Russian River near Healdsburg, CA
River level and flood forecast · Sonoma County
The river is 23.0 ft below flood stage (23 ft).
Forecast to hold near -0.0 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 5 AM.
Flow: 150 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
| Major flood stage | 29 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 27 ft |
| Flood stage | 23 ft |
| Action stage | 20 ft |
| Record crest (December 1, 1937) | 30.8 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 30 ftMajor to disastrous flooding along the reach of the gage occurs. Major flooding occurs in the agricultural sections of Alexander Valley.
- 29 ftMajor Flood Stage. Major flooding along the reach of the gage will occur. Homes, businesses and secondary roads in the lower sections of Healdsburg will begin to flood. The lower areas of Alexander Valley will begin to flood.
- 27 ftModerate Flood Stage. Moderate flooding along the reach of the gage will occur. Some secondary roads south of US 101 will have minor to moderate flooding.
- 25 ftLow lying areas south of US 101 begin to have minor flooding.
- 23 ftMinor Flood Stage. Flooding of farm land and banks in rural areas along the reach of the gage will occur.
Highest crests on record
- 30.8 ft — December 1, 1937
- 30 ft — February 28, 1940
- 27 ft — December 23, 1964
- 26.84 ft — February 27, 2019
- 26.23 ft — January 9, 1995
Recent crests: 16.45 ft (January 9, 2023) · 13.55 ft (October 25, 2021) · 3.95 ft (February 2, 2021) · 7.63 ft (December 7, 2019) · 26.84 ft (February 27, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamRussian River near Hopland, CA
- DownstreamRussian River at Guerneville, CA
- Russian River at Digger Bend NR Healdsburg, CA
- Dry Creek (Russian R.) near Mouth NR Healdsburg, CA
- Russian River at Jimtown, CA
- Maacama Creek near Kellogg, CA
- Dry Creek (Russian R.) below Lambert Bridge NR Geyserville, CA
- Russian River near Windsor, CA
- Russian River at Geyserville, CA
- Mark West Creek near Mirabel Heights, CA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HEAC1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.