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Van Duzen River near Bridgeville

Highest listed crest 24.00 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft57 crests since 1955

The Van Duzen River near Bridgeville crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 57 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1955 to 2025. The highest, 24.00 ft on December 22, 1964, was major flooding, 7.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
24.00 ft
December 22, 1964; 48,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
2
24th of 106 gauges in California
Most recent flood crest
January 18, 2016
17.13 ft, minor flooding
Location
Humboldt County
California

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Van Duzen River near Bridgeville
Action stage13.020Dec 21, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.023Jan 18, 2016Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.03Mar 30, 1974Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.02Dec 22, 1964Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

57 crests from 1955 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Van Duzen River near Bridgeville, 1955 to 2025 510152025ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft Dec 22, 1955: 23.00 ft, major flooding; 43,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1956: 19.30 ft, minor flooding; 31,100 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1959: 19.40 ft, minor flooding; 31,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1960: 19.00 ft, minor flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1964: 19.60 ft, minor flooding; 32,000 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1964: 24.00 ft, major flooding; 48,700 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1966: 18.20 ft, minor flooding; 30,300 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1966: 17.91 ft, minor flooding; 26,600 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1968: 15.86 ft, action stage; 20,700 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1968: 16.59 ft, action stage; 22,900 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 1968: 15.11 ft, action stage; 18,900 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1969: 19.30 ft, minor flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1969: 17.90 ft, minor flooding; 26,600 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1969: 20.06 ft, moderate flooding; 35,500 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1970: 18.47 ft, minor flooding; 28,400 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1970: 18.11 ft, minor flooding; 27,200 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1970: 17.86 ft, minor flooding; 26,500 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1971: 15.71 ft, action stage; 20,400 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1971: 17.23 ft, minor flooding; 24,700 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1972: 16.00 ft, action stage; 21,200 cubic feet per secondNov 10, 1973: 16.32 ft, action stage; 22,100 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1974: 20.34 ft, moderate flooding; 34,600 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1974: 20.22 ft, moderate flooding; 34,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1975: 15.43 ft, action stage; 19,700 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1975: 17.75 ft, minor flooding; 26,200 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1977: 15.05 ft, action stage; 18,700 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1981: 17.26 ft, minor flooding; 24,900 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1981: 17.45 ft, minor flooding; 25,500 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1982: 19.11 ft, minor flooding; 30,500 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1983: 19.21 ft, minor flooding; 30,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1986: 18.17 ft, minor flooding; 36,900 cubic feet per secondNov 22, 1988: 14.69 ft, action stage; 24,100 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1993: 19.14 ft, minor flooding; 41,300 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1995: 19.72 ft, minor flooding; 43,710 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1995: 16.81 ft, action stage; 32,500 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1995: 18.05 ft, minor flooding; 36,410 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1995: 13.58 ft, action stage; 20,430 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1996: 18.99 ft, minor floodingFeb 26, 2010: 9.51 ft, below flood stage; 13,200 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2010: 10.65 ft, below flood stage; 15,900 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 2012: 10.74 ft, below flood stage; 16,200 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2012: 9.87 ft, below flood stage; 13,988 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 2012: 16.57 ft, action stage; 31,900 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2014: 10.18 ft, below flood stage; 14,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2015: 14.07 ft, action stage; 23,800 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2016: 17.13 ft, minor flooding; 32,800 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 2017: 15.49 ft, action stage; 26,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2017: 14.32 ft, action stage; 23,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2019: 13.06 ft, action stage; 20,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2019: 15.05 ft, action stage; 25,600 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2020: 7.97 ft, below flood stage; 9,560 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 2021: 7.19 ft, below flood stage; 8,220 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2022: 11.92 ft, below flood stage; 18,400 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2023: 13.66 ft, action stage; 22,900 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2024: 12.20 ft, below flood stage; 19,300 cubic feet per secondNov 22, 2024: 15.27 ft, action stage; 27,800 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2025: 14.99 ft, action stage; 27,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 24.00 ft, Dec 22, 1964 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Van Duzen River near Bridgeville 1950s: 3 1960s: 8 8 1970s: 7 1980s: 5 1990s: 4 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 17.30 ft on Jan 16, 1954.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 57 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Van Duzen River near Bridgeville
1Dec 22, 196424.00+7.00Major48,700
2Dec 22, 195523.00+6.00Major43,500
3Jan 16, 197420.34+3.34Moderate34,600
4Mar 30, 197420.22+3.22Moderate34,200
5Dec 21, 196920.06+3.06Moderate35,500
6Jan 9, 199519.72+2.72Minor43,710
7Jan 20, 196419.60+2.60Minor32,000
8Jan 12, 195919.40+2.40Minor31,400
9Feb 21, 195619.30+2.30Minor31,100
10Jan 13, 196919.30+2.30Minor31,000
11Jan 26, 198319.21+2.21Minor30,800
12Jan 20, 199319.14+2.14Minor41,300
13Dec 16, 198219.11+2.11Minor30,500
14Feb 8, 196019.00+2.00Minor30,000
15Dec 30, 199618.99+1.99Minor—
16Jan 23, 197018.47+1.47Minor28,400
17Jan 4, 196618.20+1.20Minor30,300
18Feb 17, 198618.17+1.17Minor36,900
19Jan 27, 197018.11+1.11Minor27,200
20Dec 12, 199518.05+1.05Minor36,410
21Dec 4, 196617.91+0.91Minor26,600
22Jan 20, 196917.90+0.90Minor26,600
23Dec 3, 197017.86+0.86Minor26,500
24Mar 18, 197517.75+0.75Minor26,200
25Dec 19, 198117.45+0.45Minor25,500
26Nov 15, 198117.26+0.26Minor24,900
27Mar 26, 197117.23+0.23Minor24,700
28Jan 18, 201617.13+0.13Minor32,800
29Mar 9, 199516.81−0.19Action32,500
30Dec 10, 196816.59−0.41Action22,900
31Dec 2, 201216.57−0.43Action31,900
32Nov 10, 197316.32−0.68Action22,100
33Jan 29, 197216.00−1.00Action21,200
34Jan 15, 196815.86−1.14Action20,700
35Jan 16, 197115.71−1.29Action20,400
36Jan 9, 201715.49−1.51Action26,700
37Feb 12, 197515.43−1.57Action19,700
38Nov 22, 202415.27−1.73Action27,800
39Dec 24, 196815.11−1.89Action18,900
40Dec 14, 197715.05−1.95Action18,700
41Feb 27, 201915.05−1.95Action25,600
42Dec 21, 202514.99−2.01Action27,000
43Nov 22, 198814.69−2.31Action24,100
44Feb 9, 201714.32−2.68Action23,700
45Feb 6, 201514.07−2.93Action23,800
46Mar 14, 202313.66−3.34Action22,900
47Dec 30, 199513.58−3.42Action20,430
48Feb 14, 201913.06−3.94Action20,700
49Jan 13, 202412.20−4.80Below flood stage19,300
50Dec 30, 202211.92−5.08Below flood stage18,400

Other gauges in Humboldt County

Flood gauges in Humboldt County
Fernbridge20.029.50 ft, Dec 23, 19649
Fort Seward70.082.60 ft, Dec 22, 19640
Scotia51.072.00 ft, Dec 23, 19641
Orleans38.050.25 ft, Dec 22, 19641
Arcata22.032.70 ft, Dec 22, 19642
Miranda33.046.00 ft, Dec 22, 19642
Hoopa48.057.00 ft, Dec 22, 19641

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BRGC1, 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.