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Anderson-Cottonwood Id Canal at Sharon Ave Redding water level

River gauge, Anderson-Cottonwood Id Canal, California, United States

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Right now

Normal for late October

Water level

7.33ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
218 cfs
5 6 8 9

History

History
7.257.307.35ftOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 20Oct 217.257.307.35ftOct 16Oct 18Oct 21
Water level

What this means

The Anderson-Cottonwood Id Canal at Sharon Ave Redding is at 7.33 ft, in the normal range for late October.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 7.23 ft and 7.36 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 Anderson-Cottonwood Id Canal at Sharon Ave Redding

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

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 78° 46° – Wind 6 mph
21 Wed 87° 60° 0.04 in, 30% Wind 20 mph
22 Thu 60° 57° 0.24 in, 53% Wind 4 mph
23 Fri 74° 51° 0.01 in Wind 8 mph
24 Sat 81° 46° – Wind 9 mph
25 Sun 81° 47° – Wind 5 mph
26 Mon 83° 50° – Wind 5 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:28 AM Sunset 06:22 PM Daylight 10 hr, 54 min Waxing gibbous 76%

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Keswick ReservoirReservoir 584.58 ft High 3.9 mi
Sacramento R A KeswickRiver gauge 6,060 cfs Normal −20.0 cfs 4.0 mi
Spring Creek Reservoir and DebrisReservoir 730.45 ft High 6 mi
Whiskeytown LakeLake 1,208.19 ft High 8 mi
Clear Creek near IgoRiver gauge, Clear Creek 293 cfs Very high ±0 8 mi
Cow Creek near MillvilleRiver gauge, Cow Creek 2.47 ft Below flood stage +0.03 ft 9 mi
Shasta LakeLake 976.20 ft Normal 11 mi
Cottonwood Creek near CottonwoodRiver gauge, Cottonwood Creek 70.3 cfs Low −2.6 cfs 15 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 Anderson-Cottonwood Id Canal at Sharon Ave Redding today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 01:45 AM PDT, the water level was 7.33 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Anderson-Cottonwood Id Canal at Sharon Ave Redding rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Anderson-Cottonwood Id Canal at Sharon Ave Redding normal?

Normal for late 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:11370700 (Agency page)
Coordinates
40.56873, -122.38136 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 7.33 ft 2026-10-21 08:45 Provisional
Flow 218 cfs 2026-10-21 08:45 Provisional

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How to cite

U.S. Geological Survey: Anderson-Cottonwood Id Canal at Sharon Ave Redding (usgs:11370700). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/california/anderson-cottonwood-id-canal-at-sharon-ave-redding

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.