Sacramento River at Ord Ferry
Highest listed crest 116.98 ftFlood stage 114.0 ft9 crests since 2017
The Sacramento River at Ord Ferry crested above flood stage 6 times among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2017 to 2026. The highest, 116.98 ft on February 19, 2017, was minor flooding, 2.98 feet above flood stage.
The gauge
- Highest listed crest
- 116.98 ft
- February 19, 2017
- Flood stage
- 114.0 ft
- Major flooding from 124.8 ft
- Crests at major
- 0
- 6 above flood stage
- Most recent flood crest
- February 26, 2026
- 114.06 ft, minor flooding
Flood stages
The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.
| Action stage | 110.0 | 0 | — |
| Flood stage (minor) | 114.0 | 6 | Feb 26, 2026 |
| Moderate flood stage | 121.7 | 0 | — |
| Major flood stage | 124.8 | 0 | — |
Every listed crest
9 crests from 2017 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.
Crests at or above flood stage, by decade
- 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.
- Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.
- 42 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 121.10 ft on Dec 11, 1937; 121.70 ft on Feb 28, 1940; 118.90 ft on Mar 1, 1941; 121.20 ft on Feb 6, 1942; 118.20 ft on Dec 23, 1955; 118.60 ft on Jan 16, 1956; and more.
Highest crests
| 1 | Feb 19, 2017 | 116.98 | +2.98 | Minor |
| 2 | Feb 6, 2025 | 116.61 | +2.61 | Minor |
| 3 | Mar 16, 2023 | 115.09 | +1.09 | Minor |
| 4 | Feb 20, 2024 | 114.37 | +0.37 | Minor |
| 5 | Jan 15, 2023 | 114.30 | +0.30 | Minor |
| 6 | Feb 26, 2026 | 114.06 | +0.06 | Minor |
| 7 | Oct 25, 2021 | 106.44 | −7.56 | Below flood stage |
| 8 | Jan 27, 2020 | 102.36 | −11.64 | Below flood stage |
| 9 | Jan 26, 2021 | 98.94 | −15.06 | Below flood stage |
The worst floods along the Sacramento River
For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Sacramento River that crested above flood stage within a week.
February 6, 2025: 116.61 ft here, minor flooding
- Red Bluff Diversion DamCA · Feb 5, 2025 · 258.99 ft · Moderate · its highest
- Tehama BridgeCA · Feb 5, 2025 · 216.59 ft · Moderate
- Vina-Woodson BridgeCA · Feb 5, 2025 · 188.69 ft · Minor · its highest
- Hamilton CityCA · Feb 5, 2025 · 148.23 ft · Minor
- Bend BridgeCA · Feb 5, 2025 · 29.10 ft · Minor
March 16, 2023: 115.09 ft here, minor flooding
- Red Bluff Diversion DamCA · Mar 15, 2023 · 258.92 ft · Moderate
- Bend BridgeCA · Mar 15, 2023 · 29.53 ft · Moderate
- Tehama BridgeCA · Mar 15, 2023 · 215.61 ft · Minor
- Vina-Woodson BridgeCA · Mar 15, 2023 · 186.59 ft · Minor
February 20, 2024: 114.37 ft here, minor flooding
- Tehama BridgeCA · Feb 19, 2024 · 212.32 ft · Minor
- Vina-Woodson BridgeCA · Feb 19, 2024 · 183.77 ft · Minor
Gauges on the Sacramento River
Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.
| Bend Bridge | CA | 38.90 ft, Feb 28, 1940 | 6 |
| Colusa Weir | CA | 70.60 ft, Mar 1, 1940 | 0 |
| Hamilton City | CA | 148.68 ft, Jan 15, 2023 | 0 |
| Ord Ferry this gauge | CA | 116.98 ft, Feb 19, 2017 | 0 |
| Red Bluff Diversion Dam | CA | 258.99 ft, Feb 5, 2025 | 0 |
| Tehama Bridge | CA | 218.51 ft, Jan 21, 1993 | 1 |
| Tisdale Weir | CA | 53.50 ft, Mar 1, 1940 | 0 |
| Verona | CA | 42.11 ft, Feb 20, 1986 | 0 |
| Vina-Woodson Bridge | CA | 188.69 ft, Feb 5, 2025 | 0 |
Other gauges in Glenn County
| Hamilton City | 148.68 ft, Jan 15, 2023 | 0 |
Glenn County: every hazard · River floods across the country · California
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ORFC1, 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.