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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 04, 2025 at 8:12 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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Flood Impacts
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. Highs around 86. Southeast winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.

Tonight: Clear. Lows 53 to 59. Southeast winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.

Saturday: Sunny. Highs around 89. Light winds.

Saturday Night: Clear. Lows 55 to 63. Southeast winds up to 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs around 93. Light winds becoming south up to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Clear. Lows 58 to 66.

Monday: Sunny. Highs around 94.

Monday Night through Wednesday: Clear. Lows 58 to 64. Highs around 94.

Wednesday Night and Thursday: Clear. Lows 62 to 70. Highs 95 to 101.