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Cache Creek at Rumsey Bridge

Highest listed crest 17.88 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft55 crests since 1958

The Cache Creek at Rumsey Bridge crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 55 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1958 to 2026. The highest, 17.88 ft on January 26, 1983, was major flooding, 3.88 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Cache Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.88 ft
January 26, 1983
Flood stage
14.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
3
19th of 106 gauges in California
Most recent flood crest
February 27, 2019
15.16 ft, minor flooding
Location
Yolo County
California

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Cache Creek at Rumsey Bridge
Action stage12.012Feb 4, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.07Feb 27, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.90—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.03Feb 22, 1999Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

55 crests from 1958 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cache Creek at Rumsey Bridge, 1958 to 2026 05101520ft Flood stage 14.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Feb 12, 1958: 13.40 ft, action stageFeb 18, 1958: 14.00 ft, minor floodingDec 4, 1970: 12.00 ft, action stage; 18,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1972: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 43,400 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1973: 13.50 ft, action stage; 25,800 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1975: 9.10 ft, below flood stage; 11,900 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1976: 0.90 ft, below flood stage; 469 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1977: 0.20 ft, below flood stage; 98 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1978: 9.80 ft, below flood stage; 15,000 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1979: 5.60 ft, below flood stage; 5,660 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1980: 10.60 ft, below flood stage; 17,100 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1981: 4.00 ft, below flood stage; 2,990 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1982: 7.70 ft, below flood stage; 9,780 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1983: 17.88 ft, major floodingFeb 8, 1985: 5.10 ft, below flood stage; 3,850 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1986: 13.90 ft, action stage; 33,600 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1987: 4.20 ft, below flood stage; 2,790 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1988: 6.60 ft, below flood stage; 6,920 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1989: 4.40 ft, below flood stage; 3,110 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1990: 3.30 ft, below flood stage; 1,860 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1993: 12.30 ft, action stage; 26,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1994: 4.90 ft, below flood stage; 3,830 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1995: 14.12 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 1995: 17.07 ft, major floodingJan 22, 1997: 14.90 ft, minor floodingFeb 3, 1998: 16.22 ft, minor floodingFeb 19, 1998: 13.31 ft, action stageFeb 22, 1999: 17.41 ft, major floodingMar 4, 2001: 7.48 ft, below flood stageJan 2, 2002: 8.82 ft, below flood stageDec 16, 2002: 12.09 ft, action stageFeb 17, 2004: 12.27 ft, action stageDec 30, 2004: 5.83 ft, below flood stageMay 19, 2005: 4.12 ft, below flood stageDec 31, 2005: 15.50 ft, minor floodingFeb 10, 2007: 3.99 ft, below flood stageJan 26, 2008: 9.61 ft, below flood stageMar 3, 2009: 4.59 ft, below flood stageJan 20, 2010: 8.97 ft, below flood stageMar 20, 2011: 10.63 ft, below flood stageMar 28, 2012: 4.94 ft, below flood stageDec 2, 2012: 9.32 ft, below flood stageMar 1, 2014: 2.75 ft, below flood stageDec 11, 2014: 13.44 ft, action stageMar 7, 2016: 7.09 ft, below flood stageJan 8, 2017: 13.16 ft, action stageApr 7, 2018: 3.43 ft, below flood stage; 1,270 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2019: 15.16 ft, minor flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2020: 3.01 ft, below flood stage; 778 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2021: 2.67 ft, below flood stage; 547 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 2021: 6.07 ft, below flood stage; 4,410 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2023: 10.92 ft, below flood stageFeb 4, 2024: 12.51 ft, action stageFeb 4, 2025: 13.10 ft, action stageJan 5, 2026: 9.46 ft, below flood stage Highest, 17.88 ft, Jan 26, 1983 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cache Creek at Rumsey Bridge 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 5 5 2000s: 1 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 15.40 ft on Feb 1, 1956.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 55 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Cache Creek at Rumsey Bridge
1Jan 26, 198317.88+3.88Major—
2Feb 22, 199917.41+3.41Major—
3Mar 9, 199517.07+3.07Major—
4Feb 5, 197216.40+2.40Minor43,400
5Feb 3, 199816.22+2.22Minor—
6Dec 31, 200515.50+1.50Minor—
7Feb 27, 201915.16+1.16Minor20,100
8Jan 22, 199714.90+0.90Minor—
9Jan 8, 199514.12+0.12Minor—
10Feb 18, 195814.000.00Minor—
11Feb 17, 198613.90−0.10Action33,600
12Jan 18, 197313.50−0.50Action25,800
13Dec 11, 201413.44−0.56Action—
14Feb 12, 195813.40−0.60Action—
15Feb 19, 199813.31−0.69Action—
16Jan 8, 201713.16−0.84Action—
17Feb 4, 202513.10−0.90Action—
18Feb 4, 202412.51−1.49Action—
19Jan 21, 199312.30−1.70Action26,300
20Feb 17, 200412.27−1.73Action—
21Dec 16, 200212.09−1.91Action—
22Dec 4, 197012.00−2.00Action18,000
23Mar 14, 202310.92−3.08Below flood stage—
24Mar 20, 201110.63−3.37Below flood stage—
25Feb 19, 198010.60−3.40Below flood stage17,100
26Jan 16, 19789.80−4.20Below flood stage15,000
27Jan 26, 20089.61−4.39Below flood stage—
28Jan 5, 20269.46−4.54Below flood stage—
29Dec 2, 20129.32−4.68Below flood stage—
30Mar 21, 19759.10−4.90Below flood stage11,900
31Jan 20, 20108.97−5.03Below flood stage—
32Jan 2, 20028.82−5.18Below flood stage—
33Mar 31, 19827.70−6.30Below flood stage9,780
34Mar 4, 20017.48−6.52Below flood stage—
35Mar 7, 20167.09−6.91Below flood stage—
36Jan 4, 19886.60−7.40Below flood stage6,920
37Oct 24, 20216.07−7.93Below flood stage4,410
38Dec 30, 20045.83−8.17Below flood stage—
39Jan 15, 19795.60−8.40Below flood stage5,660
40Feb 8, 19855.10−8.90Below flood stage3,850
41Mar 28, 20124.94−9.06Below flood stage—
42Feb 7, 19944.90−9.10Below flood stage3,830
43Mar 3, 20094.59−9.41Below flood stage—
44Mar 11, 19894.40−9.60Below flood stage3,110
45Mar 12, 19874.20−9.80Below flood stage2,790
46May 19, 20054.12−9.88Below flood stage—
47Jan 28, 19814.00−10.00Below flood stage2,990
48Feb 10, 20073.99−10.01Below flood stage—
49Apr 7, 20183.43−10.57Below flood stage1,270
50Jan 13, 19903.30−10.70Below flood stage1,860

The worst floods along the Cache Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Cache Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

January 26, 1983: 17.88 ft here, major flooding

  • YoloCA · Jan 27, 1983 · 83.75 ft · Moderate

March 9, 1995: 17.07 ft here, major flooding

  • YoloCA · Mar 9, 1995 · 85.37 ft · Major

February 3, 1998: 16.22 ft here, minor flooding

  • YoloCA · Feb 3, 1998 · 84.39 ft · Major

Gauges on the Cache Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Cache Creek
Rumsey Bridge this gaugeCA14.017.88 ft, Jan 26, 19833
YoloCA81.086.40 ft, Mar 10, 19046

Other gauges in Yolo County

Flood gauges in Yolo County
Yolo81.086.40 ft, Mar 10, 19046
Lisbon19.023.50 ft, Feb 11, 20170

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RMSC1, 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.