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Sac River at Highway J below Stockton

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

81

Mostly favorable

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:30:00 GMT.

River observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:45:00 GMT.

Page checked: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:41:00 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Sac River at Highway J below Stockton
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — StocktonMoCommunityBuilding.jpg by Karenprince1111, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

13 mph

gusting to 16 mph

Air temp

89°F

5% chance of rain

River flow

63.7 cfs

low for this date

Weather outlook

Saturday · 85

  • Tue

    84

  • Wed

    55

  • Thu

    46

  • Fri

    56

  • Sat

    85

    Best

  • Sun

    68

  • Mon

    78

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
3p1216
4p1215
5p1014
6p914
7p46
8p58
9p59
10p613
11p716
12a816
1a921
2a1122

Is this flow normal for September 29?

Today's 63.7 cfs is 63% below the median for this date — which counts as low water here.

The median flow on this date is 171 cfs, across 51 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 13 mph — elevated wind-19

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

Do your own homework

We show you live conditions. For local knowledge — where to put in, what the hazards are, whether it's worth the drive — here's where paddlers actually talk about this water. We don't vet these sources; check the dates and judge for yourself.

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