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Flood Inundation Mapping - The National Weather Service Flood Inundation Mapping (FIM) services are now available for much of CA as well as portions of western NV and southern OR.  See the FIM Fact Sheet for more information.

Flood Threshold Changes for Mokelumne River at Benson's Ferry - On August 14, the moderate and major flood stages for the Mokelumne River at Benson's Ferry changeed to 19.0 ft and 20.0 ft respectively.  More information can be found here.

CNRFC Daily Briefing - View a graphical summary of current & forecast weather & hydrologic conditions. Updated by 10 AM PT.

At Least One River Flood Forecast Point Is Currently Forecast to Exceed Action/Monitor Stage

 
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Official River Guidance Point Locations Unofficial River Guidance Point LocationsObserved River Conditions Point LocationsEnsemble Forecast Point Locations
                                                                                                      River Guidance Forecast Status
(Approximately 5 Days)


  No Forecast or Other Point 
  Normal Conditions 
  Action/Monitor Stage 
  Minor Flood Stage 
  Moderate Flood Stage 
  Major Flood Stage 



Gage Information

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        River / Creek

        Gage / Station

        Latest Stage (Raw Data)

        Latest Flow (Raw Data)

        Max Forecast Stage

        Max Forecast Flow

        Forecast Issue Time

97
Gauges Forecast
Normal Conditions
(95.10% of Gages)
5
Gauges Forecast
Action/Monitor
(4.90% of Gages)
0
Gauges Forecast
Minor Flood
(0.00% of Gages)
0
Gauges Forecast
Moderate Flood
(0.00% of Gages)
0
Gauges Forecast
Major Flood
(0.00% of Gages)
Last Map Update:   Monday December 29th 2025 at 8:42 AM PST  (1 Minute Old)
(Data is updated every 5 minutes)
 

River Guidance Points Forecast Above Specified Stage Definitions  (Select NWS ID for Specified Graphical RVF)
NWS ID River / CreekGage / StationAction/
Monitor
Minor
Flood
Moderate
Flood
Major
Flood
Latest Observed
Stage / Flow
Latest Observed
Date / Time
Max Forecast
Stage / Flow
CLAC1 SACRAMENTO COLUSA WEIR 60.970.172.973.963.09 / 2,06812/29 08:00 AM PST63.15 / 2,229
TISC1 SACRAMENTO TISDALE WEIR 44.151.654.655.646.69 / 12,13112/29 08:15 AM PST46.69 / 12,115
FMWC1 SACRAMENTO FREMONT WEIR 32.039.543.044.033.64 / 86,93812/29 08:15 AM PST33.63 / 86,559
RVBC1 SACRAMENTO RIO VISTA 7.411.920.421.45.66 / NA12/29 08:00 AM PST7.70 / NA
LSBC1 YOLO BYPASS LISBON 13.019.026.031.111.40 / NA12/29 08:15 AM PST13.47 / NA

** NOTE **  Stage is presented in "Feet" while Flow (Storage at CLKC1) is presented in "cfs" ("Acre-Feet").

River Guidance Forecast Group Issuance and Next Update Times  (Select Forecast Group for Specified Text RVF)
FG IDForecast Bulletin GroupIssuance TimeNext Update Time
SENorth Coast[ Alternate Link ]CSVDec 29 2025 at 7:41 AM PSTDec 29 2025 at 3:00 PM PST
RNRussian Napa[ Alternate Link ]CSVDec 29 2025 at 7:41 AM PSTDec 29 2025 at 3:00 PM PST
USAUpper Sacramento[ Alternate Link ]CSVDec 29 2025 at 7:26 AM PSTDec 29 2025 at 3:00 PM PST
LSCLower Sacramento[ Alternate Link ]CSVDec 29 2025 at 7:35 AM PSTDec 29 2025 at 3:00 PM PST
SJSan Joaquin[ Alternate Link ]CSVDec 29 2025 at 7:47 AM PSTDec 29 2025 at 3:00 PM PST
CCCentral Coast[ Alternate Link ]CSVDec 29 2025 at 7:51 AM PSTDec 29 2025 at 3:00 PM PST
SCASouthern California[ Alternate Link ]CSVDec 29 2025 at 7:51 AM PSTDec 29 2025 at 3:00 PM PST
ESEastern Sierra[ Alternate Link ]CSVDec 29 2025 at 7:54 AM PSTDec 29 2025 at 3:00 PM PST
HBTHumboldt[ Alternate Link ]CSVDec 29 2025 at 7:55 AM PSTDec 29 2025 at 3:00 PM PST
SAC Sacramento Delta (Tides) [ Alternate Link ] Dec 29 2025 at 6:09 AM PSTDec 30 2025 at 9:00 AM PST
 
** NOTE 1 **  The Klamath and North Coast Forecast Group river guidance points are included in the North Coast Bulletin Group.
** NOTE 2 **  The Feather Yuba, American, and Cache Putah Forecast Group river guidance points are included in the Lower Sacramento River Bulletin Group.
** NOTE 3 **  The Delta Region, Upper and Lower San Joaquin, and Tulare Forecast Group river guidance points are combined in the San Joaquin River Bulletin Group.
** NOTE 4 **  The Salinas Pajaro and South Bay Forecast Group river guidance points are included in the Central Coast Bulletin Group.
** NOTE 5 **  The Southern California and San Diego/Inland Forecast Group river guidance points are included in the Southern California Bulletin Group.

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