California / Waters /
East Drainage Canal
Canal in California, past Sacramento
Current status
No current status is assigned to this water outline. Check the water page for reports and any estimated downstream stretches. Why this status, and its source
Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
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About this status
No current status shown: no report we track sets a status on this water now; how statuses work. No status does not mean the water is safe. Follow posted signs and local health advice.
Sources checked: Surface Water - Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms (last successful check 2026-11-06 08:37 UTC). Status by DirtyWaterWatch, updated 2026-11-06 09:03 UTC. · Updated
The last 90 days
No discharge, advisory or caution periods are shown for this water in this time span. Check downstream stretches and source coverage.
Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-06 09:03 UTC.
Reported discharges over time
Historical charts are not available here. See the reports and sources on this page.
Reports linked to East Drainage Canal
Cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) can make water unfit for contact; the issuing authority decides when its advisory ends.
| When | Report | Status |
|---|---|---|
| California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · Tanzanite Community Park · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | listed | |
| to Dec 31 ’21 | California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · unspecified · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | lifted |
| to Dec 31 ’21 | California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · North Natomas Regional Park · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | lifted |
| to Dec 31 ’21 | California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · unspecified · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | lifted |
| to Dec 31 ’21 | California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · North Natomas Regional Park · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | lifted |
| to Dec 31 ’21 | California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · Natomas Park Pond by Natomas Park Soccer Field #4 · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | lifted |
| to Dec 31 ’21 | California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) · River Birch Park Site · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · map | lifted |
Sources: Surface Water - Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms, retrieved 2026-11-06 03:07 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.
All reports in California by year: 2022 (1 here) · 2021 (6 here)
Wastewater outlets on this water
Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.
No wastewater outlet in our records is linked to this water.
Boat launches
No public boat launch is listed in our records for this water.
Nearby waters
- Tule Canal, CA No current status shown about 8 km away
- Magpie Creek, CA No current status shown about 10 km away
- Chicken Ranch Slough, CA No current status shown about 14 km away
- Strong Ranch Slough, CA No current status shown about 15 km away
- Arcade Creek, CA No current status shown about 15 km away
Sources covering this water
- Surface Water - Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms · Latest check succeeded · Last successful check: 2026-11-06 08:37 UTC
7 records linked to this water. Updated .