Cache Creek at Rumsey Bridge, CA
River level and flood forecast · Yolo County
The river is 12.5 ft below flood stage (14 ft).
Forecast to hold near 1.5 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 5 AM.
Flow: 64 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 7:43 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 17 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16.9 ft |
| Flood stage | 14 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (January 26, 1983) | 17.88 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 17 ftHighway 16 is closed. The town of Rumsey is cut off due to high water.
- 17 ftHighway 16 is closed. The town of Rumsey is cut off due to high water.
- 14 ftCache Creek leaves its banks flooding low lying orchards and farm land around the creek.
Highest crests on record
- 17.88 ft — January 26, 1983
- 17.41 ft — February 22, 1999
- 17.07 ft — March 9, 1995
- 16.4 ft — February 5, 1972
- 16.22 ft — February 3, 1998
Recent crests: 9.46 ft (January 5, 2026) · 13.1 ft (February 4, 2025) · 12.51 ft (February 4, 2024) · 10.92 ft (March 14, 2023) · 6.07 ft (October 24, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamClear Lake at Lakeport, CA
- DownstreamCache Creek at Yolo, CA
- Bear Creek at Holsten Chimney Canyon, CA
- Putah Creek near Guenoc, CA
- Sacramento River below Wilkins Slough, CA
- Sacramento River at Colusa Bridge, CA
- North Fork Cache Creek above Hough Springs, CA
- Napa River near St. Helena, CA
- Big Sulphur Creek at Geysers Resort NR Cloverdale, CA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RMSC1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.