Yuba River above Marysville, CA
River level and flood forecast · Yuba County
The river is 25.8 ft below flood stage (87 ft).
Forecast to hold near 61.2 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 5 AM.
Flow: 612 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 | 91 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 90 ft |
| Flood stage | 87 ft |
| Action stage | 74 ft |
| Record crest (December 22, 1964) | 90.15 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 93 ftTop of levee. Stages above this level result in flooding outside the levee. (datum = used)
- 87 ftFlood stage.
- 80 ftSimpson Lane becomes impassible. Dantoni Road floods. More orchards flood.
- 79 ftSimpson Lane floods. Access into and out of Marysville via Simpson Lane bridge is cut off. Orchards within the levee system are flooded.
- 74 ftMonitor stage.
Highest crests on record
- 90.15 ft — December 22, 1964
- 86.6 ft — December 31, 2005
- 85.92 ft — February 19, 1986
- 85.82 ft — January 9, 2017
- 84.96 ft — February 10, 2017
Recent crests: 70.96 ft (January 4, 2026) · 74.48 ft (February 5, 2025) · 67.02 ft (February 20, 2024) · 74.5 ft (March 15, 2023) · 76.25 ft (January 1, 2023)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MRYC1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.