Rivers in California
Sacramento River at Hamilton City
Below flood stage
127.84ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 29, 8:45 PM PDT
- Flood stage
- 147.00 ft
- Forecast crest
- 127.88 ftSat, Oct 3, 4:00 PM PDT
- Record crest
- 150.92 ft1997
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 150.20 ft |
| Moderate flood | 149.20 ft |
| Minor flood | 147.00 ft |
| Action | 142.00 ft |
- 147.20 ftFlood Stage - Overflow begins on the East bank of the river in Butte County, from near Wilson Landing Road to Highway 32.
- 146.80 ftWater at top of Irvine Finch boat ramp.
- 145.10 ftWater inundates Phase 2A restoration area north of Hwy 32 bridge inside of levee; touches toe of levee.
- 144.00 ftCounty Road 23 in Glenn County closes east of RD 2140 levee as a result of water on roadway.
- 137.70 ftWest Sacramento Avenue and River Road north of Big Chico Creek flood 1.5 hours after the Hamilton City gage reaches 137.7-138.0 feet.
Crest history
42 crests on NOAA’s list since 1955.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 2, 1997 | 150.92 ft |
| 2 | January 24, 1970 | 150.80 ft |
| 3 | March 1, 1983 | 150.77 ft |
| 4 | January 10, 1995 | 150.65 ft |
| 5 | February 18, 1986 | 150.53 ft |
| 6 | January 1, 2006 | 149.70 ft |
| 7 | January 17, 1974 | 149.50 ft |
| 8 | February 19, 2017 | 149.32 ft |
| 9 | February 25, 1958 | 149.20 ft |
| 10 | March 10, 1995 | 149.16 ft |
| 11 | January 15, 2023 | 148.68 ft |
| 12 | December 12, 2014 | 148.32 ft |
| 13 | February 5, 2025 | 148.23 ft |
| 14 | February 27, 2019 | 147.87 ft |
| 15 | January 6, 1965 | 147.50 ft |
| 16 | January 9, 2017 | 147.27 ft |
| 17 | March 6, 2006 | 147.08 ft |
| 18 | January 16, 1956 | 146.90 ft |
| 19 | March 15, 2023 | 146.79 ft |
| 20 | February 25, 2026 | 146.68 ft |
| 21 | January 21, 1993 | 146.57 ft |
| 22 | December 23, 1955 | 146.30 ft |
| 23 | March 21, 2011 | 145.66 ft |
| 24 | December 16, 2016 | 145.40 ft |
| 25 | February 20, 2024 | 145.39 ft |
Most recent crests
- February 25, 2026: 146.68 ft
- February 5, 2025: 148.23 ft
- February 20, 2024: 145.39 ft
- March 15, 2023: 146.79 ft
- January 15, 2023: 148.68 ft
- October 25, 2021: 137.98 ft
- January 29, 2021: 130.71 ft
- January 24, 2020: 134.20 ft
- February 27, 2019: 147.87 ft
- April 8, 2018: 140.70 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.