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BEAR RIVER - WHEATLAND (BRWC1)
Latitude: 39.00º NLongitude: 121.41º WElevation: 72 Feet
Location: Placer County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Lower SacramentoRiver Group: Feather Yuba
Action/Monitor: 16.0 FeetMinor Flood: 24.0 FeetModerate Flood: 32.1 FeetMajor Flood: 33.1 Feet

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Historical Mean Daily Stage/Flow Data
Water Year
Peak Discharge (cfs)
Stage (feet)
Date
 Most Recent 5 Years
2025* 9,470 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
Location Photographs
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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.
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ017)
Today: Patchy fog in the morning. Rain showers early in the morning. A slight chance of rain showers late in the morning, then a chance of rain showers early in the afternoon. Rain showers likely late in the afternoon. Highs 56 to 62. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Tonight: A chance of rain showers in the evening, then rain showers after midnight. Lows around 51. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.

Monday: Rain showers. Highs 54 to 59. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph decreasing to 25 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the evening. Lows around 45. Southeast winds up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs 54 to 60. Light winds.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 43.

Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Highs 54 to 60.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Lows around 46.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs 54 to 59.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Lows 41 to 47.

Friday through Saturday: Mostly clear. Highs around 60. Lows 39 to 47.
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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.