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Sacramento River at Verona

Highest listed crest 42.11 ftFlood stage 41.3 ft51 crests since 1937

The Sacramento River at Verona crested above flood stage 2 times among the 51 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1937 to 2026. The highest, 42.11 ft on February 20, 1986, was minor flooding, 0.81 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Sacramento River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
42.11 ft
February 20, 1986; 92,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
41.3 ft
Major flooding from 46.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
January 2, 1997
42.09 ft, minor flooding
Location
Sutter County
Near Woodland (10.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Sacramento River at Verona
Flood stage (minor)41.32Jan 2, 1997Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage45.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage46.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

51 crests from 1937 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sacramento River at Verona, 1937 to 2026 1020304050ft Flood stage 41.3 ftMajor 46.0 ft Dec 14, 1937: 38.23 ft, below flood stageMar 1, 1940: 41.20 ft, below flood stage; 79,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1941: 38.72 ft, below flood stageFeb 8, 1942: 40.80 ft, below flood stageFeb 6, 1945: 35.77 ft, below flood stageDec 23, 1955: 39.81 ft, below flood stageJan 17, 1956: 37.94 ft, below flood stageFeb 21, 1958: 37.80 ft, below flood stageFeb 26, 1958: 38.50 ft, below flood stageFeb 9, 1960: 35.40 ft, below flood stageJan 26, 1970: 39.21 ft, below flood stage; 77,800 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1974: 37.90 ft, below flood stage; 74,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1980: 38.12 ft, below flood stage; 80,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1986: 42.11 ft, minor flooding; 92,900 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1993: 33.68 ft, below flood stage; 65,600 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1993: 34.41 ft, below flood stage; 68,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1994: 21.34 ft, below flood stage; 29,180 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1995: 36.50 ft, below flood stage; 74,843 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1995: 37.46 ft, below flood stage; 78,130 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1995: 35.12 ft, below flood stage; 70,198 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1997: 42.09 ft, minor flooding; 94,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1998: 37.06 ft, below flood stageFeb 22, 1999: 33.99 ft, below flood stageMar 9, 2001: 26.43 ft, below flood stageJan 5, 2002: 32.27 ft, below flood stageJan 3, 2003: 32.30 ft, below flood stageFeb 21, 2004: 33.93 ft, below flood stageFeb 28, 2004: 34.39 ft, below flood stageJan 1, 2005: 29.43 ft, below flood stageMay 21, 2005: 33.45 ft, below flood stageJan 3, 2006: 38.72 ft, below flood stageFeb 12, 2007: 25.22 ft, below flood stageJan 30, 2008: 25.51 ft, below flood stageMar 5, 2009: 28.22 ft, below flood stageJan 23, 2010: 31.44 ft, below flood stageDec 21, 2010: 32.16 ft, below flood stageMar 18, 2012: 27.37 ft, below flood stageDec 7, 2012: 30.79 ft, below flood stageDec 26, 2012: 32.55 ft, below flood stageDec 15, 2014: 30.09 ft, below flood stageMar 15, 2016: 34.27 ft, below flood stageFeb 11, 2017: 38.36 ft, below flood stageApr 9, 2018: 32.79 ft, below flood stageMar 2, 2019: 34.49 ft, below flood stageJan 28, 2020: 18.95 ft, below flood stage; 23,300 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2021: 15.36 ft, below flood stage; 16,000 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 2021: 23.82 ft, below flood stage; 35,500 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2023: 34.44 ft, below flood stageFeb 23, 2024: 33.46 ft, below flood stageFeb 8, 2025: 36.16 ft, below flood stageJan 6, 2026: 33.97 ft, below flood stage Highest, 42.11 ft, Feb 20, 1986 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sacramento River at Verona 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 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 51 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Sacramento River at Verona
1Feb 20, 198642.11+0.81Minor92,900
2Jan 2, 199742.09+0.79Minor94,000
3Mar 1, 194041.20−0.10Below flood stage79,200
4Feb 8, 194240.80−0.50Below flood stage—
5Dec 23, 195539.81−1.49Below flood stage—
6Jan 26, 197039.21−2.09Below flood stage77,800
7Feb 13, 194138.72−2.58Below flood stage—
8Jan 3, 200638.72−2.58Below flood stage—
9Feb 26, 195838.50−2.80Below flood stage—
10Feb 11, 201738.36−2.94Below flood stage—
11Dec 14, 193738.23−3.07Below flood stage—
12Feb 22, 198038.12−3.18Below flood stage80,900
13Jan 17, 195637.94−3.36Below flood stage—
14Jan 20, 197437.90−3.40Below flood stage74,900
15Feb 21, 195837.80−3.50Below flood stage—
16Mar 13, 199537.46−3.84Below flood stage78,130
17Feb 8, 199837.06−4.24Below flood stage—
18Jan 12, 199536.50−4.80Below flood stage74,843
19Feb 8, 202536.16−5.14Below flood stage—
20Feb 6, 194535.77−5.53Below flood stage—
21Feb 9, 196035.40−5.90Below flood stage—
22May 3, 199535.12−6.18Below flood stage70,198
23Mar 2, 201934.49−6.81Below flood stage—
24Mar 18, 202334.44−6.86Below flood stage—
25Mar 27, 199334.41−6.89Below flood stage68,000
26Feb 28, 200434.39−6.91Below flood stage—
27Mar 15, 201634.27−7.03Below flood stage—
28Feb 22, 199933.99−7.31Below flood stage—
29Jan 6, 202633.97−7.33Below flood stage—
30Feb 21, 200433.93−7.37Below flood stage—
31Jan 23, 199333.68−7.62Below flood stage65,600
32Feb 23, 202433.46−7.84Below flood stage—
33May 21, 200533.45−7.85Below flood stage—
34Apr 9, 201832.79−8.51Below flood stage—
35Dec 26, 201232.55−8.75Below flood stage—
36Jan 3, 200332.30−9.00Below flood stage—
37Jan 5, 200232.27−9.03Below flood stage—
38Dec 21, 201032.16−9.14Below flood stage—
39Jan 23, 201031.44−9.86Below flood stage—
40Dec 7, 201230.79−10.51Below flood stage—
41Dec 15, 201430.09−11.21Below flood stage—
42Jan 1, 200529.43−11.87Below flood stage—
43Mar 5, 200928.22−13.08Below flood stage—
44Mar 18, 201227.37−13.93Below flood stage—
45Mar 9, 200126.43−14.87Below flood stage—
46Jan 30, 200825.51−15.79Below flood stage—
47Feb 12, 200725.22−16.08Below flood stage—
48Oct 26, 202123.82−17.48Below flood stage35,500
49Feb 9, 199421.34−19.96Below flood stage29,180
50Jan 28, 202018.95−22.35Below flood stage23,300

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 20, 1986: 42.11 ft here, minor flooding

January 2, 1997: 42.09 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Sacramento River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Sacramento River
Bend BridgeCA27.038.90 ft, Feb 28, 19406
Colusa WeirCA70.170.60 ft, Mar 1, 19400
Hamilton CityCA147.0148.68 ft, Jan 15, 20230
Ord FerryCA114.0116.98 ft, Feb 19, 20170
Red Bluff Diversion DamCA255.5258.99 ft, Feb 5, 20250
Tehama BridgeCA209.5218.51 ft, Jan 21, 19931
Tisdale WeirCA51.653.50 ft, Mar 1, 19400
Verona this gaugeCA41.342.11 ft, Feb 20, 19860
Vina-Woodson BridgeCA183.0188.69 ft, Feb 5, 20250

Other gauges in Sutter County

Flood gauges in Sutter County
Tisdale Weir51.653.50 ft, Mar 1, 19400

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VONC1, 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.