American River at Fair Oaks CA

USGS Site No: 11446500 • American River • Sacramento County, CA

American River at Fair Oaks CA on the American River is currently at 2,300 cfs (Normal — 32th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 6.88 ft.

Reading from

2,300
CFS Discharge
6.88
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 1,510
25th Low threshold 2,050
50th (Median) Normal (median) 2,990 Today: 2,300 cfs
75th High threshold 5,570
95th Very High threshold 8,300

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

24k 12k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 1,940 —
May 27, 2026 1,940 —
May 26, 2026 1,930 —
May 25, 2026 1,930 —
May 24, 2026 1,950 —
May 23, 2026 1,950 —
May 22, 2026 1,960 —
May 21, 2026 2,000 —
May 20, 2026 2,020 —
May 19, 2026 2,470 —
May 18, 2026 2,990 —
May 17, 2026 3,120 —
May 16, 2026 3,530 —
May 15, 2026 3,580 —
Apr 20, 2026 6,550 —
Apr 19, 2026 6,530 —
Apr 18, 2026 6,490 —
Apr 17, 2026 6,590 —
Apr 16, 2026 6,590 —
Apr 15, 2026 6,670 —
Apr 14, 2026 7,490 —
Apr 13, 2026 7,550 —
Apr 12, 2026 7,590 —
Apr 11, 2026 5,280 —
Apr 10, 2026 2,030 —
Apr 9, 2026 1,880 —
Apr 8, 2026 1,520 —
Apr 7, 2026 1,520 —
Apr 6, 2026 1,530 —
Apr 5, 2026 1,500 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
11446500
State
CA
County
Sacramento County
Coordinates
38.6354, -121.2277
Drainage Area
1,888 mi²
Datum (ft)
73.7
HUC Code
18020111
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
11,500 cfs
Jan 8, 2026
Min discharge
1,000 cfs
Dec 3, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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