Water report · Sacramento River
Running normal for mid October. Above 64% of past October 12s on record.
Updated 6:45 PM UTC, Oct 12
6,690 cfs puts Sacramento River in the 64th percentile for October 12, against 135 years of record.
The median for this date is 5,810 cfs, and half of all October 12s on record fell between 4,590 and 7,410.
Over the last 7 days, Sacramento River ran between 13,100 and 13,300 cfs, lowest on Aug 10 and highest on Aug 7.
It is back where it was on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, Sacramento River ran between 13,100 and 13,600 cfs, lowest on Jul 29 and highest on Jul 31.
That is 100 cfs lower than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, Sacramento River ran between 9,580 and 13,700 cfs, lowest on May 15 and highest on Jul 8.
That is 3,620 cfs higher than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, Sacramento River ran between 5,200 and 59,100 cfs, lowest on Nov 14 and highest on Feb 25.
That is 5,160 cfs higher than on Oct 11.
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 11377100, SACRAMENTO R AB BEND BRIDGE NR RED BLUFF CA, 20.2 miles from the center of Sacramento River. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 11377100, SACRAMENTO R AB BEND BRIDGE NR RED BLUFF CA, 20.2 miles from the center of Sacramento River. It reports gage height and discharge. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
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