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Welcome to Ventura County Watershed Protection District Hydrologic Data Webpage. This page provides rain, stream, and evaporation data from the District's official gages in Ventura County, as well as other available data used in District planning studies.

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Station 163C Information

Site Id: 163C
Station Name: Sulphur Mountain
Latitude: 34° 24' 33.2" N
Longitude: 119° 10' 29.6" W
Datum: World Geodetic System 1984
Elevation: 2450 feet
Station Type: Recording Precip Gage
VCWPD Zone: Zone 2 (Santa Clara River)
NCDC Site Id: None
Currently Active: Yes
Associated Station(s):163 - Sulphur Mountain - Meher Mount
163A - Sulphur Mountain
163B - Sulphur Mountain

Available Datasets

Dataset NamePublish TypeStart DateEnd Date
Rainfall: Daily TotalsPublished Data09/30/1998 08:00 - 09/30/2023 08:00
Preliminary Data09/30/2023 08:00 - 08/09/2024 08:00
Rainfall: Hourly TotalsPublished Data10/01/1998 00:00 - 09/30/2023 08:00
Preliminary Data09/30/2023 08:00 - 08/09/2024 12:00
Unverified Telemetry Data09/24/2024 15:00

Base Period Normal Monthly and Seasonal Precipitation**

OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepSeason
0.512.943.154.475.654.371.730.250.070.040.120.5723.87

Notes: **Base Period Normal is the October 1957 to September 1992 average. This average was selected since it is the best 35 year period that represents the long term average for multiple sites in Ventura County.

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Rainfall: Daily Totals

Publish TypeStart DateEnd Date
Published Data: 09/30/1998 08:00- 09/30/2023 08:00
Preliminary Data: 09/30/2023 08:00- 08/09/2024 08:00
Unverifed Telemetry Data:N/A
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Rainfall: Hourly Totals

Publish TypeStart DateEnd Date
Published Data: 10/01/1998 00:00- 09/30/2023 08:00
Preliminary Data: 09/30/2023 08:00- 08/09/2024 12:00
Unverifed Telemetry Data:09/24/2024 15:00
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Data marked with 'P' are preliminary and subject to change until checked and evaluated. Data marked with 'U' are unverified and are subject to changed and evaluated. Unverified data may contain errors that have not been checked by Hydrology staff. Ventura County does not guarantee the accuracy of these data; please note that river flows may vary considerably during each day and from day to day.Oficial published data are marked with 'A '.