Rivers in California
Sacramento River at Tehama Bridge
Below flood stage
197.52ftStage
Observed Sat, Sep 26, 8:00 PM PDT
- Flood stage
- 209.50 ft
- Forecast crest
- 197.53 ftTue, Sep 29, 6:00 PM PDT
- Record crest
- 222.70 ft1983
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 217.50 ft |
| Moderate flood | 216.50 ft |
| Minor flood | 209.50 ft |
| Action | 206.50 ft |
- 217.30 ftWater flows over the B Street levee at Pacific Farms north of town. The water flows south into the northwest section of town. The road to Gerber is closed. Most sections of Tehama are flooded or have water over the roads. On the east side of the river the county park, trailer parks and Pelhams Resort buildings are flooded.
- 216.70 ft3 homes on east side of the river flooded. 2nd Street south of I Street flooded. 4th Street at I Street flooded. 5th Street flooded from Gyle curve to F Street. San Benito Road at RR tracks flooded.
- 215.70 ftWater on streets at south end of the town of Tehama. Trailers at Pehlams Bay begin to flood. Many roads closed: Gyle Road at 5th street, Gyle at RR tracks, Tehama-Vina Road at park, and C Street west of 5th at the dip.
- 215.30 ftWater comes into south end of the town of Tehama on the west bank.
- 215.00 ftLow lying area on west side of river south of the town of Tehama floods.
- 214.70 ftPelams Resort access road floods.
- 210.70 ftBetween 210 and 211 feet the county park becomes inaccessible. At 211 feet water begins to enter Driftwood RV fishing resort on east bank of river and just north of the county park.
- 209.70 ftFlood stage - Road inside trailer park and turn around site under RR tracks (Tehama/Vina road) become impassible. Water is into area around structures on east side of river. No structural damage. Sheriff's office issues advisory. Makes sure Pelhams Bay, Snug Harbor, River Inn (small trailer parks all in a row on east side of river north of bridge) know of advisory.
- 206.70 ftWater into rv park on east side of river. Tires of trailers get wet.
Crest history
43 crests on NOAA’s list since 1983.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 1, 1983 | 222.70 ft |
| 2 | January 1, 1997 | 221.24 ft |
| 3 | February 18, 1986 | 220.10 ft |
| 4 | March 15, 1995 | 220.09 ft |
| 5 | December 31, 2005 | 220.09 ft |
| 6 | March 9, 1995 | 219.59 ft |
| 7 | December 11, 2014 | 218.74 ft |
| 8 | January 14, 1995 | 218.60 ft |
| 9 | January 21, 1993 | 218.51 ft |
| 10 | March 24, 1993 | 218.36 ft |
| 11 | February 7, 2017 | 218.17 ft |
| 12 | December 27, 2018 | 218.08 ft |
| 13 | February 25, 2004 | 218.01 ft |
| 14 | March 6, 2006 | 217.59 ft |
| 15 | April 12, 2006 | 217.36 ft |
| 16 | January 9, 2017 | 216.82 ft |
| 17 | March 20, 2011 | 216.59 ft |
| 18 | February 5, 2025 | 216.59 ft |
| 19 | March 15, 2023 | 215.61 ft |
| 20 | December 16, 2016 | 215.46 ft |
| 21 | March 6, 2019 | 214.87 ft |
| 22 | February 25, 2026 | 213.97 ft |
| 23 | December 2, 2012 | 213.51 ft |
| 24 | January 18, 2017 | 212.82 ft |
| 25 | January 18, 2016 | 212.82 ft |
Most recent crests
- February 25, 2026: 213.97 ft
- January 6, 2026: 211.03 ft
- December 22, 2025: 210.09 ft
- February 5, 2025: 216.59 ft
- December 14, 2024: 211.40 ft
- November 22, 2024: 211.80 ft
- February 19, 2024: 212.32 ft
- February 5, 2024: 210.94 ft
- March 15, 2023: 215.61 ft
- January 14, 2023: 210.91 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.