Cache Creek at Yolo, CA
River level and flood forecast · Yolo County
The river is 35.5 ft below flood stage (81 ft).
Forecast to rise to 47.7 ft Mon 9 PM, below the 81 ft flood stage.
Flow: 0 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 | 84.1 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 81.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 81 ft |
| Action stage | 75 ft |
| Record crest (March 10, 1904) | 86.4 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 84.1 ftStages above 84.1 feet results in flooding outside the levees. Top of levee.
- 81 ftOverflow is expected on the non-leveed south bank, upstream from the start of the south-side levee. Water begins moving southeast toward the city of Woodland. Target elevation is subject to change slightly, as additional data is acquired.
- 75 ftYolo County and CA DWR begin patrolling levee sections of Cache Creek. Yolo County OES alert responding agencies to the potential impacts from the rising creek levels.
Highest crests on record
- 86.4 ft — March 10, 1904
- 85.37 ft — March 9, 1995
- 85.35 ft — February 25, 1958
- 85.3 ft — February 28, 1940
- 84.94 ft — February 27, 2019
Recent crests: 68.85 ft (January 6, 2026) · 73.35 ft (February 5, 2025) · 76.15 ft (February 5, 2024) · 72.07 ft (March 15, 2023) · 58.13 ft (October 25, 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 (YLOC1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.