Russian River near Hopland

1. 30.00 ftDisastrous flooding. Many homes and businesses damaged. Numerous primary and secondary roads and some bridges could be washed out. This is equal to the highest known stage, which occurred in December 1937. 6500 acres were inundated by flood waters.
2. 28.00 ftDisastrous flooding will occur. Many homes and businesses could be damaged. Many primary and secondary roads and some bridges could be washed out.
3. 27.00 ftWidespread major flooding. At the forecast level, over 500 homes and farm buildings were damaged on December 22, 1955. 6300 acres of land were inundated by flood waters. All persons in the areas area urged to move to high ground and take appropriate action to protect life and property.
4. 26.00 ftWidespread major flooding will occur. Primary roads and some bridges will flood.
5. 25.00 ftSevere bank erosion is likely with widespread flooding of farmland, buildings, and low-lying homes in the Hopland, Ukiah, and Talmage areas. Many secondary roads will be flooded. This level of flooding caused 6100 acres to flood in February 1940.
6. 24.00 ftFlooding of low-lying structures and farmland in the Hopland, Ukiah, and Talmage areas. Many secondary roads may also be flooded. Severe bank erosion is possible.
7. 23.00 ftFlooding of farmland, buildings, and low-lying homes in the Hopland area. Flooding will begin in the Ukiah and Talmage areas.
8. 21.00 ftFlooding of low-lying structures just west of the railroad tracks near Hopland.
9. 20.00 ftFlooding of low-lying structures east of the railroad tracks near Hopland.
10. 18.00 ftFlooding of Highway 222 near Ukiah. Secondary roads in low-lying areas will be flooded in the Hopland, Ukiah, and Talmage areas.
11. 17.00 ftSignificant flooding of Highway 175 at the approaches to the Russian River bridge. Minor flooding of Highway 222 near Ukiah, and in crop land along the left and right banks of the Russian River near Hopland.
12. 15.00 ftFlooding of Highway 175 is expected at the approaches to the Russian River bridge. Expect flooding of cropland on the right bank of river.

Most recent crests

• January 5, 2026: 18.55 ft
• December 22, 2025: 18.05 ft
• February 5, 2025: 19.32 ft
• February 5, 2024: 18.32 ft
• February 1, 2024: 17.31 ft
• January 14, 2024: 16.48 ft
• March 14, 2023: 16.67 ft
• March 10, 2023: 16.12 ft
• January 14, 2023: 16.03 ft
• January 12, 2023: 15.22 ft

• DownstreamRussian River at Healdsburg
• Dooley Creek at Hopland 3E
• Russian River at Talmage
• Scotts Creek at Lakeport
• Russian River at Cloverdale 6NW
• Clear Lake at Lakeport
• Coyote Reservior (Lake Mendocino) at (Lake Mendocino)
• Russian River at Ukiah
• East Fork Russian River at Coyote Dam

Forecasts by the California Nevada River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. Gauge reading affected by reservoir operations.

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.