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CACHE CREEK - YOLO (YLOC1)
Latitude: 38.73º NLongitude: 121.81º WElevation: 86 Feet
Location: Yolo County in CaliforniaRiver Group: Lower Sacramento
Monitor Stage: 75.0 FeetFlood Stage: 81.0 FeetDanger Stage: 82.1 Feet

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Historical Mean Daily Stage/Flow Data
Water Year
Peak Discharge (cfs)
Stage (feet)
Date
 Most Recent 5 Years
2025* 9,250 71.21 Feb 05, 2025
2024* 13,800 76.15 Feb 5, 2024
2023* 9,940 72.07 Mar 15, 2023
2022* 2,780 58.13 Oct 25, 2021
2021* 0*** -- --
 Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - February 1903 to Present)** - Ranked by Flow
1958* 41,400 85.35 Feb 25, 1958
1940* 38,700 85.30 Feb 28, 1940
1965* 37,800 --**** Jan 6, 1965
1995* 36,400 85.37 Mar 9, 1995
1998* 34,600 84.39 Feb 3, 1998
1970* 34,600 80.36 Jan 24, 1970
 * Discharge affected to unknown degree by regulation or diversion
 ** Missing records from 1976 to 1977
 *** No flow observed during the entire water year
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Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ017)
Tonight: Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows 37 to 43. Light winds.

Friday: Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 54 to 61. Light winds.

Friday Night: Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows 40 to 45. Light winds.

Saturday: Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs around 60. Light winds.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows around 44. Light winds.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs around 59.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows around 44.

Monday and Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs 57 to 63. Lows 41 to 47.

Tuesday through Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs 57 to 63. Lows 41 to 48.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows 42 to 48.

Thursday: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs 57 to 63.
Flood Impacts
84.1 FeetStages above 84.1 feet results in flooding outside the levees. Top of levee.
81.0 FeetOverflow is expected on the non-leveed south bank, upstream from the start of the south-side levee. Water begins moving southeast toward the city of Woodland. Target elevation is subject to change slightly, as additional data is acquired.
75.0 FeetYolo County and CA DWR begin patrolling levee sections of Cache Creek. Yolo County OES alert responding agencies to the potential impacts from the rising creek levels.
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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.