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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 changed to 19.0 ft and 20.0 ft respectively.  More information can be found here.

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All River Flood Forecast Points Are Currently Forecast to Remain Below Critical Stages

 
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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

*** NO River Guidance (Flood Forecast) Points Currently Forecast At Or Above Critical Stage Definitions ***

** 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 ]CSVJan 20 2026 at 1:23 PM PSTJan 21 2026 at 9:00 AM PST
RNRussian Napa[ Alternate Link ]CSVJan 20 2026 at 1:24 PM PSTJan 21 2026 at 9:00 AM PST
USAUpper Sacramento[ Alternate Link ]CSVJan 20 2026 at 1:37 PM PSTJan 21 2026 at 9:00 AM PST
LSCLower Sacramento[ Alternate Link ]CSVJan 20 2026 at 1:37 PM PSTJan 21 2026 at 9:00 AM PST
SJSan Joaquin[ Alternate Link ]CSVJan 20 2026 at 1:41 PM PSTJan 21 2026 at 9:00 AM PST
CCCentral Coast[ Alternate Link ]CSVJan 20 2026 at 1:24 PM PSTJan 21 2026 at 9:00 AM PST
SCASouthern California[ Alternate Link ]CSVJan 20 2026 at 1:26 PM PSTJan 21 2026 at 9:00 AM PST
ESEastern Sierra[ Alternate Link ]CSVJan 20 2026 at 1:30 PM PSTJan 21 2026 at 9:00 AM PST
HBTHumboldt[ Alternate Link ]CSVJan 20 2026 at 1:32 PM PSTJan 21 2026 at 9:00 AM PST
SAC Sacramento Delta (Tides) [ Alternate Link ] Jan 20 2026 at 6:18 AM PSTJan 21 2026 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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