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MORMON SLOUGH - BELLOTA (MSGC1)
Latitude: 38.05º NLongitude: 121.01º WElevation: 130 Feet
Location: San Joaquin County in CaliforniaRiver Group: San Joaquin
Monitor Stage: 16.0 FeetFlood Stage: 22.0 FeetDanger Stage: 23.0 Feet

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* 904 6.89 Feb 15, 2025
2024* 1,100 7.44 Mar 3, 2024
2023* 11,400 21.80 Jan 16, 2023
2022* 1,950 9.21 Oct 25, 2021
2021* 839 6.78 Jan 28, 2021
 Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Dec 1997 to Present) - Ranked by Flow
2023* 11,400 21.80 Jan 16, 2023
1998* 9,395 18.48 Feb 3, 1998
2006* 9,328 18.40 Apr 4, 2006
2011* 8,354 17.22 Mar 24, 2011
 * Discharge affected by regulation or diversion
Location Photographs
ESRI™ Locator Map
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ019)
Today: Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Widespread fog and locally dense in the morning. Areas of fog early in the afternoon. Highs 50 to 60. Northwest winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows around 38. West winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight.

Sunday: Widespread fog and locally dense in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 55. Light winds.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 42. Light winds.

Monday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs around 58. Light winds.

Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 39.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Highs around 57.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 44.

Wednesday and Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Highs around 56. Lows around 44.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy. Highs around 57.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 43.

Friday: Mostly cloudy. Highs around 59.
Flood Impacts
31.9 FeetTop of Levee right bank levee. Water will overflow toward Bellota and Highway 26.
23.0 FeetDanger Stage
22.0 FeetFlood Stage
16.0 FeetMonitor Stage - Bike trail within lower Calaveras River channel flooded.
14.2 FeetUOP research within the Calaveras River channel is affected by water levels.
9.0 FeetWater rises out of the pilot channel but not yet on the levee slopes.
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.