STATION 73 - CANOAS CREEK AT ALMADEN EXPRESSWAY
ALERT ID 1485

Location

Latitude: 37/12/30
Locaide: 19 60-40
Drainage Area: 18.61 square miles
Longitude: 121/59/15
Elevation: Not Available

Description

Recorder located on north bank of Canoas Creek, upstream of Guadulupe River, and one block south of Ironwood Drive. Control is achieved by a concrete lined trapezoidal channel with a broad-crested V-notch weir. Station subject to backwater conditions when gauge heights exceed an approximate value of 6 ft. at Station 23B (Guadalupe River at Almaden Expressway). PZF at Station is equal to 1.00 ft.

Period of Record

Period of record begins October 1, 1977 and continues to the present.

Station History

Date Note
08/31/1977 Fischer & Porter ADR installed.
01/20/1995 Sierra Misco 5050 radio transmitter installed.
10/20/1995 Replaced ADR with Acro Universal data logger.

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Providing stream stewardship, wholesale water supply and flood protection for Santa Clara County.