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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 26, 2024 at 7:37 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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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. Not as warm. Highs 82 to 88. Southeast winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.

Tonight: Clear. Lows 53 to 59. Southeast winds up to 10 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs 86 to 92. Southeast winds up to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Clear. Lows 54 to 62. Southeast winds up to 10 mph.

Monday: Sunny. Highs around 89. Southeast winds up to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Clear. Lows 57 to 63.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs around 90.

Tuesday Night through Thursday Night: Clear. Lows 59 to 69. Highs 90 to 100.

Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs 94 to 100.