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Sacramento River at Freeport, CA

USGS gauge 11447650 · drainage 0.00 sq mi · observed Oct 16, 7:15 PM PDT · 56 min old

Dashboard Water Forecast

Latest flow5,360 cfsObserved Oct 16, 7:15 PM PDT
Gage height104.26 ftObserved Oct 16, 7:15 PM PDT
Percentile for date28thPercentile for Oct 16 at the 7:15 PM PDT reading, 67 years of USGS daily statistics; estimated. Median for the date: 11,000 cfs
24 h change+27%Flow 24 h earlier: 4,230 cfs

Weather alerts Official NWS

No active National Weather Service alerts were returned for this location. This is not a statement that conditions are safe.

Source: National Weather Service alerts for the gauge location, fetched Oct 16, 8:10 PM PDT.

Last 7 days Live gauge

05,00010,00015,00020,000Oct 9Oct 10Oct 12Oct 13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 1605,00010,00015,00020,000Oct 9Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16

Source: USGS Water Data API (continuous values), observed to Oct 16, 7:15 PM PDT. Shaded band: 25th to 75th percentile of USGS daily statistics for each date; dashed: median. Flow in cfs.

Gage height and flood stages Live gauge

102103104105106Oct 9Oct 11Oct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 16102103104105106Oct 9Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16
MeasureGage heightNote
Latest gage height104.26 ftOct 16, 7:15 PM PDT

Source: USGS Water Data API (continuous gage height), observed to Oct 16, 7:15 PM PDT.

Gauge location Mapped layer

USGS topographic map centred on Freeport, about 10 miles across

Source: Map services and data available from U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Program (USGS Topo). Map about 10 miles across, centred on the gauge at 38.4557, -121.5016.

Radar Official NWS

Radar loop, station KDAX

Source: National Weather Service radar, station KDAX. The loop is served live by the NWS and shows its own frame times.

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Weather forecast Official NWS

Tonight
52°F
Clear
Wind 2 mph SE
0% rain
Saturday
87°F
Sunny
Wind 3 mph WSW
0% rain
Saturday Night
52°F
Clear
Wind 2 mph S
0% rain

Source: National Weather Service point forecast, updated Oct 16, 2:01 PM PDT.

Public land at this gauge Mapped layer

UnitManaged byPublic access
Bartley Cavanaugh Golf CourseCityOpen access
Sacramento Regional County Sanitation DistrictRegional or county agencyRestricted access

Source: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US), within about half a mile of the gauge, downloaded 2026-10-12. Mapped land is not proof of legal access.

About USGS gauge 11447650 Historical record

ItemValue
USGS site nameSACRAMENTO R A FREEPORT CA
Site typeStream
AgencyU.S. Geological Survey
County and stateSacramento County, California
Hydrologic unit code180201630701
Coordinates38.4557, -121.5016
Daily mean flow recordOct 1, 1948 to Sep 30, 2015
Instantaneous flow recordOct 1, 2007 to Oct 16, 2026
Instantaneous gage height recordOct 1, 2007 to Oct 16, 2026
Annual peaks on file88, 1909 to 2025

Source: USGS Water Data API monitoring-locations and time-series-metadata, fetched Oct 16, 7:13 PM PDT.

Sources and method

USGS daily statistics, downloaded 2026-10-12

Percentile method: trailing 24 h mean vs USGS daily percentiles for calendar date 10-16.

Percentile is estimated from USGS published daily percentiles. Readings are provisional until USGS reviews them. Not endorsed by USGS, NOAA or the National Weather Service. Not for navigation or safety-of-life decisions; the absence of an alert is not a statement that conditions are safe.