Sacramento River at Vina-Woodson Bridge

Highest listed crest 188.69 ftFlood stage 183.0 ft9 crests since 2020

The Sacramento River at Vina-Woodson Bridge crested above flood stage 5 times among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2020 to 2026. The highest, 188.69 ft on February 5, 2025, was minor flooding, 5.69 feet above flood stage. 5 other gauges on the Sacramento River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 188.69 ft; February 5, 2025
Flood stage: 183.0 ft; Major flooding from 190.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: February 25, 2026; 185.81 ft, minor flooding
Location: Tehama County; California
Identifiers: NWS VWBC1; No USGS station

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 Vina-Woodson Bridge

Action stage	180.0	1	Jan 14, 2023	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	183.0	5	Feb 25, 2026	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	189.5	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	190.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 2020 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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.
33 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 189.42 ft on Feb 25, 1958; 185.21 ft on Feb 1, 1963; 190.94 ft on Dec 23, 1964; 188.72 ft on Jan 6, 1965; 191.50 ft on Jan 24, 1970; 184.89 ft on Jan 16, 1973; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Sacramento River at Vina-Woodson Bridge

1	Feb 5, 2025	188.69	+5.69	Minor	—
2	Mar 15, 2023	186.59	+3.59	Minor	—
3	Feb 25, 2026	185.81	+2.81	Minor	—
4	Nov 23, 2024	184.61	+1.61	Minor	—
5	Feb 19, 2024	183.77	+0.77	Minor	—
6	Jan 14, 2023	182.66	−0.34	Action	—
7	Oct 25, 2021	176.33	−6.67	Below flood stage	49,400
8	Jan 26, 2020	172.24	−10.76	Below flood stage	28,300
9	Feb 3, 2021	168.77	−14.23	Below flood stage	13,200

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 5, 2025: 188.69 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
Hamilton CityCA · Feb 5, 2025 · 148.23 ft · Minor
Ord FerryCA · Feb 6, 2025 · 116.61 ft · Minor
Bend BridgeCA · Feb 5, 2025 · 29.10 ft · Minor

March 15, 2023: 186.59 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
Ord FerryCA · Mar 16, 2023 · 115.09 ft · Minor

February 25, 2026: 185.81 ft here, minor flooding

Tehama BridgeCA · Feb 25, 2026 · 213.97 ft · Minor
Ord FerryCA · Feb 26, 2026 · 114.06 ft · Minor

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 Bridge	CA	27.0	38.90 ft, Feb 28, 1940	6
Colusa Weir	CA	70.1	70.60 ft, Mar 1, 1940	0
Hamilton City	CA	147.0	148.68 ft, Jan 15, 2023	0
Ord Ferry	CA	114.0	116.98 ft, Feb 19, 2017	0
Red Bluff Diversion Dam	CA	255.5	258.99 ft, Feb 5, 2025	0
Tehama Bridge	CA	209.5	218.51 ft, Jan 21, 1993	1
Tisdale Weir	CA	51.6	53.50 ft, Mar 1, 1940	0
Verona	CA	41.3	42.11 ft, Feb 20, 1986	0
Vina-Woodson Bridge this gauge	CA	183.0	188.69 ft, Feb 5, 2025	0

Other gauges in Tehama County

Flood gauges in Tehama County

Bend Bridge	27.0	38.90 ft, Feb 28, 1940	6
Red Bluff Diversion Dam	255.5	258.99 ft, Feb 5, 2025	0
Tehama Bridge	209.5	218.51 ft, Jan 21, 1993	1

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VWBC1, 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.