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SACRAMENTO RIVER - BUTTE CITY (BTCC1)
Latitude: 39.46º NLongitude: 121.99º WElevation: 99 Feet
Location: Glenn County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Upper SacramentoRiver Group: Upper Sacramento
Issuance Time: Oct 11, 2024 at 7:26 AM PDT
Monitor Stage: 88.5 FeetFlood Stage: 97.0 FeetDanger Stage: 98.0 Feet
Please Note:Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty.
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Impacts - E19 Information
100.5 FeetStages above 100.5 feet result in major flooding. Top of levee.
97.0 FeetWater begins to flow into the orchards on the west bank of the river. Water is still contained inside the levees.
96.5 FeetWater begins to flow into the orchards on the west bank of the river. Water is still contained inside the levees.
89.9 FeetOverbank flow of the east bank begins upstream of the gage. Water flows into Butte Basin.
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ016)
Today: Mostly sunny. Highs around 82. Light winds becoming southeast around 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 59. Southeast winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs around 74. Light winds.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 59. Light winds.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs around 82. Light winds.

Sunday Night: Clear. Lows 50 to 60.

Columbus Day: Sunny. Highs 80 to 86.

Monday Night and Tuesday: Clear. Lows 52 to 60. Highs 80 to 86.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows 54 to 60.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs around 75.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows 48 to 56.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 72.