San Benito River near Willow Creek School CA

USGS Site No: 11156500 • San Benito River • San Benito County, CA

San Benito River near Willow Creek School CA on the San Benito River is currently at 40 cfs (Very High — 98th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 5.46 ft.

Reading from

Downstream on San Benito River ↓
San Benito River below Hospital Road Bridge near Hollister CA
40
CFS Discharge
5.46
Gage Height (ft)
Very High
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 0
25th Low threshold 0
50th (Median) Normal (median) 1
75th High threshold 7
95th Very High threshold 31

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

345 172 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 41 —
May 27, 2026 37 —
May 26, 2026 36 —
May 25, 2026 35 —
May 24, 2026 35 —
May 23, 2026 35 —
May 22, 2026 35 —
May 21, 2026 36 —
May 20, 2026 36 —
May 19, 2026 36 —
May 18, 2026 36 —
May 17, 2026 37 —
May 16, 2026 36 —
May 15, 2026 36 —
Apr 20, 2026 31 —
Apr 19, 2026 31 —
Apr 18, 2026 32 —
Apr 17, 2026 32 —
Apr 16, 2026 33 —
Apr 15, 2026 33 —
Apr 14, 2026 34 —
Apr 13, 2026 34 —
Apr 12, 2026 38 —
Apr 11, 2026 32 —
Apr 10, 2026 30 —
Apr 9, 2026 29 —
Apr 8, 2026 29 —
Apr 7, 2026 28 —
Apr 6, 2026 28 —
Apr 5, 2026 28 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
11156500
State
CA
County
San Benito County
Coordinates
36.6141, -121.2114
Drainage Area
250 mi²
Datum (ft)
904.8
HUC Code
180600020703
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
282 cfs
Feb 18, 2026
Min discharge
0 cfs
Sep 23, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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