Dreamflows Realtime Report
May 12, 2026 @ 5:25pm PDT
California/Nevada

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This flow information reflects conditions only at the time measurements were taken.  Flows marked "est" or "rough" are estimates based on other flow values, and may therefore be wildly inaccurate (see Estimate Information).  In addition, release changes, rainfall or snowmelt can cause dramatic changes to all flows.  Therefore, actual flows may differ significantly from the ones listed here.

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Flow Data Format:
RiverName - GaugeLocation WeatherIcon BBS
Time; Flow; Gauge; Comments

California Sacramento Valley

Sacramento - Below Box Canyon Dam     2019
n/a; n/a; n/a; Recent flows + Flow currently unavailable

Sacramento - At Delta     2018
4:30pm; 639 cfs; 4.83ft; Falling 3 cfs/hr

McCloud - Above McCloud Res     2025
3:30pm; 825 cfs; 1.51ft

McCloud - Below McCloud Dam   
4:00pm; 186 cfs; n/a

McCloud - At Ah-Di-Na     2009
4:15pm; 245 cfs; 1.27ft

McCloud - At Shasta Lake     2019
5:00pm; 537 cfs; 10.16ft; Water 61°F

Pit - At Canby   
4:45pm; 3 cfs; 2.03ft

Pit - Above Pit 1 Powerhouse     2022
4:00pm; 327 cfs; n/a

Pit - Below Pit 1 Powerhouse     2020
5:00pm; 1,110 cfs; 5.40ft

Pit - Below Pit 3 Dam     2018
4:00am; 384 cfs; n/a

Pit - Below Pit 4 Dam     2021
2:00pm; 571 cfs; n/a

Pit - At Big Bend     2022
2:00pm; 441 cfs; n/a

Sacramento - Below Keswick Dam     2019
5:00pm; 8,620 cfs; 12.22ft; Schedule

Clear Creek - Below Whiskeytown Lake     2024
4:45pm; 220 cfs; 3.08ft; Schedule

No. Battle Creek - Above SF Confluence   
4:00pm; 154 cfs; 4.98ft; Water 61°F

So. Battle Creek - Below Inskip Div Dam   
3:00pm; 228 cfs; n/a

So. Battle Creek - Below Coleman Div Dam   
3:00pm; 66 cfs; n/a

So. Battle Creek - At Manton Road   
5:00pm; 46 cfs; 5.26ft; Water 66°F + Falling 5 cfs/hr

Battle Creek - Above Baldwin Creek     2018
4:00pm; 219 cfs; n/a; Rising 2 cfs/hr

Battle Creek - At Coleman Fish Hatchery     2017
4:30pm; 418 cfs; 1.56ft

No. Cottonwood Creek - At Sunny Hill Mine   
4:30pm; 63 cfs; 11.08ft

No. Cottonwood - Above Middle Fork (est)     2010
10:00am; Low; n/a; Estimate is outside the model's range of 250-1500 cfs

Mi. Cottonwood - Above North Fork (est)     2009
10:00am; Low; n/a; Estimate is outside the model's range of 200-1500 cfs

So. Cottonwood - At Bowman Road (est)     2009
1:00pm; 120 cfs; n/a; 85% confidence actual flow is between 90 and 150 cfs

Sacramento - At Bend Bridge     2011
4:45pm; 9,340 cfs; 3.64ft

Antelope Creek - Above Cone Grove Rd   
4:15pm; 97 cfs; 358.72ft; Water 73°F

Elder Creek - At Lowrey Road     2009
4:30pm; 42 cfs; 1.50ft

Mill Creek - At End of Canyon     2025
4:45pm; 319 cfs; 2.87ft; Water 68°F + Falling 3 cfs/hr

Deer Creek - Near Vina     Mar 29
4:15pm; 263 cfs; 1.57ft; Water 69°F

Sacramento - At Vina-Woodson Bridge   
3:45pm; 9,094 cfs; 167.35ft

Stony Creek - Above Rainbow Diversion   
4:00pm; 87 cfs; 1289.03ft

Stony Creek - Above Stony Creek Res   
n/a; n/a; n/a; Flow currently unavailable

Grindstone Creek - Near Grindstone Rancheria   
n/a; n/a; n/a; Flow currently unavailable

Stony Creek - Above Black Butte Lake   
n/a; n/a; n/a; Flow currently unavailable

Butte Creek - Near Chico     2023
5:00pm; 332 cfs; 1.23ft; Water 66°F

No. Cache Creek - Above Indian Valley Res   
5:00pm; 22 cfs; 3.27ft

No. Cache Creek - Rel Indian Valley Dam     2020
n/a; n/a; n/a; Current Flow + Flow currently unavailable

No. Cache Creek - Near Chalk Mountain     2025
5:00pm; n/a; 3.28ft

Cache Creek - Below Clear Lake   
4:30pm; 693 cfs; 4.93ft

Bear Creek - Above Cache Creek     2008
n/a; n/a; n/a; Seasonal site, currently not reporting

Cache Creek - At Rumsey Bridge     2019
4:45pm; 686 cfs; 2.98ft

Putah Creek - Below Hwy 29   
4:30pm; 46 cfs; 5.11ft

Putah Creek - Below Lake Berryessa     2015
5:00pm; 402 cfs; 7.29ft

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