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Hilton Canyon Creek near Santa Ynez

A gauge on the Hilton Canyon Creek in Santa Barbara County, California. Its stage was 5.65 ft as of Oct 16, 1:45 AM PDT.

Gauge HCCC1Santa Barbara County, CaliforniaEvery gauge in California

Stage now
5.65 ftreported Oct 16, 1:45 AM PDT
24 hour change
Rose 0.01 ftsince Oct 15, 1:45 AM
Elevation
715 ftabove sea level
County
Santa Barbara County
Position
34.5822° N, 119.9816° W
Record since
2010

Water level

Hilton Canyon Creek near Santa Ynez

Stage is the height of the water's surface above the gauge's own fixed zero, in feet, not the depth of the water. Every point drawn is a reading the gauge sent, at the time it sent it.

Water level, 24 hours at Hilton Canyon Creek near Santa Ynez: the water from 5.64 to 5.67 feet of stage, the latest 5.65 feet.WATER LEVEL, 24 HOURSFTHIGH 5.67 FT, OCT 15, 1:30 PM · LOW 5.64 FT, OCT 15, 2:00 AM5.605.635.655.675.705.723 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 165.65
Latest
5.65 ftOct 16, 1:45 AM
Highest
5.67 ftOct 15, 1:30 PM
Lowest
5.64 ftOct 15, 2:00 AM
Range
0.03 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 0.01 ftsince Oct 15, 2:00 AM
Readings
96
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Oct 16, 1:45 AM5.65
Oct 16, 1:30 AM5.65
Oct 16, 1:15 AM5.65
Oct 16, 1:00 AM5.65
Oct 16, 12:45 AM5.64
Oct 16, 12:30 AM5.65
Oct 16, 12:15 AM5.65
Oct 16, 12:00 AM5.64
Oct 15, 11:45 PM5.65
Oct 15, 11:30 PM5.64
Oct 15, 11:15 PM5.64
Oct 15, 11:00 PM5.65
Oct 15, 10:45 PM5.65
Oct 15, 10:30 PM5.64
Oct 15, 10:15 PM5.65
Oct 15, 10:00 PM5.64
Oct 15, 9:45 PM5.64
Oct 15, 9:30 PM5.65
Oct 15, 9:15 PM5.65
Oct 15, 9:00 PM5.66
Oct 15, 8:45 PM5.66
Oct 15, 8:30 PM5.66
Oct 15, 8:15 PM5.66
Oct 15, 8:00 PM5.65
Oct 15, 7:45 PM5.65
Oct 15, 7:30 PM5.65
Oct 15, 7:15 PM5.65
Oct 15, 7:00 PM5.64
Oct 15, 6:45 PM5.65
Oct 15, 6:30 PM5.64
Oct 15, 6:15 PM5.65
Oct 15, 6:00 PM5.64
Oct 15, 5:45 PM5.65
Oct 15, 5:30 PM5.65
Oct 15, 5:15 PM5.64
Oct 15, 5:00 PM5.65
Oct 15, 4:45 PM5.65
Oct 15, 4:30 PM5.65
Oct 15, 4:15 PM5.65
Oct 15, 4:00 PM5.65
Oct 15, 3:45 PM5.65
Oct 15, 3:30 PM5.67
Oct 15, 3:15 PM5.66
Oct 15, 3:00 PM5.66
Oct 15, 2:45 PM5.66
Oct 15, 2:30 PM5.67
Oct 15, 2:15 PM5.66
Oct 15, 2:00 PM5.67
Oct 15, 1:45 PM5.67
Oct 15, 1:30 PM5.67
Oct 15, 1:15 PM5.66
Oct 15, 1:00 PM5.66
Oct 15, 12:45 PM5.66
Oct 15, 12:30 PM5.66
Oct 15, 12:15 PM5.66
Oct 15, 12:00 PM5.66
Oct 15, 11:45 AM5.66
Oct 15, 11:30 AM5.66
Oct 15, 11:15 AM5.66
Oct 15, 11:00 AM5.66
Oct 15, 10:45 AM5.65
Oct 15, 10:30 AM5.66
Oct 15, 10:15 AM5.65
Oct 15, 10:00 AM5.66
Oct 15, 9:45 AM5.66
Oct 15, 9:30 AM5.65
Oct 15, 9:15 AM5.65
Oct 15, 9:00 AM5.65
Oct 15, 8:45 AM5.66
Oct 15, 8:30 AM5.65
Oct 15, 8:15 AM5.66
Oct 15, 8:00 AM5.65
Oct 15, 7:45 AM5.65
Oct 15, 7:30 AM5.66
Oct 15, 7:15 AM5.65
Oct 15, 7:00 AM5.65
Oct 15, 6:45 AM5.66
Oct 15, 6:30 AM5.65
Oct 15, 6:15 AM5.66
Oct 15, 6:00 AM5.65
Oct 15, 5:45 AM5.65
Oct 15, 5:30 AM5.66
Oct 15, 5:15 AM5.66
Oct 15, 5:00 AM5.65
Oct 15, 4:45 AM5.66
Oct 15, 4:30 AM5.66
Oct 15, 4:15 AM5.65
Oct 15, 4:00 AM5.66
Oct 15, 3:45 AM5.66
Oct 15, 3:30 AM5.65
Oct 15, 3:15 AM5.66
Oct 15, 3:00 AM5.64
Oct 15, 2:45 AM5.64
Oct 15, 2:30 AM5.64
Oct 15, 2:15 AM5.64
Oct 15, 2:00 AM5.64
Water level, 7 days at Hilton Canyon Creek near Santa Ynez: the water from 5.63 to 5.67 feet of stage, the latest 5.65 feet.WATER LEVEL, 7 DAYSFTHIGH 5.67 FT, OCT 14, 12:15 PM · LOW 5.63 FT, OCT 9, 2:00 AM5.625.645.665.68Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 165.65
Latest
5.65 ftOct 16, 1:45 AM
Highest
5.67 ftOct 14, 12:15 PM
Lowest
5.63 ftOct 9, 2:00 AM
Range
0.04 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 0.02 ftsince Oct 9, 2:00 AM
Readings
672
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Oct 16, 1:45 AM5.65
Oct 16, 12:45 AM5.64
Oct 15, 11:45 PM5.65
Oct 15, 10:45 PM5.65
Oct 15, 9:45 PM5.64
Oct 15, 8:45 PM5.66
Oct 15, 7:45 PM5.65
Oct 15, 6:45 PM5.65
Oct 15, 5:45 PM5.65
Oct 15, 4:45 PM5.65
Oct 15, 3:45 PM5.65
Oct 15, 2:45 PM5.66
Oct 15, 1:45 PM5.67
Oct 15, 12:45 PM5.66
Oct 15, 11:45 AM5.66
Oct 15, 10:45 AM5.65
Oct 15, 9:45 AM5.66
Oct 15, 8:45 AM5.66
Oct 15, 7:45 AM5.65
Oct 15, 6:45 AM5.66
Oct 15, 5:45 AM5.65
Oct 15, 4:45 AM5.66
Oct 15, 3:45 AM5.66
Oct 15, 2:45 AM5.64
Oct 15, 1:45 AM5.64
Oct 15, 12:45 AM5.65
Oct 14, 11:45 PM5.65
Oct 14, 10:45 PM5.65
Oct 14, 9:45 PM5.64
Oct 14, 8:45 PM5.64
Oct 14, 7:45 PM5.64
Oct 14, 6:45 PM5.64
Oct 14, 5:45 PM5.64
Oct 14, 4:45 PM5.65
Oct 14, 3:45 PM5.65
Oct 14, 2:45 PM5.64
Oct 14, 1:45 PM5.66
Oct 14, 12:45 PM5.66
Oct 14, 11:45 AM5.66
Oct 14, 10:45 AM5.66
Oct 14, 9:45 AM5.65
Oct 14, 8:45 AM5.65
Oct 14, 7:45 AM5.65
Oct 14, 6:45 AM5.65
Oct 14, 5:45 AM5.65
Oct 14, 4:45 AM5.65
Oct 14, 3:45 AM5.65
Oct 14, 2:45 AM5.65
Oct 14, 1:45 AM5.64
Oct 14, 12:45 AM5.64
Oct 13, 11:45 PM5.66
Oct 13, 10:45 PM5.65
Oct 13, 9:45 PM5.65
Oct 13, 8:45 PM5.65
Oct 13, 7:45 PM5.65
Oct 13, 6:45 PM5.65
Oct 13, 5:45 PM5.66
Oct 13, 4:45 PM5.66
Oct 13, 3:45 PM5.66
Oct 13, 2:45 PM5.66
Oct 13, 1:45 PM5.66
Oct 13, 12:45 PM5.65
Oct 13, 11:45 AM5.65
Oct 13, 10:45 AM5.65
Oct 13, 9:45 AM5.65
Oct 13, 8:45 AM5.64
Oct 13, 7:45 AM5.64
Oct 13, 6:45 AM5.65
Oct 13, 5:45 AM5.65
Oct 13, 4:45 AM5.64
Oct 13, 3:45 AM5.65
Oct 13, 2:45 AM5.64
Oct 13, 1:45 AM5.64
Oct 13, 12:45 AM5.65
Oct 12, 11:45 PM5.64
Oct 12, 10:45 PM5.64
Oct 12, 9:45 PM5.65
Oct 12, 8:45 PM5.64
Oct 12, 7:45 PM5.65
Oct 12, 6:45 PM5.65
Oct 12, 5:45 PM5.65
Oct 12, 4:45 PM5.65
Oct 12, 3:45 PM5.65
Oct 12, 2:45 PM5.65
Oct 12, 1:45 PM5.65
Oct 12, 12:45 PM5.65
Oct 12, 11:45 AM5.66
Oct 12, 10:45 AM5.64
Oct 12, 9:45 AM5.65
Oct 12, 8:45 AM5.65
Oct 12, 7:45 AM5.66
Oct 12, 6:45 AM5.65
Oct 12, 5:45 AM5.65
Oct 12, 4:45 AM5.65
Oct 12, 3:45 AM5.65
Oct 12, 2:45 AM5.65
Oct 12, 1:45 AM5.65
Oct 12, 12:45 AM5.64
Oct 11, 11:45 PM5.64
Oct 11, 10:45 PM5.64
Oct 11, 9:45 PM5.64
Oct 11, 8:45 PM5.65
Oct 11, 7:45 PM5.64
Oct 11, 6:45 PM5.65
Oct 11, 5:45 PM5.65
Oct 11, 4:45 PM5.64
Oct 11, 3:45 PM5.64
Oct 11, 2:45 PM5.65
Oct 11, 1:45 PM5.65
Oct 11, 12:45 PM5.64
Oct 11, 11:45 AM5.65
Oct 11, 10:45 AM5.65
Oct 11, 9:45 AM5.64
Oct 11, 8:45 AM5.65
Oct 11, 7:45 AM5.65
Oct 11, 6:45 AM5.65
Oct 11, 5:45 AM5.64
Oct 11, 4:45 AM5.64
Oct 11, 3:45 AM5.63
Oct 11, 2:45 AM5.63
Oct 11, 1:45 AM5.63
Oct 11, 12:45 AM5.63
Oct 10, 11:45 PM5.64
Oct 10, 10:45 PM5.64
Oct 10, 9:45 PM5.64
Oct 10, 8:45 PM5.64
Oct 10, 7:45 PM5.64
Oct 10, 6:45 PM5.64
Oct 10, 5:45 PM5.65
Oct 10, 4:45 PM5.64
Oct 10, 3:45 PM5.65
Oct 10, 2:45 PM5.65
Oct 10, 1:45 PM5.65
Oct 10, 12:45 PM5.65
Oct 10, 11:45 AM5.64
Oct 10, 10:45 AM5.64
Oct 10, 9:45 AM5.64
Oct 10, 8:45 AM5.64
Oct 10, 7:45 AM5.63
Oct 10, 6:45 AM5.64
Oct 10, 5:45 AM5.63
Oct 10, 4:45 AM5.64
Oct 10, 3:45 AM5.63
Oct 10, 2:45 AM5.64
Oct 10, 1:45 AM5.63
Oct 10, 12:45 AM5.64
Oct 9, 11:45 PM5.63
Oct 9, 10:45 PM5.64
Oct 9, 9:45 PM5.64
Oct 9, 8:45 PM5.63
Oct 9, 7:45 PM5.64
Oct 9, 6:45 PM5.64
Oct 9, 5:45 PM5.64
Oct 9, 4:45 PM5.64
Oct 9, 3:45 PM5.64
Oct 9, 2:45 PM5.64
Oct 9, 1:45 PM5.64
Oct 9, 12:45 PM5.64
Oct 9, 11:45 AM5.63
Oct 9, 10:45 AM5.63
Oct 9, 9:45 AM5.63
Oct 9, 8:45 AM5.63
Oct 9, 7:45 AM5.63
Oct 9, 6:45 AM5.63
Oct 9, 5:45 AM5.63
Oct 9, 4:45 AM5.63
Oct 9, 3:45 AM5.63
Oct 9, 2:45 AM5.63
Water level, 30 days at Hilton Canyon Creek near Santa Ynez: the water from 5.61 to 5.67 feet of stage, the latest 5.65 feet.WATER LEVEL, 30 DAYSFTHIGH 5.67 FT, OCT 14, 12:15 PM · LOW 5.61 FT, SEP 16, 2:00 AM5.605.625.645.665.68Sep 16Sep 21Sep 26Oct 1Oct 6Oct 115.65
Latest
5.65 ftOct 16, 1:45 AM
Highest
5.67 ftOct 14, 12:15 PM
Lowest
5.61 ftSep 16, 2:00 AM
Range
0.06 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 0.04 ftsince Sep 16, 2:00 AM
Readings
2,804
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh ftLow ftAverage ftLast ftReadings
Oct 165.655.645.655.658
Oct 155.675.645.655.6596
Oct 145.675.645.655.6596
Oct 135.665.645.655.6696
Oct 125.665.645.655.6496
Oct 115.655.635.645.6496
Oct 105.655.635.645.6496
Oct 95.645.635.635.6396
Oct 85.655.635.645.6396
Oct 75.665.635.645.6492
Oct 65.655.625.635.6396
Oct 55.655.625.635.6396
Oct 45.645.625.635.6396
Oct 35.645.625.635.6396
Oct 25.645.625.635.6292
Oct 15.645.615.635.6296
Sep 305.635.615.625.6292
Sep 295.635.615.625.6196
Sep 285.635.615.625.6192
Sep 275.635.615.625.6196
Sep 265.635.615.625.6296
Sep 255.635.625.635.6292
Sep 245.655.615.635.6292
Sep 235.635.615.625.6296
Sep 225.635.625.625.6288
Sep 215.635.625.635.6292
Sep 205.635.615.625.6396
Sep 195.635.615.625.6372
Sep 185.635.615.625.6196
Sep 175.635.615.625.6184
Sep 165.635.615.625.6184

How it reports

Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule, 170 reports in all
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 9, 2:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 1:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
19 min9 in 10 within 20 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Ranking Statistics

247 score94.5of 100

California median
91.6the median score of 4,465 stations
Scoring higher
979stations in California
Sharing its score
42ranks 980 to 1,021
Points deducted
5.52.9 accuracy, 1.9 arrival, 0.8 forecast check
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; California median 85.6, 100.0, 92.4
Next above
YOBC1rank 982; ahead on longest silence 60 min against 76 min
Next below
CRGC1rank 1,006; behind on median arrival 19 min 25 s against 19 min 26 s
Sharing its rank
18other stations, equal on every measure

Equal scores are ordered by the share of scheduled reports received, then the reports due in the week (the longer record first), then the median arrival, then the longest silence.

  1. Reports receivedweight 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsCalifornia median 98.5168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1081.28.1 of 10 pointsCalifornia median 81.2half its reports arrived within 19 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsCalifornia median 100.0longest silence 76 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-17.1 of 20 points, at the medianCalifornia median 85.6-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianCalifornia median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.2 of 10 points, at the medianCalifornia median 92.4-

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

How each part is scored
Reports received
Full marks for every scheduled report received, none for none, in proportion between
Arrival
Full marks for a median arrival within 10 min, none at 60 min
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (3 h), none for 72 (72 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.0 °F
Instrument checks
Full marks for no reading failed, none for 5 per cent or more
Forecast check
Full marks within 2 °F of the forecast on average, none at 8 °F

Near Hilton Canyon Creek near Santa Ynez

How to read a gauge

A gauge measures the height of the water where it stands, its stage, in feet above a fixed mark at that gauge. Two gauges' stages are not comparable: each is measured from its own mark, and a reservoir's is often its height above sea level.

The stage shown is the latest the gauge reported, with the time it reported it. Storm Station hears each gauge on its own schedule and ranks it among its state's stations by its 247 score, how reliably it reports and how its readings hold up: that is its 247 rank.