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San Joaquin River at Newman

Critical Stages
63' - Action
69.4' - Flood
70.7' - Moderate
71.7' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 6:45 PM PST 12/17/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 49.53 ft

Flow: 0.562 kcfs

Forecast

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
8 PM 12/17 49.5 0.553
9 PM 12/17 49.5 0.553
10 PM 12/17 49.5 0.553
11 PM 12/17 49.5 0.553
12 AM 12/18 49.5 0.553
1 AM 12/18 49.5 0.553
2 AM 12/18 49.5 0.553
3 AM 12/18 49.5 0.553
4 AM 12/18 49.5 0.553
5 AM 12/18 49.5 0.553
6 AM 12/18 49.5 0.553
7 AM 12/18 49.5 0.553
8 AM 12/18 49.5 0.553
9 AM 12/18 49.5 0.553
10 AM 12/18 49.5 0.553
11 AM 12/18 49.5 0.553
12 PM 12/18 49.5 0.553
1 PM 12/18 49.5 0.553
2 PM 12/18 49.5 0.553
3 PM 12/18 49.5 0.553
4 PM 12/18 49.5 0.553
5 PM 12/18 49.49 0.55
6 PM 12/18 49.49 0.55
7 PM 12/18 49.49 0.55
8 PM 12/18 49.49 0.55
9 PM 12/18 49.49 0.55
10 PM 12/18 49.49 0.55
11 PM 12/18 49.49 0.55
12 AM 12/19 49.49 0.55
1 AM 12/19 49.49 0.55
2 AM 12/19 49.49 0.55
3 AM 12/19 49.49 0.55
4 AM 12/19 49.49 0.55
5 AM 12/19 49.49 0.55
6 AM 12/19 49.49 0.55
7 AM 12/19 49.49 0.55
8 AM 12/19 49.48 0.547
9 AM 12/19 49.48 0.547
10 AM 12/19 49.48 0.547
11 AM 12/19 49.48 0.547
12 PM 12/19 49.48 0.547
1 PM 12/19 49.48 0.547
2 PM 12/19 49.48 0.547
3 PM 12/19 49.48 0.547
4 PM 12/19 49.48 0.547
5 PM 12/19 49.48 0.547
6 PM 12/19 49.48 0.547
7 PM 12/19 49.48 0.547
8 PM 12/19 49.48 0.547
9 PM 12/19 49.47 0.545
10 PM 12/19 49.47 0.545
11 PM 12/19 49.47 0.545
12 AM 12/20 49.47 0.545
1 AM 12/20 49.47 0.545
2 AM 12/20 49.47 0.545
3 AM 12/20 49.47 0.545
4 AM 12/20 49.47 0.545
5 AM 12/20 49.47 0.545
6 AM 12/20 49.47 0.545
7 AM 12/20 49.47 0.545
8 AM 12/20 49.47 0.545
9 AM 12/20 49.46 0.542
10 AM 12/20 49.46 0.542
11 AM 12/20 49.46 0.542
12 PM 12/20 49.46 0.542
1 PM 12/20 49.46 0.542
2 PM 12/20 49.46 0.542
3 PM 12/20 49.46 0.542
4 PM 12/20 49.46 0.542
5 PM 12/20 49.46 0.542
6 PM 12/20 49.46 0.542
7 PM 12/20 49.46 0.542
8 PM 12/20 49.46 0.542
9 PM 12/20 49.45 0.539
10 PM 12/20 49.45 0.539
11 PM 12/20 49.45 0.539
12 AM 12/21 49.45 0.539
1 AM 12/21 49.45 0.539
2 AM 12/21 49.45 0.539
3 AM 12/21 49.45 0.539
4 AM 12/21 49.45 0.539
5 AM 12/21 49.45 0.539
6 AM 12/21 49.45 0.539
7 AM 12/21 49.45 0.539
8 AM 12/21 49.45 0.539
9 AM 12/21 49.45 0.539
10 AM 12/21 49.45 0.539
11 AM 12/21 49.45 0.539
12 PM 12/21 49.45 0.539
1 PM 12/21 49.45 0.539
2 PM 12/21 49.45 0.539
3 PM 12/21 49.45 0.539
4 PM 12/21 49.44 0.536
5 PM 12/21 49.44 0.536
6 PM 12/21 49.44 0.536
7 PM 12/21 49.44 0.536
8 PM 12/21 49.44 0.536
9 PM 12/21 49.44 0.536
10 PM 12/21 49.44 0.536
11 PM 12/21 49.44 0.536
12 AM 12/22 49.44 0.536
1 AM 12/22 49.44 0.536
2 AM 12/22 49.44 0.536
3 AM 12/22 49.44 0.536
4 AM 12/22 49.44 0.536
TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
6:45 PM 12/17 49.53 0.562
6:30 PM 12/17 49.53 0.562
6:15 PM 12/17 49.53 0.562
6:00 PM 12/17 49.53 0.562
5:45 PM 12/17 49.53 0.562
5:30 PM 12/17 49.53 0.562
5:15 PM 12/17 49.53 0.562
5:00 PM 12/17 49.53 0.562
4:45 PM 12/17 49.53 0.562
4:30 PM 12/17 49.53 0.562
4:15 PM 12/17 49.52 0.559
4:00 PM 12/17 49.52 0.559
3:45 PM 12/17 49.52 0.559
3:30 PM 12/17 49.52 0.559
3:15 PM 12/17 49.52 0.559
3:00 PM 12/17 49.52 0.559
2:45 PM 12/17 49.52 0.559
2:30 PM 12/17 49.52 0.559
2:15 PM 12/17 49.52 0.559
2:00 PM 12/17 49.52 0.559
1:45 PM 12/17 49.52 0.559
1:30 PM 12/17 49.52 0.559
1:15 PM 12/17 49.52 0.559
1:00 PM 12/17 49.52 0.559
12:45 PM 12/17 49.51 0.556
12:30 PM 12/17 49.52 0.559
12:15 PM 12/17 49.52 0.559
12:00 PM 12/17 49.51 0.556
11:45 AM 12/17 49.52 0.559
11:30 AM 12/17 49.52 0.559
Hydrograph for San Joaquin River at Newman
71.7' - Top of levee rb
70.4' - Danger stage.
70' - Flood water reaches the top of the levee that surrounds the Newman waste water treatment plant.
69.4' - Project flood stage.
66.26' - Peak stage of record. 4/9/2006
66.14' - 1/28/1997
65' - The fisherman's bend trailer park north of hills ferry road begins to flood.
64' - The Wastewater Treatment Plant begins taking on river water and flood pumping begins.
63.6' - Sand slough will flow.
63' - Monitor stage. Levee patrols required.
62' - Water seepage begins outside the levee along the river, near the newman waste water treatment plant.
55' - The city of Newman Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) begins to flood at the lowest point. Newman Police Department shooting range a the WWTP is also affected.
DateStage (ft)
Jan 2, 1868 69
Feb 1, 1886 67.1
Apr 9, 2006 66.26
Jan 28, 1997 66.14
Mar 17, 2023 65.93
Feb 26, 1969 65.9
Mar 7, 1938 65.81
Apr 6, 1958 65.56
Apr 17, 1982 64.96
Mar 16, 1995 64.78
Mar 8, 1941 64.74
Mar 18, 1986 64.7
Jan 18, 2023 64.56
Dec 29, 1955 64.36
Apr 10, 1978 64.2
Jan 1, 1984 63.8
Jun 2, 1952 63.61
Dec 11, 1950 63.4
Feb 19, 1937 63.2
Mar 7, 1940 62.05

Data provided by the National Weather Service.