Rivers in California
Mokelumne River at Benson's Ferry
Below flood stage
6.69ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 29, 9:15 PM PDT
- Flood stage
- 17.00 ft
- Forecast crest
- 6.30 ftWed, Sep 30, 9:00 PM PDT
- Record crest
- 21.69 ft1997
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 20.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 19.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 17.00 ft |
| Action | 12.00 ft |
- 29.60 ftTop of Levee Left Bank
- 17.25 ftSome local farm roads are closed. Low lying areas along the river are flooded.
Crest history
46 crests on NOAA’s list since 1959.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 2, 1997 | 21.69 ft |
| 2 | February 11, 2017 | 20.56 ft |
| 3 | January 1, 2023 | 20.23 ft |
| 4 | January 12, 2017 | 19.89 ft |
| 5 | April 6, 2006 | 18.54 ft |
| 6 | February 18, 1986 | 18.32 ft |
| 7 | March 12, 1995 | 17.51 ft |
| 8 | December 24, 1964 | 15.60 ft |
| 9 | January 6, 1982 | 15.49 ft |
| 10 | March 14, 1983 | 15.29 ft |
| 11 | January 11, 1995 | 14.74 ft |
| 12 | March 16, 2023 | 13.99 ft |
| 13 | January 22, 1969 | 13.81 ft |
| 14 | January 15, 1980 | 13.74 ft |
| 15 | December 27, 1983 | 13.67 ft |
| 16 | February 16, 2019 | 13.65 ft |
| 17 | January 22, 1993 | 13.19 ft |
| 18 | March 24, 2018 | 13.08 ft |
| 19 | March 15, 2016 | 12.45 ft |
| 20 | January 6, 2026 | 12.30 ft |
| 21 | January 23, 1967 | 12.10 ft |
| 22 | February 15, 2025 | 12.07 ft |
| 23 | January 17, 1973 | 11.93 ft |
| 24 | March 4, 2024 | 10.87 ft |
| 25 | December 29, 2021 | 10.71 ft |
Most recent crests
- January 6, 2026: 12.30 ft
- February 15, 2025: 12.07 ft
- March 4, 2024: 10.87 ft
- March 16, 2023: 13.99 ft
- January 1, 2023: 20.23 ft
- December 29, 2021: 10.71 ft
- January 29, 2021: 6.71 ft
- April 8, 2020: 8.25 ft
- February 16, 2019: 13.65 ft
- March 24, 2018: 13.08 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
- Cosumnes River at McConnell
- Dry Creek
- Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta at Venice Island
- Sacramento River
- Old River at Franks Tract NR Terminous Ca
- Sacramento River at Rio Vista Bridge
- Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta at Prisoners Point Near Terminous - San Joaquin River
- Old River at Quimby Island NR Bethel Island Ca
What this means
Forecasts by the California Nevada River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. Crests prior to 10/1/2006 are in an old datum. Datum change to NAVD88 occurred 10/1/2006.<a href="http://cdec.water.ca.gov/misc/datum_change2006.html"> See LINK for correction value.</a>
Sources
Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.