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BEAR RIVER - WHEATLAND (BRWC1)
Latitude: 39.00º NLongitude: 121.41º WElevation: 72 Feet
Location: Placer County in CaliforniaRiver Group: Lower Sacramento
Monitor Stage: 16.0 FeetFlood Stage: 24.0 FeetDanger Stage: 25.0 Feet

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Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year
Peak Discharge (cfs)
Stage (feet)
Date
 Most Recent 5 Years
2022
4,140
8.45
Dec 27, 2021
2021
56
0.31
Aug 7, 2021
2020
3,340
7.66
Apr 6, 2020
2019
9,790
13.49
Feb 27, 2019
2018
13,000
15.82
Mar 22, 2018
 Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Oct 1928 to Present) - Ranked by Flow
1986
48,000
21.60
Feb 17, 1986
2006
36,400
24.28
Dec 31, 2005
1997
34,900
23.72
Jan 02, 1997
1956 33,100 21.30 Dec 22, 1955
2017
32,300
23.71
Jan 11, 2017
1943 31,300 16.95 Jan 1, 1943
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Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ017)
Tonight: Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Areas of frost and patchy fog late in the night. Lows 32 to 42. Light winds.

Monday: Areas of frost and patchy fog in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs 57 to 63. Light winds.

Monday Night: Clear. Lows 33 to 43. Light winds.

Tuesday: Patchy frost in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs 58 to 64. North winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows 32 to 42. North winds up to 10 mph.

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

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 34 to 43.

Thursday through Friday Night: Mostly cloudy. Highs 57 to 64. Lows 34 to 44.

Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs 59 to 65.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Lows 35 to 45.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs around 60.
Impacts - E19 Information
13.6 FeetOrchards within the levee downstream of Pleasant Grove Road begin to flood.
24.0 FeetFlood stage.
33.1 FeetTop of right bank levee. Stages above this level result in flooding outside the levee.
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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.