Sacramento River

Sacramento R A Freeport CA

Sacramento County, California · USGS 11447650

Updated Sep 24, 7:15 AM PDT

How to read these numbers
Streamflow (ft³/s or CFS)

How much water moves past the gauge each second. Higher numbers mean more water is moving downstream.

Gauge height (ft)

The water-surface height at this gauge. It is useful for tracking rises, falls and flood thresholds, but it is not the river's total depth.

24-hour change

How much the latest reading has risen or fallen compared with roughly 24 hours earlier.

Historical median

The typical streamflow for this date based on USGS historical statistics. A multiple such as 3× means current flow is about three times the historical median.

River Pulse

Get Water Data's plain-language summary of current flow, historical context and recent direction.

NOAA flood stage

Official action and flood thresholds where available. These levels are specific to each gauge location.

Gauge height and flood stage are station-specific. A 12-foot reading at one gauge should not be directly compared with 12 feet at another.

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RIVER PULSE

Above historical median · Falling

Streamflow is currently 17,000 ft³/s, 26% above the historical median for this date. Flow has fallen 400 CFS over the past 24 hours.

Historical median for this date: 13,500 ft³/s · Based on USGS day-of-year statistics

WATER QUALITY

Current water conditions

Dissolved oxygen
8.9 mg/L
Sep 24, 7:15 AM PDT
pH
7.6
Sep 24, 7:15 AM PDT
Turbidity
5.7 FNU
Sep 24, 7:15 AM PDT
Specific conductance
131 µS/cm
Sep 24, 7:15 AM PDT
RECENT STREAMFLOW

Streamflow trend

No recent trend data available.
STATION DETAILS

About this gauge

Site type: Stream
County: Sacramento County
Drainage area:
Current measurements: 8
DATA SOURCE

Official USGS station

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CURRENT MEASUREMENTS

Latest available readings

Chlorophyll
Sep 24, 7:15 AM PDT
0.8 µg/L
RIVER CAMERA

Latest USGS river camera

Recent imagery from the U.S. Geological Survey.

Sacramento River at FreeportSacramento River at Freeport
Updated Sep 22, 7:15 PM PDT
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