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Bear River near Wheatland

Highest listed crest 24.28 ftFlood stage 24.0 ft54 crests since 1935

The Bear River near Wheatland crested above flood stage 1 time among the 54 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1935 to 2026. The highest, 24.28 ft on December 31, 2005, was minor flooding, 0.28 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
24.28 ft
December 31, 2005; 36,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
24.0 ft
Major flooding from 33.1 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
December 31, 2005
24.28 ft, minor flooding
Location
Yuba County
Near Lincoln (10.6 mi), Marysville (14.1 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Bear River near Wheatland
Action stage16.015Jan 11, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)24.01Dec 31, 2005Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage32.10—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage33.10—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

54 crests from 1935 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bear River near Wheatland, 1935 to 2026 010203040ft Flood stage 24.0 ftMajor 33.1 ft Apr 8, 1935: 15.15 ft, below flood stage; 21,600 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1940: 14.46 ft, below flood stage; 16,500 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1943: 16.95 ft, action stage; 31,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1945: 15.18 ft, below flood stage; 13,300 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1945: 14.73 ft, below flood stage; 12,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1950: 14.49 ft, below flood stage; 11,200 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 1950: 22.83 ft, action stage; 29,100 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1952: 15.49 ft, below flood stage; 15,000 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1955: 21.30 ft, action stage; 33,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1960: 16.80 ft, action stage; 27,500 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 1962: 18.85 ft, action stage; 27,700 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1970: 13.96 ft, below flood stage; 21,900 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1970: 15.35 ft, below flood stage; 12,400 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1973: 16.45 ft, action stage; 16,600 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1974: 15.18 ft, below flood stage; 13,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1980: 16.25 ft, action stage; 16,900 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1981: 19.82 ft, action stage; 28,200 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1983: 17.85 ft, action stage; 20,100 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 1983: 15.04 ft, below flood stage; 12,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1986: 21.60 ft, action stage; 48,000 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1995: 15.54 ft, below flood stage; 17,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1996: 14.02 ft, below flood stage; 10,800 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1997: 23.72 ft, action stage; 34,900 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1997: 15.68 ft, below flood stageFeb 3, 1998: 15.69 ft, below flood stage; 22,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1999: 15.42 ft, below flood stage; 14,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2000: 16.28 ft, action stage; 15,700 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2001: 1.55 ft, below flood stageMar 24, 2002: 5.91 ft, below flood stageApr 14, 2003: 6.34 ft, below flood stageFeb 27, 2004: 7.38 ft, below flood stageMar 23, 2005: 10.18 ft, below flood stageDec 31, 2005: 24.28 ft, minor flooding; 36,400 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2006: 13.64 ft, below flood stageSep 29, 2007: 13.30 ft, below flood stageJan 3, 2008: 7.30 ft, below flood stageMay 6, 2009: 6.10 ft, below flood stageApr 29, 2010: 5.61 ft, below flood stageMar 16, 2011: 15.76 ft, below flood stageMar 17, 2012: 16.97 ft, action stageDec 24, 2013: 8.18 ft, below flood stageApr 3, 2014: 4.15 ft, below flood stageNov 4, 2014: 2.40 ft, below flood stageMar 14, 2016: 17.12 ft, action stageJan 11, 2017: 23.71 ft, action stageMar 22, 2018: 15.82 ft, below flood stageFeb 27, 2019: 13.49 ft, below flood stage; 9,790 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2020: 7.66 ft, below flood stage; 3,340 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 2021: 0.31 ft, below flood stage; 56 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2021: 8.45 ft, below flood stage; 4,140 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2023: 14.16 ft, below flood stageMar 2, 2024: 10.04 ft, below flood stageFeb 5, 2025: 15.19 ft, below flood stageJan 5, 2026: 9.53 ft, below flood stage Highest, 24.28 ft, Dec 31, 2005 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bear River near Wheatland 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 1 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 54 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Bear River near Wheatland
1Dec 31, 200524.28+0.28Minor36,400
2Jan 2, 199723.72−0.28Action34,900
3Jan 11, 201723.71−0.29Action—
4Nov 21, 195022.83−1.17Action29,100
5Feb 17, 198621.60−2.40Action48,000
6Dec 22, 195521.30−2.70Action33,000
7Dec 20, 198119.82−4.18Action28,200
8Oct 13, 196218.85−5.15Action27,700
9Mar 13, 198317.85−6.15Action20,100
10Mar 14, 201617.12−6.88Action—
11Mar 17, 201216.97−7.03Action—
12Jan 21, 194316.95−7.05Action31,300
13Feb 8, 196016.80−7.20Action27,500
14Jan 12, 197316.45−7.55Action16,600
15Feb 14, 200016.28−7.72Action15,700
16Feb 19, 198016.25−7.75Action16,900
17Mar 22, 201815.82−8.18Below flood stage—
18Mar 16, 201115.76−8.24Below flood stage—
19Feb 3, 199815.69−8.31Below flood stage22,000
20Jan 23, 199715.68−8.32Below flood stage—
21Mar 23, 199515.54−8.46Below flood stage17,500
22Jan 12, 195215.49−8.51Below flood stage15,000
23Feb 9, 199915.42−8.58Below flood stage14,400
24Dec 4, 197015.35−8.65Below flood stage12,400
25Feb 5, 202515.19−8.81Below flood stage—
26Feb 2, 194515.18−8.82Below flood stage13,300
27Mar 2, 197415.18−8.82Below flood stage13,200
28Apr 8, 193515.15−8.85Below flood stage21,600
29Dec 26, 198315.04−8.96Below flood stage12,600
30Dec 22, 194514.73−9.27Below flood stage12,400
31Feb 5, 195014.49−9.51Below flood stage11,200
32Mar 30, 194014.46−9.54Below flood stage16,500
33Mar 15, 202314.16−9.84Below flood stage—
34Feb 5, 199614.02−9.98Below flood stage10,800
35Jan 22, 197013.96−10.04Below flood stage21,900
36Apr 5, 200613.64−10.36Below flood stage—
37Feb 27, 201913.49−10.51Below flood stage9,790
38Sep 29, 200713.30−10.70Below flood stage—
39Mar 23, 200510.18−13.82Below flood stage—
40Mar 2, 202410.04−13.96Below flood stage—
41Jan 5, 20269.53−14.47Below flood stage—
42Dec 27, 20218.45−15.55Below flood stage4,140
43Dec 24, 20138.18−15.82Below flood stage—
44Apr 6, 20207.66−16.34Below flood stage3,340
45Feb 27, 20047.38−16.62Below flood stage—
46Jan 3, 20087.30−16.70Below flood stage—
47Apr 14, 20036.34−17.66Below flood stage—
48May 6, 20096.10−17.90Below flood stage—
49Mar 24, 20025.91−18.09Below flood stage—
50Apr 29, 20105.61−18.39Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Yuba County

Flood gauges in Yuba County
Marysville87.090.15 ft, Dec 22, 19640

Yuba County: every hazard · River floods across the country · California

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BRWC1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.