 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 3, 1998
16.00 ft, moderate flooding
Location
San Benito County
Near Hollister (8.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Tres Pinos Creek near Tres Pinos
Action stage8.58Feb 28, 1983The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.60—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.01Feb 3, 1998Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 1938 to 1998. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tres Pinos Creek near Tres Pinos, 1938 to 1998 681012141618ft Flood stage 11.6 ftMajor 18.0 ft Feb 1, 1938: 9.00 ft, action stageApr 3, 1958: 7.41 ft, below flood stage; 5,490 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1969: 9.49 ft, action stage; 5,520 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1973: 9.88 ft, action stage; 6,540 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1975: 9.28 ft, action stage; 5,180 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1978: 9.34 ft, action stage; 5,330 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1978: 9.70 ft, action stage; 6,220 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1983: 11.14 ft, action stage; 8,790 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1983: 10.41 ft, action stage; 7,180 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1998: 16.00 ft, moderate flooding; 27,200 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.00 ft, Feb 3, 1998 194019501960197019801990

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tres Pinos Creek near Tres Pinos 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 1 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s
  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, Tres Pinos Creek near Tres Pinos
1Feb 3, 199816.00+4.40Moderate27,200
2Jan 27, 198311.14−0.46Action8,790
3Feb 28, 198310.41−1.19Action7,180
4Feb 11, 19739.88−1.72Action6,540
5Feb 10, 19789.70−1.90Action6,220
6Feb 24, 19699.49−2.11Action5,520
7Jan 16, 19789.34−2.26Action5,330
8Mar 7, 19759.28−2.32Action5,180
9Feb 1, 19389.00−2.60Action—
10Apr 3, 19587.41−4.19Below flood stage5,490

Other gauges in San Benito County

Flood gauges in San Benito County
Chittenden24.133.73 ft, Feb 3, 19985

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TESC1, 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.