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Cache Creek at Yolo

Highest listed crest 86.40 ftFlood stage 81.0 ft34 crests since 1904

The Cache Creek at Yolo crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 34 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1904 to 2026. The highest, 86.40 ft on March 10, 1904, was major flooding, 5.40 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
86.40 ft
March 10, 1904
Flood stage
81.0 ft
Major flooding from 84.1 ft
Crests at major
6
6th of 106 gauges in California
Most recent flood crest
February 27, 2019
84.94 ft, major flooding
Location
Yolo County
Near Woodland (5.0 mi), Davis (12.4 mi)

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 Yolo
Action stage75.07Feb 5, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)81.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage81.53Feb 14, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage84.16Feb 27, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

34 crests from 1904 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cache Creek at Yolo, 1904 to 2026 405060708090ft Flood stage 81.0 ftMajor 84.1 ft Mar 10, 1904: 86.40 ft, major floodingFeb 28, 1940: 85.30 ft, major flooding; 38,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1958: 85.35 ft, major flooding; 41,400 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1964: 79.77 ft, action stage; 26,200 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1983: 83.75 ft, moderate flooding; 33,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1986: 80.36 ft, action stage; 26,100 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1995: 85.37 ft, major flooding; 36,400 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1997: 80.91 ft, action stage; 28,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1998: 84.39 ft, major flooding; 34,600 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2005: 83.22 ft, moderate floodingMar 6, 2006: 73.86 ft, below flood stageFeb 11, 2007: 52.76 ft, below flood stageJan 26, 2008: 72.60 ft, below flood stageMar 3, 2009: 56.96 ft, below flood stageJan 21, 2010: 68.94 ft, below flood stageJan 24, 2011: 48.75 ft, below flood stageMar 20, 2011: 74.30 ft, below flood stageMar 28, 2012: 55.82 ft, below flood stageDec 24, 2012: 70.26 ft, below flood stageMar 2, 2014: 47.19 ft, below flood stageDec 12, 2014: 76.83 ft, action stageMar 7, 2016: 62.70 ft, below flood stageMar 13, 2016: 62.33 ft, below flood stageJan 9, 2017: 80.14 ft, action stageFeb 18, 2017: 80.15 ft, action stageMar 27, 2018: 52.00 ft, below flood stageFeb 14, 2019: 82.18 ft, moderate floodingFeb 27, 2019: 84.94 ft, major floodingDec 8, 2019: 49.19 ft, below flood stageOct 25, 2021: 58.13 ft, below flood stage; 2,780 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2023: 72.07 ft, below flood stageFeb 5, 2024: 76.15 ft, action stageFeb 5, 2025: 73.35 ft, below flood stageJan 6, 2026: 68.85 ft, below flood stage Highest, 86.40 ft, Mar 10, 1904 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cache Creek at Yolo 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 1 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 2 2 2000s: 1 2010s: 2 2020s: 0 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Cache Creek at Yolo
1Mar 10, 190486.40+5.40Major—
2Mar 9, 199585.37+4.37Major36,400
3Feb 25, 195885.35+4.35Major41,400
4Feb 28, 194085.30+4.30Major38,700
5Feb 27, 201984.94+3.94Major—
6Feb 3, 199884.39+3.39Major34,600
7Jan 27, 198383.75+2.75Moderate33,000
8Dec 31, 200583.22+2.22Moderate—
9Feb 14, 201982.18+1.18Moderate—
10Jan 1, 199780.91−0.09Action28,700
11Feb 17, 198680.36−0.64Action26,100
12Feb 18, 201780.15−0.85Action—
13Jan 9, 201780.14−0.86Action—
14Dec 23, 196479.77−1.23Action26,200
15Dec 12, 201476.83−4.17Action—
16Feb 5, 202476.15−4.85Action—
17Mar 20, 201174.30−6.70Below flood stage—
18Mar 6, 200673.86−7.14Below flood stage—
19Feb 5, 202573.35−7.65Below flood stage—
20Jan 26, 200872.60−8.40Below flood stage—
21Mar 15, 202372.07−8.93Below flood stage—
22Dec 24, 201270.26−10.74Below flood stage—
23Jan 21, 201068.94−12.06Below flood stage—
24Jan 6, 202668.85−12.15Below flood stage—
25Mar 7, 201662.70−18.30Below flood stage—
26Mar 13, 201662.33−18.67Below flood stage—
27Oct 25, 202158.13−22.87Below flood stage2,780
28Mar 3, 200956.96−24.04Below flood stage—
29Mar 28, 201255.82−25.18Below flood stage—
30Feb 11, 200752.76−28.24Below flood stage—
31Mar 27, 201852.00−29.00Below flood stage—
32Dec 8, 201949.19−31.81Below flood stage—
33Jan 24, 201148.75−32.25Below flood stage—
34Mar 2, 201447.19−33.81Below flood stage—

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.

March 9, 1995: 85.37 ft here, major flooding

February 25, 1958: 85.35 ft here, major flooding

February 27, 2019: 84.94 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Cache Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Cache Creek
Rumsey BridgeCA14.017.88 ft, Jan 26, 19833
Yolo this gaugeCA81.086.40 ft, Mar 10, 19046

Other gauges in Yolo County

Flood gauges in Yolo County
Rumsey Bridge14.017.88 ft, Jan 26, 19833
Lisbon19.023.50 ft, Feb 11, 20170

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge YLOC1, 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.