Rivers in California

Russian River at Jimtown

Sonoma County, CaliforniaNWS JIMC1USGS 11463682Monterey office

Below flood stage
4.17ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 11:00 PM PDT

Flood stage
26.23 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood36.00 ft
Moderate flood31.00 ft
Minor flood26.23 ft
Action25.00 ft
  1. 36.00 ftMajor Flooding. Catastrophic regional floodplain inundation. Waters approaching the underside of the Alexander Valley Road bridge and wing wall on west side of river, with much of bridge and roadway on the east side already submerged. Alexander Valley RV Park and Campground fully flooded.
  2. 31.00 ftModerate Flooding. More widespread floodplain inundation regionally is expected at this stage. Locally, lower portions of the Alexander Valley RV Park and Campground may begin to flood. NWS will issue a Flash Flood Warning, if not yet already issued.
  3. 26.20 ftMinor Flooding. River flowing at capacity; any additional rise in stage will cause widespread overtopping of natural levee crests on the lower east side of the river. Existing breaches, if any, will cause several feet of inundation on eastern floodplain, with flooding possible on Alexander Valley Road east of the river. NWS will issue an Urban/Small Stream Advisory, if not yet already issued.
  4. 24.00 ftAction Stage. Minor flooding possible on east side of river; water level is 2 feet below the lowest natural levee crests on the east side of the river. NWS will issue a Flash Flood Watch, if not yet already issued.

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the California Nevada River Forecast Center. Graphical forecasts are not available during times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the local WFO web page.

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.