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SACRAMENTO RIVER - WILKINS SLOUGH (WLKC1)
Latitude: 39.01º NLongitude: 121.82º WElevation: 30 FeetForecast Type: Unofficial Location
Location: Sutter County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Upper SacramentoRiver Group: Upper Sacramento
Issuance Time: May 17 2026 at 7:36 AM PDTNext Issuance: May 18 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: 47.6 FeetMinor Flood: 52.7 FeetModerate Flood: N/A Major Flood: 56.1 Feet


# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: Sacramento River - Wilkins Slough (WLKC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  05/17/2026 at 07:38 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  05/12/2026 at 07:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       29.68 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        5741 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     05/22/2026 at 04:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       31.21 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        7114 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  05/12/2026 07 AM PDT           29.68           5741                        Normal
  05/12/2026 08 AM PDT           29.67           5732         -              Normal
  05/12/2026 09 AM PDT           29.64           5705         -              Normal
  05/12/2026 10 AM PDT           29.58           5652         -              Normal
  05/12/2026 11 AM PDT           29.55           5625         -              Normal
  05/12/2026 12 PM PDT           29.52           5599         -              Normal
  05/12/2026 01 PM PDT           29.44           5528         -              Normal
  05/12/2026 02 PM PDT           29.40           5493         -              Normal
  05/12/2026 03 PM PDT           29.38           5475         -              Normal
  05/12/2026 04 PM PDT           29.36           5458         -              Normal
  05/12/2026 05 PM PDT           29.34           5440         -              Normal
  05/12/2026 06 PM PDT           29.30           5405         -              Normal
  05/12/2026 07 PM PDT           29.27           5379         -              Normal
  05/12/2026 08 PM PDT           29.25           5361         -              Normal
  05/12/2026 09 PM PDT           29.21           5326         -              Normal
  05/12/2026 10 PM PDT           29.18           5300         -              Normal
  05/12/2026 11 PM PDT           29.15           5274         -              Normal
  05/13/2026 12 AM PDT           29.11           5239         -              Normal
  05/13/2026 01 AM PDT           29.16           5283         +              Normal
  05/13/2026 02 AM PDT           29.13           5257         -              Normal
  05/13/2026 03 AM PDT           29.09           5222         -              Normal
  05/13/2026 04 AM PDT           29.06           5196         -              Normal
  05/13/2026 05 AM PDT           29.05           5187         -              Normal
  05/13/2026 06 AM PDT           29.07           5205         +              Normal
  05/13/2026 07 AM PDT           29.13           5257         +              Normal
  05/13/2026 08 AM PDT           29.18           5300         +              Normal
  05/13/2026 09 AM PDT           29.12           5248         -              Normal
  05/13/2026 10 AM PDT           29.05           5187         -              Normal
  05/13/2026 11 AM PDT           28.96           5109         -              Normal
  05/13/2026 12 PM PDT           28.92           5075         -              Normal
  05/13/2026 01 PM PDT           28.87           5032         -              Normal
  05/13/2026 02 PM PDT           28.87           5032         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 03 PM PDT           28.83           4998         -              Normal
  05/13/2026 04 PM PDT           28.80           4972         -              Normal
  05/13/2026 05 PM PDT           28.79           4963         -              Normal
  05/13/2026 06 PM PDT           28.77           4946         -              Normal
  05/13/2026 07 PM PDT           28.77           4946         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 08 PM PDT           28.77           4946         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 09 PM PDT           28.76           4938         -              Normal
  05/13/2026 10 PM PDT           28.76           4938         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 11 PM PDT           28.76           4938         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 12 AM PDT           28.77           4946         +              Normal
  05/14/2026 01 AM PDT           28.79           4963         +              Normal
  05/14/2026 02 AM PDT           28.79           4963         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 03 AM PDT           28.82           4989         +              Normal
  05/14/2026 04 AM PDT           28.82           4989         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 05 AM PDT           28.83           4998         +              Normal
  05/14/2026 06 AM PDT           28.84           5006         +              Normal
  05/14/2026 07 AM PDT           28.84           5006         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 08 AM PDT           28.85           5015         +              Normal
  05/14/2026 09 AM PDT           28.87           5032         +              Normal
  05/14/2026 10 AM PDT           28.86           5023         -              Normal
  05/14/2026 11 AM PDT           28.86           5023         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 12 PM PDT           28.85           5015         -              Normal
  05/14/2026 01 PM PDT           28.77           4946         -              Normal
  05/14/2026 02 PM PDT           28.72           4904         -              Normal
  05/14/2026 03 PM PDT           28.69           4878         -              Normal
  05/14/2026 04 PM PDT           28.68           4869         -              Normal
  05/14/2026 05 PM PDT           28.72           4904         +              Normal
  05/14/2026 06 PM PDT           28.73           4912         +              Normal
  05/14/2026 07 PM PDT           28.73           4912         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 08 PM PDT           28.73           4912         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 09 PM PDT           28.67           4861         -              Normal
  05/14/2026 10 PM PDT           28.64           4835         -              Normal
  05/14/2026 11 PM PDT           28.67           4861         +              Normal
  05/15/2026 12 AM PDT           28.67           4861         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 01 AM PDT           28.68           4869         +              Normal
  05/15/2026 02 AM PDT           28.68           4869         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 03 AM PDT           28.63           4827         -              Normal
  05/15/2026 04 AM PDT           28.64           4835         +              Normal
  05/15/2026 05 AM PDT           28.66           4852         +              Normal
  05/15/2026 06 AM PDT           28.68           4869         +              Normal
  05/15/2026 07 AM PDT           28.65           4844         -              Normal
  05/15/2026 08 AM PDT           28.65           4844         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 09 AM PDT           28.66           4852         +              Normal
  05/15/2026 10 AM PDT           28.65           4844         -              Normal
  05/15/2026 11 AM PDT           28.66           4852         +              Normal
  05/15/2026 12 PM PDT           28.65           4844         -              Normal
  05/15/2026 01 PM PDT           28.62           4818         -              Normal
  05/15/2026 02 PM PDT           28.60           4801         -              Normal
  05/15/2026 03 PM PDT           28.60           4801         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 04 PM PDT           28.72           4904         +              Normal
  05/15/2026 05 PM PDT           28.69           4878         -              Normal
  05/15/2026 06 PM PDT           28.64           4835         -              Normal
  05/15/2026 07 PM PDT           28.63           4827         -              Normal
  05/15/2026 08 PM PDT           28.72           4904         +              Normal
  05/15/2026 09 PM PDT           28.74           4921         +              Normal
  05/15/2026 10 PM PDT           28.72           4904         -              Normal
  05/15/2026 11 PM PDT           28.75           4929         +              Normal
  05/16/2026 12 AM PDT           28.76           4938         +              Normal
  05/16/2026 01 AM PDT           28.78           4955         +              Normal
  05/16/2026 02 AM PDT           28.73           4912         -              Normal
  05/16/2026 03 AM PDT           28.76           4938         +              Normal
  05/16/2026 04 AM PDT           28.81           4980         +              Normal
  05/16/2026 05 AM PDT           28.90           5058         +              Normal
  05/16/2026 06 AM PDT           28.85           5015         -              Normal
  05/16/2026 07 AM PDT           28.82           4989         -              Normal
  05/16/2026 08 AM PDT           28.88           5041         +              Normal
  05/16/2026 09 AM PDT           28.94           5092         +              Normal
  05/16/2026 10 AM PDT           28.94           5092         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 11 AM PDT           28.98           5127         +              Normal
  05/16/2026 12 PM PDT           28.95           5101         -              Normal
  05/16/2026 01 PM PDT           28.94           5092         -              Normal
  05/16/2026 02 PM PDT           28.98           5127         +              Normal
  05/16/2026 03 PM PDT           28.97           5118         -              Normal
  05/16/2026 04 PM PDT           28.96           5109         -              Normal
  05/16/2026 05 PM PDT           28.93           5084         -              Normal
  05/16/2026 06 PM PDT           28.93           5084         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 07 PM PDT           28.99           5135         +              Normal
  05/16/2026 08 PM PDT           29.01           5153         +              Normal
  05/16/2026 09 PM PDT           28.99           5135         -              Normal
  05/16/2026 10 PM PDT           28.96           5109         -              Normal
  05/16/2026 11 PM PDT           28.98           5127         +              Normal
  05/17/2026 12 AM PDT           29.02           5161         +              Normal
  05/17/2026 01 AM PDT           29.01           5153         -              Normal
  05/17/2026 02 AM PDT           28.97           5118         -              Normal
  05/17/2026 03 AM PDT           29.03           5170         +              Normal
  05/17/2026 04 AM PDT           29.04           5179         +              Normal
  05/17/2026 05 AM PDT           29.05           5187         +              Normal
  05/17/2026 06 AM PDT           29.07           5205         +              Normal
  05/17/2026 07 AM PDT           29.09           5222         +              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  05/17/2026 08 AM PDT           29.11           5239                        Normal
  05/17/2026 09 AM PDT           29.13           5257         +              Normal
  05/17/2026 10 AM PDT           29.15           5274         +              Normal
  05/17/2026 11 AM PDT           29.18           5300         +              Normal
  05/17/2026 12 PM PDT           29.20           5318         +              Normal
  05/17/2026 01 PM PDT           29.23           5344         +              Normal
  05/17/2026 02 PM PDT           29.25           5361         +              Normal
  05/17/2026 03 PM PDT           29.28           5387         +              Normal
  05/17/2026 04 PM PDT           29.30           5405         +              Normal
  05/17/2026 05 PM PDT           29.33           5431         +              Normal
  05/17/2026 06 PM PDT           29.36           5458         +              Normal
  05/17/2026 07 PM PDT           29.38           5475         +              Normal
  05/17/2026 08 PM PDT           29.41           5502         +              Normal
  05/17/2026 09 PM PDT           29.43           5519         +              Normal
  05/17/2026 10 PM PDT           29.45           5537         +              Normal
  05/17/2026 11 PM PDT           29.48           5563         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 12 AM PDT           29.50           5581         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 01 AM PDT           29.52           5599         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 02 AM PDT           29.54           5616         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 03 AM PDT           29.57           5643         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 04 AM PDT           29.59           5661         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 05 AM PDT           29.61           5678         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 06 AM PDT           29.64           5705         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 07 AM PDT           29.66           5723         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 08 AM PDT           29.68           5741         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 09 AM PDT           29.71           5767         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 10 AM PDT           29.74           5794         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 11 AM PDT           29.77           5821         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 12 PM PDT           29.80           5847         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 01 PM PDT           29.82           5865         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 02 PM PDT           29.86           5900         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 03 PM PDT           29.89           5926         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 04 PM PDT           29.92           5953         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 05 PM PDT           29.95           5979         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 06 PM PDT           29.99           6014         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 07 PM PDT           30.02           6041         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 08 PM PDT           30.06           6076         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 09 PM PDT           30.10           6111         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 10 PM PDT           30.13           6138         +              Normal
  05/18/2026 11 PM PDT           30.16           6164         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 12 AM PDT           30.20           6200         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 01 AM PDT           30.23           6226         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 02 AM PDT           30.27           6262         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 03 AM PDT           30.30           6289         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 04 AM PDT           30.33           6315         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 05 AM PDT           30.36           6342         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 06 AM PDT           30.39           6369         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 07 AM PDT           30.42           6396         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 08 AM PDT           30.45           6423         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 09 AM PDT           30.48           6450         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 10 AM PDT           30.50           6468         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 11 AM PDT           30.53           6494         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 12 PM PDT           30.56           6521         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 01 PM PDT           30.59           6548         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 02 PM PDT           30.61           6566         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 03 PM PDT           30.64           6593         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 04 PM PDT           30.67           6621         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 05 PM PDT           30.68           6630         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 06 PM PDT           30.70           6648         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 07 PM PDT           30.72           6666         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 08 PM PDT           30.73           6675         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 09 PM PDT           30.75           6693         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 10 PM PDT           30.76           6702         +              Normal
  05/19/2026 11 PM PDT           30.78           6720         +              Normal
  05/20/2026 12 AM PDT           30.79           6729         +              Normal
  05/20/2026 01 AM PDT           30.80           6738         +              Normal
  05/20/2026 02 AM PDT           30.82           6756         +              Normal
  05/20/2026 03 AM PDT           30.84           6775         +              Normal
  05/20/2026 04 AM PDT           30.85           6784         +              Normal
  05/20/2026 05 AM PDT           30.87           6802         +              Normal
  05/20/2026 06 AM PDT           30.88           6811         +              Normal
  05/20/2026 07 AM PDT           30.90           6829         +              Normal
  05/20/2026 08 AM PDT           30.91           6838         +              Normal
  05/20/2026 09 AM PDT           30.93           6857         +              Normal
  05/20/2026 10 AM PDT           30.94           6866         +              Normal
  05/20/2026 11 AM PDT           30.95           6875         +              Normal
  05/20/2026 12 PM PDT           30.96           6884         +              Normal
  05/20/2026 01 PM PDT           30.97           6893         +              Normal
  05/20/2026 02 PM PDT           30.98           6902         +              Normal
  05/20/2026 03 PM PDT           30.99           6912         +              Normal
  05/20/2026 04 PM PDT           31.00           6921         +              Normal
  05/20/2026 05 PM PDT           31.01           6930         +              Normal
  05/20/2026 06 PM PDT           31.02           6939         +              Normal
  05/20/2026 07 PM PDT           31.03           6948         +              Normal
  05/20/2026 08 PM PDT           31.04           6957         +              Normal
  05/20/2026 09 PM PDT           31.04           6957         0              Normal
  05/20/2026 10 PM PDT           31.05           6967         +              Normal
  05/20/2026 11 PM PDT           31.06           6976         +              Normal
  05/21/2026 12 AM PDT           31.06           6976         0              Normal
  05/21/2026 01 AM PDT           31.07           6985         +              Normal
  05/21/2026 02 AM PDT           31.08           6994         +              Normal
  05/21/2026 03 AM PDT           31.08           6994         0              Normal
  05/21/2026 04 AM PDT           31.09           7003         +              Normal
  05/21/2026 05 AM PDT           31.09           7003         0              Normal
  05/21/2026 06 AM PDT           31.10           7013         +              Normal
  05/21/2026 07 AM PDT           31.11           7022         +              Normal
  05/21/2026 08 AM PDT           31.11           7022         0              Normal
  05/21/2026 09 AM PDT           31.12           7031         +              Normal
  05/21/2026 10 AM PDT           31.12           7031         0              Normal
  05/21/2026 11 AM PDT           31.13           7040         +              Normal
  05/21/2026 12 PM PDT           31.14           7049         +              Normal
  05/21/2026 01 PM PDT           31.14           7049         0              Normal
  05/21/2026 02 PM PDT           31.15           7059         +              Normal
  05/21/2026 03 PM PDT           31.15           7059         0              Normal
  05/21/2026 04 PM PDT           31.16           7068         +              Normal
  05/21/2026 05 PM PDT           31.16           7068         0              Normal
  05/21/2026 06 PM PDT           31.17           7077         +              Normal
  05/21/2026 07 PM PDT           31.17           7077         0              Normal
  05/21/2026 08 PM PDT           31.18           7086         +              Normal
  05/21/2026 09 PM PDT           31.18           7086         0              Normal
  05/21/2026 10 PM PDT           31.19           7095         +              Normal
  05/21/2026 11 PM PDT           31.19           7095         0              Normal
  05/22/2026 12 AM PDT           31.19           7095         0              Normal
  05/22/2026 01 AM PDT           31.20           7105         +              Normal
  05/22/2026 02 AM PDT           31.20           7105         0              Normal
  05/22/2026 03 AM PDT           31.20           7105         0              Normal
  05/22/2026 04 AM PDT           31.21           7114         +              Normal
  05/22/2026 05 AM PDT           31.21           7114         0              Normal
#
# NOTE 1: Stages are rounded to the nearest hundredth (.01) of a foot.
# NOTE 2: Flows are rounded to the nearest (1) cfs.
# NOTE 3: Trends are determined using hourly change in unrounded stage and flow.
# NOTE 4: Maximum Values are determined using unrounded stage and flow.