Flood Preparedness

Real Time Precipitation and Stream Gauges

MCFCWCD operates and maintains 2 full weather stations (rainfall, wind, humidity, etc.), 4 stream gaging stations and 3 precipitation gages in Marin County. Placed in strategic locations, they allow us to track the intensity of winter storms as they approach and monitor the effects of the storms in critical areas. These stations provide real-time weather data, via radio transmission, to our central base station in the Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael and to this website. This data is recorded and provided as historic data through this website.

Additionally, the website contains links to data from important sites that can be used to track and plan for flood events. Weather links, tides, and other relevant information can be found here:

http://marin.onerain.com/home.php

 

Flooding Solution Videos

We've added a few helpful videos that share the experience and wisdom of our neighbors in Napa who have developed simple and reliable methods to protect their stores and merchandise.

Flooding Solutions: The Door Dam - A Napa merchant has developed a unique way to prevent flooding in his store that is simple, inexpensive, and works!

Flooding Solutions: More Tips - The Executive Director of the Napa Merchants Association on what can be done to minimize flood damage.

Flooding Solutions: Sandbagging - Staff at the City of Napa's Public Works Department offers valuable advice on how to prepare for flooding.

All videos were produced by Jerry Kay of MediaINTERCHANGE, under contract with the Marin County's Channel G.