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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: Jul 11, 2025 at 7:56 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: 88.5 FeetMinor Flood: 97.0 FeetModerate Flood: 99.5 FeetMajor Flood: 100.5 Feet
Please Note:Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty.
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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: Sunny. Areas of smoke through the day. Highs 99 to 105. Light winds becoming south up to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Clear. Areas of smoke through the night. Lows 65 to 73. Southeast winds up to 10 mph.

Saturday: Sunny. Areas of smoke. Highs 98 to 104. Light winds becoming south up to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Areas of smoke in the evening. Clear. Lows 63 to 71. South winds up to 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs around 100. Southeast winds up to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Clear. Lows 62 to 72.

Monday: Sunny. Highs around 101.

Monday Night through Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows 58 to 68. Highs 95 to 101.

Wednesday through Thursday: Clear. Highs around 92. Lows 57 to 65.