SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                 FORM 10-Q/A

          QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
                       SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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For the Quarter ended June 30, 1998               Commission File No. 0-15450


                            SIERRAWEST BANCORP
            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


           California                                68-0091859
 (State or Other Jurisdiction            (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
of Incorporation or Reorganization)


10181 Truckee-Tahoe Airport Rd., P.O. Box 61000,              96160-9010
           Truckee, California
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                      (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:         (530) 582-3000


Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  Registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.


                          Yes  X            No ____


Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

As of August 1, 1998:  Common Stock - Authorized 10,000,000 shares of no par;
issued and outstanding - 5,167,793











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June 30, 1998



EXPLANATORY NOTE

This  amendment  amends  the  Quarterly  Report  on Form  10-Q  filed  with  the
Securities and Exchange Commission dated August 13, 1998 by the Registrant.

Exhibit number 27 has been amended to include  restatement of 1995,  1996,  1997
and 1998 Financial Data Schedules as a result of a pooling-of-interests.



                                      INDEX



Item 6.           Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

         (a)           Exhibits.

                       27.1 Restated Financial Data Schedule for 1995
                       27.2 Restated Financial Data Schedule for 1996
                       27.3 Restated Financial Data Schedule for 1997
                       27.4 Restated Financial Data Schedule for 1998







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June 30, 1998








                                   SIGNATURES



Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.





Date: September 2, 1998       /s/ David C. Broadley               
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                              David C. Broadley
                              Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer