Sacramento River below Walnut Grove Branch A Walnut Grove water level

Name: Sacramento River below Walnut Grove Branch A Walnut Grove water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Sacramento River, California, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

16.51ft Down 0.18 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 05:15 PM PDT (40 min ago)

Flow: 5,890 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The latest river stage reported for Sacramento River below Walnut Grove Branch A Walnut Grove is 16.51 ft. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

The level is falling, down 0.18 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 14.93 ft and 17.43 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to +0.44 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

What the stage means on the water

With no published normal range, paddlers and anglers should go by the trend: a rising river usually means muddier, faster water.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:21 AM Sunset 06:21 PM Daylight 11 hr Waxing gibbous 73%

Map

Other gauges on the Sacramento River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Sacramento River above Bend Bridge near Red BluffRiver gauge, Sacramento River	1.97 ft	Below flood stage	+0.04 ft	146 mi
Sacramento River below Wilkins Slough near GrimesRiver gauge, Sacramento River	27.70 ft	Below flood stage	−0.10 ft	56 mi
Sacramento River above Delta Cross ChannelRiver gauge, Sacramento River	5.87 ft	No reference yet	−0.19 ft	1.2 mi
Sacramento River below Georgiana SloughRiver gauge, Sacramento River	5.94 ft	No reference yet	−0.18 ft	0.4 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Sacramento R A FreeportRiver gauge	7,560 cfs	Low	−650.0 cfs	15 mi
Arcade Creek near Del Paso HeightsRiver gauge, Arcade Creek	0.0 cfs	Low	±0	29 mi
Yolo Bypass near WoodlandRiver gauge, Yolo Bypass	29.9 cfs	High	+0.4 cfs	31 mi
Cosumnes R A Michigan BarRiver gauge	2.90 ft	Below flood stage	±0	31 mi
American R A Fair OaksRiver gauge	1,440 cfs	Normal	+10.0 cfs	31 mi
Lake NatomaLake	123.01 ft	Normal		34 mi
Folsom LakeLake	401.92 ft	Normal		35 mi
Putah Creek near WintersRiver gauge, Putah Creek	119 cfs	Normal	−9.0 cfs	36 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 River below Walnut Grove Branch A Walnut Grove today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 05:15 PM PDT, the water level was 16.51 ft. Down 0.18 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Sacramento River below Walnut Grove Branch A Walnut Grove rising or falling?

Down 0.18 ft over the last 24 hours. Up 0.44 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Sacramento River below Walnut Grove Branch A Walnut Grove normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

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:381427121305401 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 38.24086, -121.51584 (WGS84)
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	16.51 ft	2026-10-21 00:15	Provisional
Flow	5,890 cfs	2026-10-21 00:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Sacramento River below Walnut Grove Branch A Walnut Grove (usgs:381427121305401). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/california/sacramento-river-below-walnut-grove-branch-a-walnut-grove

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