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BEAR RIVER - WHEATLAND (BRWC1)
Latitude: 39.00º NLongitude: 121.41º WElevation: 72 Feet
Location: Placer County in CaliforniaRiver Group: Lower Sacramento
Monitor Stage: 16.0 FeetFlood Stage: 24.0 FeetDanger Stage: 25.0 Feet

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Historical Stage/Flow Data
Note: Water Year 2025 is currently showing peak daily mean values. These will be updated to instantaneous peaks in the coming months.
Water Year
Peak Discharge (cfs)
Stage (feet)
Date
 Most Recent 5 Years
2025* 9,470 13.30 Feb 06, 2025
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
 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* 33,000 19.30 Dec 22, 1955
2017* 32,300 23.71 Jan 11, 2017
1943* 31,300 16.95 Jan 1, 1943
 * Discharge affected to unknown degree by regulation or diversion
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Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ017)
Tonight: Cloudy. Patchy fog until early morning, then widespread fog and locally dense late in the night. Lows around 46. Light winds.

Thursday: Widespread fog and locally dense in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 61. Light winds.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 43. Light winds.

Friday: Mostly cloudy. Highs around 56. Light winds.

Friday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 38 to 44. North winds up to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny. Highs 55 to 61.

Saturday Night: Clear. Lows around 36.

Sunday through Monday: Mostly cloudy. Highs 52 to 58. Lows around 37.

Monday Night and Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Lows around 38. Highs around 57.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 41.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Highs around 57.
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.
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.