Russian River near Guerneville, CA
River level and flood forecast · Sonoma County
Forecast to hold near 1.5 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 5 AM.
Flow: 142 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 7:33 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Action stage | 31 ft |
| Record crest (February 18, 1986) | 48.56 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 48.56 ft — February 18, 1986
- 48.01 ft — January 9, 1995
- 44.6 ft — January 2, 1997
- 42.28 ft — March 10, 1995
- 41.63 ft — January 27, 1983
Recent crests: 35 ft (January 26, 1997) · 44.6 ft (January 2, 1997) · 42.28 ft (March 10, 1995) · 48.01 ft (January 9, 1995) · 37.79 ft (January 21, 1993)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Russian River near Windsor, CA
- Russian River at Guerneville, CA
- Mark West Creek near Mirabel Heights, CA
- Dry Creek (Russian R.) near Mouth NR Healdsburg, CA
- Austin Creek near Cazadero, CA
- Laguna de Santa Rosa near Sebastopol, CA
- Santa Rosa Creek at Willowside Road NR Santa Rosa, CA
- Russian River near Healdsburg, CA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RIOC1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.