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SACRAMENTO RIVER - FREMONT WEIR (FMWC1)
Latitude:
38.77º N
Longitude:
121.67º W
Elevation:
40 Feet
Location: Sutter & Yolo County in CA
River Group: Lower Sacramento
Forecast Issued: Mar 23 2025 at 9:03 AM PDT
Next Issuance: Mar 24 2025 at 9:00 AM PDT

Action/
Monitor:
32.0 Ft
Minor
Flood:
39.5 Ft
Moderate
Flood:
43.0 Ft
Major
Flood:
44.0 Ft

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Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year
Peak Discharge (cfs)
Stage (feet)
Date
 Most Recent 5 Years
2023*
122,700
34.74
Jan 15, 2023
2022*
35,400
26.35
Oct 27, 2021
2021*
16,600
17.75
Jan 31, 2021
2020*
24,300
21.95
Jan 28, 2020
2019*
128,200
34.90
Mar 3, 2019
 Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Jan 1932 to Present) - Ranked by Flow
1997*
~390,000***
42.47**
Jan 02, 1997
1986*
~355,000***
41.70
Feb 20, 1986
2006*
273,670
39.99
Jan 03, 2006
 * Discharge affected by regulation or diversion
 ** Peak stage of record (Weir overflow depth of 8.97 feet)
 *** Flow estimated
 **** Datum changed from NGVD29 to NAVD88 on 10/01/2016. The difference is -1.45 ft and must be applied to all data before date to convert to NAVD88

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Flood Impacts
44.0 FeetStages above 44.0 feet result in flooding outside the levees. Top of levee.
37.3 FeetAt 5.3 feet of overflow Egbert Tract floods.
33.1 FeetAt one foot of overflow, the river road to Woodland is closed due to flooding.
32.0 FeetFremont Weir crest elevation. Overflow begins into the Yolo Bypass flooding agricultural lands.