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BEAR RIVER - WHEATLAND (BRWC1)
Latitude:
39.00º N
Longitude:
121.41º W
Elevation:
72 Feet
Location: Placer County in CA
River Group: Lower Sacramento
Forecast Issued: May 08 2025 at 8:09 AM PDT
Next Issuance: May 09 2025 at 9:00 AM PDT

Action/
Monitor:
16.0 Ft
Minor
Flood:
24.0 Ft
Moderate
Flood:
32.1 Ft
Major
Flood:
33.1 Ft

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Graphical River Forecast - BEAR RIVER - WHEATLAND (BRWC1)Graphical River Forecast - BEAR RIVER - WHEATLAND (BRWC1)

Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year
Peak Discharge (cfs)
Stage (feet)
Date
 Most Recent 5 Years
2024
5,760
10.04
Mar 2, 2024
2023
10,600
14.16
Mar 15, 2023
2022
4,140
8.45
Dec 27, 2021
2021
56
0.31
Aug 7, 2021
2020
3,340
7.66
Apr 6, 2020
 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

ESRI™ Locator Map

Flood Impacts
33.1 FeetTop of right bank levee. Stages above this level result in flooding outside the levee.
13.6 FeetOrchards within the levee downstream near Pleasant Grove Road begin to flood.