Sacramento R A Delta water level

Name: Sacramento R A Delta water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, California, United States

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

3.82ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 06:30 PM PDT (19 min ago)

Flow: 208 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Sacramento R A Delta is at 3.82 ft, in the normal range for mid-October.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 3.81 ft and 3.83 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Floating and fishing near Sacramento R A Delta

Normal flows mean predictable rapids and good access at most put-ins.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:26 AM Sunset 06:24 PM Daylight 10 hr, 58 min First quarter 54%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Shasta LakeLake	976.91 ft	Normal		15 mi
Trinity River above Coffee Creek near Trinity CenterRiver gauge, Trinity River	26.8 cfs	Low	±0	19 mi
Trinity LakeLake	2,315.34 ft	Normal		20 mi
Spring Creek Reservoir and DebrisReservoir	730.29 ft	High		22 mi
Keswick ReservoirReservoir	583.36 ft	Normal		23 mi
Sacramento R A KeswickRiver gauge	6,020 cfs	Normal	+30.0 cfs	23 mi
Whiskeytown LakeLake	1,208.70 ft	High		24 mi
Lewiston LakeLake	1,901.07 ft	Normal		25 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Sacramento R A Delta today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 06:30 PM PDT, the water level was 3.82 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Sacramento R A Delta rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Sacramento R A Delta normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:11342000 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 40.93959, -122.41724 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	3.82 ft	2026-10-19 01:30	Provisional
Flow	208 cfs	2026-10-19 01:30	Provisional

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How to cite

U.S. Geological Survey: Sacramento R A Delta (usgs:11342000). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/california/sacramento-r-a-delta

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer