Sacramento River in California
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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Sacramento River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sacramento R at Freeport CA (site 11447650). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 10. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1949 to 2015
Sacramento River typically runs highest in February, at a median 31,900 cfs, and lowest in October, at 11,200 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 115,000 cfs, in 1986.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 22,700 | 13,300 to 54,200 |
| February | 31,900 | 17,300 to 61,300 |
| March | 29,500 | 17,300 to 51,900 |
| April | 20,900 | 13,000 to 37,250 |
| May | 16,600 | 11,700 to 32,500 |
| June | 13,650 | 10,600 to 22,050 |
| July | 15,200 | 11,200 to 19,400 |
| August | 14,600 | 11,200 to 17,600 |
| September | 14,400 | 11,100 to 17,500 |
| October | 11,200 | 8,710 to 14,200 |
| November | 12,700 | 9,730 to 16,150 |
| December | 18,400 | 12,900 to 30,900 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 67 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sacramento R at Freeport CA (site 11447650). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Sacramento River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Lighthouse Resort and MarinaSacramento-San Joaquin Delta-Mokelumne RiverRestricted
- Brannan Island State Recreation AreaSacramento-San Joaquin Delta-Three Mile SloughPublic
- B&W Resort MarinaSacramento-San Joaquin Delta-Mokelumne RiverRestricted
- Delta Boat StorageSacramento-San Joaquin DeltaPublic
- Sandy Beach ParkSacramento-San Joaquin DeltaPublic
- Delta Marina Yacht HarborSacramento-San Joaquin Delta-Sacramento RiverRestricted
- Delta Yacht SalesSacramento -San Joaquin Delta-Georgiana SloughRestricted
- Rio VistaSacramento-San Joaquin Delta-Sacramento RiverPublic
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