Bear River near Wheatland, CA
River level and flood forecast · Yuba County
The river is 24.2 ft below flood stage (24 ft).
Forecast to hold near -0.2 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 5 AM.
Flow: 24 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 7:42 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 33.1 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 32.1 ft |
| Flood stage | 24 ft |
| Action stage | 16 ft |
| Record crest (December 31, 2005) | 24.28 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 33.1 ftTop of right bank levee. Stages above this level result in flooding outside the levee.
- 13.6 ftOrchards within the levee downstream near Pleasant Grove Road begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 24.28 ft — December 31, 2005
- 23.72 ft — January 2, 1997
- 23.71 ft — January 11, 2017
- 22.83 ft — November 21, 1950
- 21.6 ft — February 17, 1986
Recent crests: 9.53 ft (January 5, 2026) · 15.19 ft (February 5, 2025) · 10.04 ft (March 2, 2024) · 14.16 ft (March 15, 2023) · 8.45 ft (December 27, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BRWC1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.