Sacramento River below Wilkins Slough near Grimes CA

USGS Site No: 11390500Sacramento River • Colusa County, CA

Sacramento River below Wilkins Slough near Grimes CA on the Sacramento River is currently at 7,280 cfs (Normal — 52th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 31.21 ft.

Reading from

7,280
CFS Discharge
31.21
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
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 4,410
25th Low threshold 5,200
50th (Median) Normal (median) 7,040
75th High threshold 10,100 Today: 7,280 cfs
95th Very High threshold 16,800

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.

29k 14k 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 6,770
May 27, 2026 6,680
May 26, 2026 6,220
May 25, 2026 5,660
May 24, 2026 5,110
May 23, 2026 5,080
May 22, 2026 5,240
May 21, 2026 5,090
May 20, 2026 5,420
May 19, 2026 5,840
May 18, 2026 5,940
May 17, 2026 5,520
May 16, 2026 5,230
May 15, 2026 5,020
Apr 20, 2026 7,700
Apr 19, 2026 8,020
Apr 18, 2026 8,700
Apr 17, 2026 9,460
Apr 16, 2026 10,800
Apr 15, 2026 12,200
Apr 14, 2026 13,600
Apr 13, 2026 12,600
Apr 12, 2026 11,300
Apr 11, 2026 10,500
Apr 10, 2026 9,320
Apr 9, 2026 6,910
Apr 8, 2026 6,690
Apr 7, 2026 6,510
Apr 6, 2026 6,720
Apr 5, 2026 7,060

Station Information

USGS Site No
11390500
State
CA
County
Colusa County
Coordinates
39.0099, -121.8247
Drainage Area
12,915 mi²
Datum (ft)
-1.3
HUC Code
18020104
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
47.6 ft
Flood Stage
52.7 ft
Major Flood
56.1 ft

Currently 21.49 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
26,500 cfs
Jan 7, 2026
Min discharge
3,860 cfs
Nov 13, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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