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SACRAMENTO RIVER - COLUSA BRIDGE (CLUC1)
Latitude: 39.21º NLongitude: 122.00º WElevation: 70 Feet
Location: Colusa County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Upper SacramentoRiver Group: Upper Sacramento
Issuance Time: May 09, 2025 at 8:27 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: 63.0 FeetMinor Flood: 70.0 FeetModerate Flood: 72.0 FeetMajor Flood: 73.0 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
73.0 FeetStages above 73.0 feet result in major flooding of the area outside the levees. Top of levee.
67.2 FeetWater moves into parking lot and patio of RV Park located 0.7 miles downstream of gauge on left bank of river.
65.0 FeetWater impacts the parking lot of RV Park 4 miles downstream of gauge on left bank of river. RV Park is located inside the levee.
63.0 FeetMonitor Stage. The Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation Area begins to experience high water impacts.
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ016)
Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows 57 to 63. Southeast winds up to 10 mph.

Saturday: Sunny. Highs 89 to 95. Light winds becoming south up to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 60. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday: Sunny. Not as warm. Highs 77 to 82. South winds up to 15 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph increasing to 30 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear. A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows around 50. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Monday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs 62 to 70.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Lows around 49.

Tuesday and Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Highs 69 to 74. Lows around 50.

Wednesday and Wednesday Night: Clear. Highs 76 to 81. Lows around 52.

Thursday through Friday: Mostly clear. Highs 82 to 88. Lows around 55.