Streamflows in some Northern California waterways are reaching record highs, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Between Dec. 31, 2022, and Jan. 2, the USGS took 77 streamflow measurements at 58 streamgages and recorded 13 preliminary record-high streamflow measurements in northern California, according to a Jan. 4 news release.
“Heavy rains and hazardous weather conditions continue in northern California this week,” Mark Dickman, Associate Director of Data for the USGS California Water Science Center said in the release. “Streamflows have been very high, and we expect more over parts of the region the next several days.”
Although the ground is still saturated from days of intense rain, there's more coming, according to a Jan. 6 report from USA Today.
The intense rain was expected to continue over the weekend, then become a day-to-day wait and see sort of situation, National Weather Service meteorologist Brayden Murdock said, according to USA Today.
Individuals interested in looking at high flow and current flood conditions on the USGS dashboard.
"A flood watch has been issued for most of interior NorCal late Saturday night-Wednesday," NWS Sacramento said in a Jan. 6 post on Twitter. "Moderate to heavy, rainfall may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams and flood-prone areas with flood impacts lingering into Wednesday. Never drive across flooded roads!"
