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SACRAMENTO RIVER - FREMONT WEIR (FMWC1)
Latitude: 38.77º NLongitude: 121.67º WElevation: 40 Feet
Location: Sutter & Yolo County in CaliforniaRiver Group: Lower Sacramento
Monitor Stage: 32.0 FeetFlood Stage: 39.5 FeetDanger Stage: 40.5 Feet

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Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year
Peak Discharge (cfs)
Stage (feet)
Date
 Most Recent 5 Years
2024*
113,000
34.44
Feb 23, 2024
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
 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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Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ017)
Tonight: Clear. Lows 54 to 64. South winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.

Monday: Sunny. Highs 86 to 96. South winds up to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Clear. Lows 54 to 61. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs 84 to 92. South winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows 53 to 60. Southwest winds up to 15 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 90 to 96.

Wednesday Night: Clear. Lows 58 to 68.

Thursday through Friday Night: Clear. Highs 96 to 104. Lows 59 to 69.

Saturday through Sunday: Clear. Highs 91 to 100. Lows 57 to 67.
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.
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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.