San Anselmo in Marin County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

High Water Mark

January 2, 1982

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 2, 2022

1. High Water Mark Marker

Inscription. San Anselmo has a long history of flooding. This line is the high water mark from 1982. For more information visit the Town of San Anselmo website by scanning the QR code below.

Erected by Town of San Anselmo.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is January 2, 1982.

Location. 37° 58.415′ N, 122° 33.743′ W. Marker is in San Anselmo, California, in Marin County. It is on San Anselmo Avenue near Pine Street, on the right when traveling south. The metal sign is mounted to a wooden post at the entrance to a city parking lot. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Colorado River Valley,

specifically in Flagstaff & High Country,

on the Mogollon Rim,

in the Prescott Area,

in Verde Valley,

in the White Mountains,

in The Valley (the San Fernando Valley),

in the Inland Empire,

in the San Francisco Bay Area,

in Silicon Valley,

in the Coachella Valley,

in the Colorado Desert,

in the Gold Country,

in the High Desert,

in the Mojave Desert,

in the North Coast,

in the San Bernardino Mountains,

on the Coast Ranges,

in the San Luis Valley,

in the Berkshire Foothills,

in the Connecticut River Valley,

on the Connecticut Shoreline,

on the Gold Coast,

in Greater Bridgeport,

in Greater Hartford,

in Greater New Haven,

in Greater New London, in the Knowledge Corridor,

in the Litchfield Hills,

in Mystic and the Eastern Shore,

in the Quiet Corner,

in the Thames River Valley,

on Delaware’s Beaches,

in Southern New Castle County, in the Everglades,

on the Florida Keys,

on Hilo and East Hawaii,

on the Kona Coast,

on North Shore Oahu,

on Pearl Harbor and Historic West Oahu,

in Upcountry Maui, in Lahaina and West Maui,

on Windward Oahu, in the Quad Cities,

on the Indiana Dunes and Lake

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Michigan Shore,

in the Calumet Region,

in the Spirit Lake Nation,

in the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation,

in the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa,

on the Oglala Lakota Pine Ridge Reservation,

in the Rosebud Sioux Tribe,

in the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe,

on the Cheyenne River Reservation,

in the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe,

on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation,

in the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe,

on the Kootenai Reservation,

in the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate,

on the Wind River Indian Reservation,

on the Shoshone–Paiute Duck Valley Reservation,

on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation,

in the Yankton Sioux Tribe,

in the Navajo Nation,

on the Shoshone-Bannock Fort Hall Reservation,

on the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation,

on Nez Perce Tribal Land,

in the Blackfeet Nation,

in the Crow Nation,

in the Flathead Nation,

in the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation,

on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation,

in the Northern Cheyenne Nation,

on the Rocky Boy’s Reservation,

in the Tohono O’odham Nation,

in the White Mountain Apache Nation,

in the Yavapai-Apache Nation,

in the Amana Colonies,

on Mount Desert Island,

in the Kennebec Valley, in the Maine Highlands,

in Midcoast Maine,

on Penobscot Bay,

on Southern Maine Coast,

in the Western Maine Lakes and Mountains Region,

in Greater Bangor, in Greater Portland,

in the Baltimore Metro Region,

in Central Maryland,

in Historic Boston, on Cape Ann,

on the North Shore,

in the South Coast,

on the South Shore,

in Greater Boston,

on the Straits of Mackinac,

on the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness,

in Greater Duluth — The Twin Ports,

in Greater Billings,

in the Lakes Region,

in the Merrimack Valley,

in North Jersey,

in Central Jersey,

on the Jersey Shore,

in the Pine Barrens,

in Piedmont Triad,

on the Cape Fear Coast,

on the Crystal Coast,

in Greater Asheville,

in Greater Charlotte,

on the Outer Banks,

in the Research Triangle,

on the Oregon Coast,

in the Blackstone Valley,

in Greater Providence,

on Narragansett Bay,

in Newport and Aquidneck Island,

in Historic Charleston,

on the Grand Strand,

on the Sea Islands,

on Waccamaw Neck,

in the Ashepoo, Combahee and Edisto Basin,

in the Foothills, in Congaree Country,

in Greater Burlington,

in the Mid-Ohio Valley and in the Jackson Hole Area.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Ohio River Valley,

on the Colorado Plateau,

in the Black Hills,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

in North America,

in the Great North Woods,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Fairfield County,

Hartford County,

Litchfield County,

Middlesex County,

New Haven County,

New London County,

Tolland County,

Windham County,

New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

Acadia,

and Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named High Water Mark (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named High Water Mark (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Paul Chirone (about 400 feet away); Indiana Jones (about 500 feet away); Star Wars (about 500 feet away); Magnolia Avenue Bridge (about 700 feet away); Creek Park Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named High Water Mark (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Anselmo.

More about this marker. This is one of five 'high water mark" signs posted throughout town. There is another marker on the opposite side of the post for the slightly lower, December 31, 2005 flood.

Also see . . .
1. Flood control discussed as San Anselmo unveils high water mark signs.

High Water Mark Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 2, 2022

2. High Water Mark Markers

"...an unveiling of one of five signs that indicate the high water marks of San Anselmo’s more epic floods — such as in 2005, when nearly 5 feet of water flowed through downtown."

(Submitted on May 6, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

2. HWM Project Summary: San Anselmo, CA.

"With their history of flooding, the Town of San Anselmo wanted to raise flood risk awareness and promote mitigation projects to help reduce flood water flow during peak storm events."

(Submitted on May 6, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 632 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 6, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.