Streamflow Gages


San Lorenzo Creek Tributaries

USGS Station 11180900  |  Crow Creek near Hayward

Located at Crow Canyon Rd crossing at road mile marker 1.28  |  Street View   STA 85+50

ACFCWCD Station  |  Confluence of Crow & Cull Creeks

Located at Bay Trees Park near the intersection of Crow Canyon Road and Cull Canyon Road  |  Street View

Record drawing of H-132-11 Sheet 63  (1973).



USGS Station 11181008  |  Castro Valley Creek at Hayward

Located adjacent to the Hayward Area Senior Center / Japanese Gardens  | Street View





San Lorenzo Creek

USGS Station 11181000  |  San Lorenzo Creek at Hayward (Center St)

Located 450-ft downstream of Center Street Bridge  |  Street View    Model Station 389+00

Aerial view of gage locations downstream of Center Street.


Looking downstream at gage location. Gage house at top left bank. Staff gage on retaining walls in front of bench (June 2023).


Looking down at the channel from atop the north bank (June 2023).


Looking upstream from USGS staff gage location.


Looking upstream toward Center Street Bridge from atop a gravel bar at the upstream limit of the engineered walls segment.


Looking downstream from the USGS staff gage toward the gravel bar at the end of the concrete retaining wall.



Surveyed cross section at USGS gage location looking downstream.

On 12/31/2022 at 9:40 am, the water surface was observed at about 19-ft elevation.  The automated gage reported 19.16-ft at 9:45am. Later the same day, at 3:00 pm, the water surface was observed flowing over the top of the highest tier retaining wall at an elevation of 21.7-ft. The automated gage reported 21.51-ft at the time.


ACFC&WCD  |  San Lorenzo Creek at A St, Hayward

At upstream face of bridge  |  Street View 

Looking upstream from atop A Street bridge (May 2023).



ACFC&WCD  |  San Lorenzo Creek at Foothill Blvd/De Anza Park, Hayward

At upstream face of bridge/culvert  |  Street View 

Looking downstream at face of Foothill Boulevard bridge (May 2023).


USGS Station 11181040 and ACFC&WCD Gage  |  San Lorenzo Creek at San Lorenzo

Located 250-feet downstream of Washington Avenue Bridge  |  Street View    STA 85+50

Looking downstream from Washington Avenue bridge (May 2023).



ACFC&WCD Gage  |  San Lorenzo Creek near Via Hermana, San Lorenzo

Located 630-feet upstream of the channel's concrete lining end  |  STA 40+04

Looking upstream at gage section, just downstream of pedestrian bridge (May 2023).