CNRFC - Hydrology - River Guidance - Graphical RVF

Location:

AMERICAN RIVER - SACRAMENTO AT H STREET (SAMC1)

Latitude: 38.57º N	Longitude: 121.42º W	Elevation: 45 Feet
Location: Sacramento County in California		Bulletin Group: Lower Sacramento		River Group: Lower Sacramento

Issuance Time:

Dec 09 2023 at 8:36 AM PST

Next Issuance:

Dec 10 2023 at 9:00 AM PST

Monitor Stage: 39.0 Feet

Flood Stage: 42.0 Feet

Danger Stage: 43.0 Feet

Please Note:

Construction work on the levee has damaged the gauge sensor that provides the H Street elevation readings. The gauge maintenance crew will be unable to get in and repair the bubbler until the levee construction is complete.

Plot Type:

Please Note: Each individual timeseries plotted on the graphical river forecast can be toggled on and off by clicking the legend entry above. If the "Observed (Raw Data)" contains bad data and is toggled off, the plot will scale to the remaining timeseries.

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
2022*	--	17.92	Jan 8, 2022
2021*	--	17.08	Mar 13, 2021
2020*	--	17.36	Jul 20, 2020
2019*	--	29.29	Feb 27, 2019
2018*	--	27.95	Apr 8, 2018
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Jul 1921 to Present) - Ranked by Stage
1951	--	45.70**	Nov 21, 1950
1986*	--	43.40***	Feb 19, 1986****
1928	--	43.40	Mar 26, 1928
1997*	--	42.70	Jan 03, 1997*****
1963*	--	41.30	Feb 02, 1963
* Discharge affected by regulation or diversion
** Flood of record prior to Folsom Dam construction
*** Flood of record after Folsom Dam construction
**** Maximum Folsom Dam release of 130,000 cfs
***** Maximum Folsom Dam release of 115,000 cfs
****** Datum changed from NGVD29 to NAVD88 on 10/01/2016. The difference is -0.84 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

Impacts - E19 Information
46.7 Feet	Stages above 46.7 feet result in flooding outside the levees. Top of levee.

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ017)

Today: Areas of frost in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs around 56. Northeast winds up to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the morning.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight. Lows 31 to 41. Light winds.

Sunday: Areas of frost in the morning. Partly cloudy. Highs around 57. Light winds.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows 33 to 43. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.

Monday: Areas of frost in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs 59 to 65. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Clear. Lows 34 to 44.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 60.

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows 33 to 42.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Patchy frost. Highs around 60.

Wednesday Night through Friday: Partly cloudy. Lows 34 to 44. Highs 57 to 63.

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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