CNRFC - Hydrology - River Guidance - Graphical RVF

Location:

BEAR RIVER - WHEATLAND (BRWC1)

Latitude: 39.00º N	Longitude: 121.41º W	Elevation: 72 Feet
Location: Placer County in California		Bulletin Group: Lower Sacramento		River Group: Feather Yuba

Issuance Time:

May 18 2024 at 8:22 AM PDT

Next Issuance:

May 19 2024 at 9:00 AM PDT

Monitor Stage: 16.0 Feet

Flood Stage: 24.0 Feet

Danger Stage: 25.0 Feet

Plot Type:

Please Note: Each individual timeseries plotted on the graphical river forecast can be toggled on and off by clicking the legend entry above. If the "Observed (Raw Data)" contains bad data and is toggled off, the plot will scale to the remaining timeseries.

Observed Data Credit
	Raw streamflow data is provided by the US Geological Survey (USGS). View USGS Data for this station location.

Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year	Peak Discharge (cfs)	Stage (feet)	Date
Most Recent 5 Years
2022	4,140	8.45	Dec 27, 2021
2021	56	0.31	Aug 7, 2021
2020	3,340	7.66	Apr 6, 2020
2019	9,790	13.49	Feb 27, 2019
2018	13,000	15.82	Mar 22, 2018
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Oct 1928 to Present) - Ranked by Flow
1986	48,000	21.60	Feb 17, 1986
2006	36,400	24.28	Dec 31, 2005
1997	34,900	23.72	Jan 02, 1997
1956	33,100	21.30	Dec 22, 1955
2017	32,300	23.71	Jan 11, 2017
1943	31,300	16.95	Jan 1, 1943

Location Photographs
Upstream Photo	Gage House Photo	Downstream Photo

ESRI™ Locator Map

Impacts - E19 Information
13.6 Feet	Orchards within the levee downstream of Pleasant Grove Road begin to flood.
24.0 Feet	Flood stage.
33.1 Feet	Top of right bank levee. Stages above this level result in flooding outside the levee.

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ017)

Today: Sunny. Highs 78 to 84. West winds up to 10 mph.

Tonight: Clear. Lows 49 to 59. West winds up to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph after midnight.

Monday: Sunny. Highs 79 to 86. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Monday Night: Clear. Lows 51 to 61. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs 83 to 91. North winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows 52 to 58.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 80 to 87.

Wednesday Night through Saturday: Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 58. Highs 76 to 86.

Product Disclaimer

This river graphic is not intended to serve as a substitute for official flood watches, warnings, advisories, or statements issued by the NWS Sacramento Weather Forecast Office. Observations are preliminary and subject to change. River levels identified as "forecast" should be consistent with those contained in official NWS products. River levels identified as "guidance" have significant uncertainty due to future weather or reservoir regulation and are provided for planning purposes only.

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