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SACRAMENTO RIVER - FREMONT WEIR (FMWC1)

Latitude: 38.77º N	Longitude: 121.67º W	Elevation: 40 Feet
Location: Sutter & Yolo Counties in California		River Group: Lower Sacramento

Issuance Time:

Sep 29 2020 at 8:48 AM PDT

Next Issuance:

Sep 30 2020 at 9:00 AM PDT

Monitor Stage: 32.0 Feet

Flood Stage: 39.5 Feet

Danger Stage: 40.5 Feet

Fremont Weir Location - Stage/Flow into Yolo Bypass (Estimated)

Observed Data Credit
	Raw streamflow data is provided by the California Department of Water Resources. View CA DWR Data for this station location.

Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year	Peak Discharge (cfs)	Stage (feet)	Date
Most Recent 5 Years
2019*	128,200	34.90	Mar 3, 2019
2018*	76,000	33.29	Apr 9, 2018
2017*	258,000	37.79	Feb 11, 2017
2016*	65,654	36.06	Mar 15, 2016
2015*	55,548	33.25	Dec 15, 2014
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Jan 1932 to Present)
1997*	~390,000***	42.47**	Jan 02, 1997
1986*	~355,000***	41.70	Feb 20, 1986
2006*	273,670	39.99	Jan 03, 2006
* Discharge affected by regulation or diversion
** Peak stage of record (Weir overflow depth of 8.97 feet)
*** Flow estimated
**** Datum changed from NGVD29 to NAVD88 on 10/01/2016. The difference is -1.45 ft and must be applied to all data before date to convert to NAVD88

Location Photographs
Upstream Photo	Gage House Photo	Downstream Photo

ESRI™ Locator Map

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ017)

Tonight: Mostly clear. Haze and patchy smoke. Lows 59 to 69. South winds up to 10 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Patchy smoke in the morning. Haze through the day. Areas of smoke in the afternoon. Highs 94 to 100. Light winds becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Haze and areas of smoke. Lows 61 to 71. Northwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the south up to 10 mph after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. Haze and patchy smoke. Highs 93 to 99. Light winds becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Haze and patchy smoke. Lows 61 to 71. West winds around 10 mph shifting to the south up to 10 mph after midnight.

Friday: Mostly sunny. Haze and patchy smoke. Highs 92 to 98.

Friday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 57 to 67.

Saturday through Tuesday: Mostly clear. Highs 85 to 94. Lows 56 to 66.

Impacts - E19 Information
32.0 Feet	Fremont Weir crest elevation. Overflow begins into the Yolo Bypass flooding agricultural lands.
33.1 Feet	At one foot overflow, River Road to Woodland is closed due to flooding.
37.3 Feet	At 5.3 feet overflow, Egbert Tract floods.
44.0 Feet	Stages above 44.0 feet result in flooding outside the levees. Top of levee.

Product Disclaimer

This river graphic is not intended to serve as a substitute for official flood watches, warnings, advisories, or statements issued by the NWS Sacramento Weather Forecast Office. Observations are preliminary and subject to change. River levels identified as "forecast" should be consistent with those contained in official NWS products. River levels identified as "guidance" have significant uncertainty due to future weather or reservoir regulation and are provided for planning purposes only.

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