The city advised Tuesday night that the Russian River was expected to crest just below minor flood stage —21.93 feet —at 9 ...

HEALDSBURG, Calif. — If there was any respite to be found, it was here on the Russian River. A river otter popped up next to Larry Laba’s inflatable canoe, then dived down with a plop. A ...

Russian River flooding swamps two dozen towns Waters slowly receding Thursday, still well above flood level. ... a spot in rural Sonoma County a few miles west of Healdsburg.

LATEST Jan. 5, 10:30 a.m. An evacuation warning remained in effect for the Russian River from Healdsburg to Jenner on Thursday morning, even though projected flood levels on the Sonoma County ...

Residents living along the Russian River from Healdsburg to Jenner are under an ... prepare to leave the areas below the 40-foot flood level along the Russian River," the sheriff's office ...

The Russian River has seen numerous serious floods during wet years. One of the worst in Guerneville was in 1995. That year, the river crested at about 48 feet, 16 feet above flood stage.

Lynda and Emmett Hopkins of Foggy River Farm, in the Russian River Valley outside Healdsburg, estimate they lost more than $8,000 on fall-planted crops that were inundated by December’s heavy rains.

Tony Harley, middle, helps a friend evacuate belongings Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, in Rio Nido, in Sonoma County, Calif., as the Russian River nears flood stage.