Rivers in California

Cache Creek at Yolo

Yolo County, CaliforniaNWS YLOC1USGS 11452500Sacramento office

Below flood stage
45.48ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 8:30 PM PDT

Flood stage
81.00 ft
Forecast crest
47.73 ftMon, Sep 21, 10:00 PM PDT
Record crest
86.40 ft1904

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood84.10 ft
Moderate flood81.50 ft
Minor flood81.00 ft
Action75.00 ft
  1. 84.10 ftStages above 84.1 feet results in flooding outside the levees. Top of levee.
  2. 81.00 ftOverflow 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.
  3. 75.00 ftYolo 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.

Crest history

34 crests on NOAA’s list since 1904.

#DateStage
1March 10, 190486.40 ft
2March 9, 199585.37 ft
3February 25, 195885.35 ft
4February 28, 194085.30 ft
5February 27, 201984.94 ft
6February 3, 199884.39 ft
7January 27, 198383.75 ft
8December 31, 200583.22 ft
9February 14, 201982.18 ft
10January 1, 199780.91 ft
11February 17, 198680.36 ft
12February 18, 201780.15 ft
13January 9, 201780.14 ft
14December 23, 196479.77 ft
15December 12, 201476.83 ft
16February 5, 202476.15 ft
17March 20, 201174.30 ft
18March 6, 200673.86 ft
19February 5, 202573.35 ft
20January 26, 200872.60 ft
21March 15, 202372.07 ft
22December 24, 201270.26 ft
23January 21, 201068.94 ft
24January 6, 202668.85 ft
25March 7, 201662.70 ft

Most recent crests

  • January 6, 2026: 68.85 ft
  • February 5, 2025: 73.35 ft
  • February 5, 2024: 76.15 ft
  • March 15, 2023: 72.07 ft
  • October 25, 2021: 58.13 ft
  • December 8, 2019: 49.19 ft
  • February 27, 2019: 84.94 ft
  • February 14, 2019: 82.18 ft
  • March 27, 2018: 52.00 ft
  • February 18, 2017: 80.15 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the California Nevada River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.