Rivers in California
Feather River at Gridley
Below flood stage
76.28ftStage
Observed Mon, Sep 21, 10:15 PM PDT
- Flood stage
- 103.00 ft
- Forecast crest
- 76.28 ftMon, Sep 21, 11:00 PM PDT
- Record crest
- 101.55 ft1940
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 106.60 ft |
| Moderate flood | 105.60 ft |
| Minor flood | 103.00 ft |
| Action | 94.00 ft |
- 106.50 ftStages above 106.5 feet result in flooding outside the levees. Top of levee.
- 101.60 ftEast bank overflows from Hamilton Bend to Four Corners and to near Hwy 40.
- 99.30 ftWater flows over Hwy 70 south of east Gridley Road.
- 97.50 ftGeneral overflow of the east bank south of the gage to near Hwy 70 occurs. This floods extensive areas of farm land.
- 95.30 ftOverflow of the east bank begins east of Gridley. This water flows into orchards.
Crest history
60 crests on NOAA’s list since 1937.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 28, 1940 | 101.55 ft |
| 2 | December 23, 1964 | 100.43 ft |
| 3 | February 19, 1986 | 100.06 ft |
| 4 | January 2, 1997 | 98.83 ft |
| 5 | February 8, 1960 | 98.20 ft |
| 6 | February 13, 2017 | 96.30 ft |
| 7 | February 25, 1957 | 95.20 ft |
| 8 | March 12, 1995 | 94.66 ft |
| 9 | January 15, 1980 | 94.45 ft |
| 10 | November 21, 1937 | 92.20 ft |
| 11 | December 20, 1981 | 91.10 ft |
| 12 | May 4, 1995 | 90.76 ft |
| 13 | January 22, 1969 | 90.20 ft |
| 14 | April 4, 1974 | 89.90 ft |
| 15 | December 29, 1983 | 89.00 ft |
| 16 | January 19, 1973 | 88.50 ft |
| 17 | February 23, 1996 | 88.24 ft |
| 18 | January 30, 1967 | 88.20 ft |
| 19 | March 28, 1993 | 88.07 ft |
| 20 | March 20, 2011 | 86.38 ft |
| 21 | March 2, 2006 | 86.20 ft |
| 22 | March 20, 2023 | 85.49 ft |
| 23 | February 5, 2025 | 85.38 ft |
| 24 | March 30, 1971 | 83.40 ft |
| 25 | January 21, 1964 | 83.20 ft |
Most recent crests
- January 4, 2026: 79.11 ft
- February 5, 2025: 85.38 ft
- February 29, 2024: 78.80 ft
- March 20, 2023: 85.49 ft
- March 9, 2022: 75.47 ft
- July 2, 2021: 73.81 ft
- October 2, 2019: 76.16 ft
- April 7, 2019: 82.90 ft
- March 6, 2019: 76.91 ft
- April 7, 2018: 79.49 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. Crests prior to 10/1/2019 are in an old datum. Datum change to NAVD88 occurred on 10/1/2019.<a href="http://cdec.water.ca.gov/reportapp/javareports?name=datum_change_2019.pdf"> See LINK for correction value.</a>
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.