CNRFC - Hydrology - River Guidance - Graphical RVF

Location:

SACRAMENTO RIVER - RED BLUFF (RDBC1)

Latitude: 40.15º N	Longitude: 122.20º W	Elevation: 231 Feet
Location: Tehama County in California		Bulletin Group: Upper Sacramento		River Group: Upper Sacramento

Issuance Time:

May 17 2024 at 8:05 AM PDT

Next Issuance:

May 18 2024 at 9:00 AM PDT

Monitor Stage: 252.5 Feet

Flood Stage: 255.5 Feet

Plot Type:

Please Note: Each individual timeseries plotted on the graphical river forecast can be toggled on and off by clicking the legend entry above. If the "Observed (Raw Data)" contains bad data and is toggled off, the plot will scale to the remaining timeseries.

Observed Data Credit
	Raw streamflow data is provided by the California Department of Water Resources. View CA DWR Data for this station location.

Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year	Peak Discharge (cfs)	Stage (feet)	Date
Most Recent 5 Years
2022*	33,700	247.24	Oct 25, 2021
2021*	13,000	242.55	Feb 3, 2021
2020*	23,000	245.12	Jan 26, 2020
2019*	92,700	254.37	Feb 27, 2019
2018*	51,200	247.76	Apr 7, 2018
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Dec 2000 to Present) - Ranked by Flow
1997*	141,500**	260.00**	Jan 02, 1997
2006*	123,171	257.09	Dec 31, 2005
2015*	108,179	255.48	Dec 11, 2014
* Discharge affected by regulation or diversion
** Estimated stage/flow from high water marks
*** Datum changed from NGVD29 to NAVD88 on 10/01/2019. The difference is +2.6 ft and must be applied to all data before date to convert to NAVD88

Location Photographs
Upstream Photo	Gage House Photo	Downstream Photo

ESRI™ Locator Map

Impacts - E19 Information
248.6 Feet	The river starts to flow eastward into Sand Slough on the left bank upstream of the gage.
256.6 Feet	Overflow of east bank of river downstream of gage begins. Housing development in the area is threatened.
256.9 Feet	The trailer house at the south end of Idle Wheels Trailer Park start to take water. Water is up to the parking lot at City Park. Paynes Creek Slough closes Bell Mill Road at Kaer Avenue.
257.6 Feet	Water starts into the houses on Mary Lane, Howell Street, and surrounding streets.
259.6 Feet	Extensive flooding problems begin to happen in low lying areas of Red Bluff.

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ015)

Tonight: Clear. Lows around 61. Light winds becoming north up to 10 mph after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny. Highs around 89. Light winds becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 56. Southwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the west up to 10 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 20 mph.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs 80 to 85. North winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Clear. Lows around 58. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph increasing to 30 mph after midnight.

Monday: Sunny. Highs 80 to 86.

Monday Night: Clear. Lows around 58.

Tuesday through Wednesday Night: Clear. Highs 82 to 90. Lows 54 to 60.

Thursday through Friday: Mostly clear. Highs 78 to 85. Lows 54 to 60.

Product Disclaimer

This river graphic is not intended to serve as a substitute for official flood watches, warnings, advisories, or statements issued by the NWS Sacramento Weather Forecast Office. Observations are preliminary and subject to change. River levels identified as "forecast" should be consistent with those contained in official NWS products. River levels identified as "guidance" have significant uncertainty due to future weather or reservoir regulation and are provided for planning purposes only.

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