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PHOTOS: San Anselmo Creek Peaks at 11 Feet

Creeks in San Anselmo and Fairfax came close to critical flooding levels on Sunday afternoon. Add your photos and videos to the slideshow.

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After a few days of rainy weather, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for the North Bay on Sunday morning. 

The San Anselmo Creek rose from 5 feet around 7:30 a.m. to spiking at almost 11 feet at 1 p.m. The creek’s “critical level” is 13 feet, which is the base of the building at 730 San Anselmo Avenue.

Fairfax Creek rose from 2 feet at 6:30 a.m. to spiking just a little bit above 7 feet around noon. The creek’s critical level is 9 feet.   

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The creeks were steadily declining by 2 p.m. 

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