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Eel River (CA) near Fort Seward

Critical Stages
55' - Action
70' - Flood
80' - Moderate
90' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 11:15 PM PST 12/15/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 7.71 ft

Flow: 0.325 kcfs

Forecast

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
1 AM 12/16 7.71 0.325
2 AM 12/16 7.71 0.325
3 AM 12/16 7.71 0.325
4 AM 12/16 7.71 0.325
5 AM 12/16 7.71 0.325
6 AM 12/16 7.71 0.325
7 AM 12/16 7.71 0.325
8 AM 12/16 7.71 0.325
9 AM 12/16 7.71 0.325
10 AM 12/16 7.71 0.325
11 AM 12/16 7.71 0.325
12 PM 12/16 7.71 0.325
1 PM 12/16 7.72 0.329
2 PM 12/16 7.72 0.329
3 PM 12/16 7.72 0.329
4 PM 12/16 7.73 0.332
5 PM 12/16 7.74 0.336
6 PM 12/16 7.74 0.336
7 PM 12/16 7.75 0.34
8 PM 12/16 7.76 0.344
9 PM 12/16 7.77 0.347
10 PM 12/16 7.79 0.355
11 PM 12/16 7.8 0.359
12 AM 12/17 7.82 0.367
1 AM 12/17 7.84 0.374
2 AM 12/17 7.86 0.382
3 AM 12/17 7.88 0.39
4 AM 12/17 7.91 0.402
5 AM 12/17 7.93 0.411
6 AM 12/17 7.97 0.428
7 AM 12/17 8.01 0.445
8 AM 12/17 8.06 0.467
9 AM 12/17 8.13 0.499
10 AM 12/17 8.21 0.537
11 AM 12/17 8.3 0.581
12 PM 12/17 8.4 0.633
1 PM 12/17 8.49 0.682
2 PM 12/17 8.6 0.745
3 PM 12/17 8.72 0.817
4 PM 12/17 8.85 0.899
5 PM 12/17 8.99 0.993
6 PM 12/17 9.13 1.09
7 PM 12/17 9.27 1.2
8 PM 12/17 9.41 1.31
9 PM 12/17 9.55 1.42
10 PM 12/17 9.71 1.56
11 PM 12/17 9.92 1.76
12 AM 12/18 10.12 1.96
1 AM 12/18 10.29 2.13
2 AM 12/18 10.4 2.25
3 AM 12/18 10.45 2.31
4 AM 12/18 10.46 2.32
5 AM 12/18 10.45 2.31
6 AM 12/18 10.41 2.26
7 AM 12/18 10.36 2.21
8 AM 12/18 10.3 2.14
9 AM 12/18 10.24 2.08
10 AM 12/18 10.17 2.01
11 AM 12/18 10.1 1.93
12 PM 12/18 10.03 1.86
1 PM 12/18 9.97 1.8
2 PM 12/18 9.91 1.75
3 PM 12/18 9.86 1.7
4 PM 12/18 9.82 1.66
5 PM 12/18 9.78 1.63
6 PM 12/18 9.74 1.59
7 PM 12/18 9.71 1.56
8 PM 12/18 9.68 1.54
9 PM 12/18 9.66 1.52
10 PM 12/18 9.64 1.5
11 PM 12/18 9.63 1.49
12 AM 12/19 9.62 1.48
1 AM 12/19 9.62 1.48
2 AM 12/19 9.63 1.49
3 AM 12/19 9.64 1.5
4 AM 12/19 9.65 1.51
5 AM 12/19 9.67 1.53
6 AM 12/19 9.7 1.55
7 AM 12/19 9.73 1.58
8 AM 12/19 9.78 1.63
9 AM 12/19 9.83 1.67
10 AM 12/19 9.9 1.74
11 AM 12/19 9.98 1.81
12 PM 12/19 10.08 1.91
1 PM 12/19 10.21 2.05
2 PM 12/19 10.46 2.32
3 PM 12/19 10.82 2.74
4 PM 12/19 11.3 3.37
5 PM 12/19 11.72 3.99
6 PM 12/19 12.5 5.13
7 PM 12/19 13.27 6.34
8 PM 12/19 13.61 6.91
9 PM 12/19 13.9 7.4
10 PM 12/19 14.12 7.78
11 PM 12/19 14.27 8.05
12 AM 12/20 14.39 8.27
1 AM 12/20 14.47 8.41
2 AM 12/20 14.54 8.54
3 AM 12/20 14.6 8.65
4 AM 12/20 14.68 8.79
TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
11:15 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
11:00 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
10:45 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
10:30 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
10:15 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
10:00 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
9:45 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
9:30 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
9:15 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
9:00 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
8:45 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
8:30 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
8:15 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
8:00 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
7:45 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
7:30 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
7:15 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
7:00 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
6:45 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
6:30 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
6:15 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
6:00 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
5:45 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
5:30 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
5:15 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
5:00 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
4:45 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
4:30 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
4:15 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
4:00 PM 12/15 7.71 0.325
Hydrograph for Eel River (CA) near Fort Seward
83' - Considerable flooding of low lying areas north of the railroad tracks in Alderpoint and Fort Seward, and around the Dobbyns creek confluence. This forecast exceeds record river levels.
80' - Flooding is probable in low lying areas north of the railroad tracks in alderpoint and fort seward, and around the dobbyns creek confluence.
78' - Minor flooding is possible in low lying areas north of the railroad tracks in Alderpoint and Fort Seward, and around the Dobbyns Creek confluence.
DateStage (ft)
Dec 22, 1964 82.6
Dec 22, 1955 66.3
Feb 17, 1986 59.27
Jan 9, 1995 57.34
Jan 16, 1974 56.75
Jan 1, 1997 52.86
Jan 24, 1970 51.2
Feb 8, 1960 50.1
Mar 30, 1974 50.08
Jan 26, 1983 47.88
Feb 27, 2019 47.75
Jan 31, 1963 47.2
Jan 20, 1993 46.49
Jan 11, 2017 45.84
Mar 9, 1995 43.6
Jan 4, 1966 43.33
Dec 20, 1981 43.25
Jan 13, 1980 42.79
Dec 2, 2012 42.63
Jan 16, 1971 42.54

Data provided by the National Weather Service.