Rivers in California
Sacramento River at Vina-Woodson Bridge
Below flood stage
166.30ftStage
Observed Wed, Sep 23, 6:45 AM PDT
- Flood stage
- 183.00 ft
- Forecast crest
- 166.33 ftFri, Sep 25, 9:00 PM PDT
- Record crest
- 191.50 ft1970
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 190.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 189.50 ft |
| Minor flood | 183.00 ft |
| Action | 180.00 ft |
- 189.90 ftExtensive flooding is occurring. The Corning to Vina Road (South Avenue) is closed due to flooding. Water pools in orchards and on agricultural land on the east flood plain along the road. RV Park is flooded.
- 188.90 ftWater leaves the established river channel and floods low lying areas along the Sacramento River. RV Park south of the bridge and on left bank of river is completely impacted and closed.
- 185.90 ftSouth Avenue is flooded and closed. RV Park south of the bridge and on left bank of river experiences more flooding with RV Park office, spaces 1-14, 34-52, and 62-72 impacted.
- 184.90 ftSouth Avenue starts to flood east of the river.
- 183.90 ftTehama County Park on left bank of river is closed due to flooding. Water is up to the top steps of the recreation center at the RV Park south of the bridge and on left bank of river with spaces 15-33 taking on water.
Crest history
43 crests on NOAA’s list since 1958.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 24, 1970 | 191.50 ft |
| 2 | March 1, 1983 | 191.27 ft |
| 3 | December 23, 1964 | 190.94 ft |
| 4 | January 16, 1974 | 190.36 ft |
| 5 | January 10, 1995 | 189.62 ft |
| 6 | January 1, 1997 | 189.56 ft |
| 7 | February 25, 1958 | 189.42 ft |
| 8 | December 31, 2005 | 189.15 ft |
| 9 | January 6, 1965 | 188.72 ft |
| 10 | February 5, 2025 | 188.69 ft |
| 11 | February 18, 2017 | 188.16 ft |
| 12 | March 9, 1995 | 188.10 ft |
| 13 | December 12, 2014 | 187.41 ft |
| 14 | March 15, 2023 | 186.59 ft |
| 15 | February 27, 2019 | 186.40 ft |
| 16 | January 9, 2017 | 186.13 ft |
| 17 | February 25, 2026 | 185.81 ft |
| 18 | March 6, 2006 | 185.75 ft |
| 19 | February 1, 1963 | 185.21 ft |
| 20 | January 21, 1993 | 185.01 ft |
| 21 | January 16, 1973 | 184.89 ft |
| 22 | November 23, 2024 | 184.61 ft |
| 23 | March 21, 2011 | 184.11 ft |
| 24 | December 16, 2016 | 184.01 ft |
| 25 | February 19, 2024 | 183.77 ft |
Most recent crests
- February 25, 2026: 185.81 ft
- February 5, 2025: 188.69 ft
- November 23, 2024: 184.61 ft
- February 19, 2024: 183.77 ft
- March 15, 2023: 186.59 ft
- January 14, 2023: 182.66 ft
- October 25, 2021: 176.33 ft
- February 3, 2021: 168.77 ft
- January 26, 2020: 172.24 ft
- February 27, 2019: 186.40 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.