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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: Jul 09, 2025 at 7:33 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: Clear. Lows 61 to 71. Light winds.

Thursday: Sunny. Areas of smoke. Highs around 101. Northwest winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.

Thursday Night: Clear. Areas of smoke after midnight. Lows 66 to 74. West winds up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Friday: Sunny. Highs around 102. Light winds becoming southwest up to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Clear. Lows 66 to 74. Southeast winds up to 10 mph.

Saturday: Sunny. Highs 98 to 104.

Saturday Night: Clear. Lows 63 to 71.

Sunday through Wednesday: Clear. Highs 96 to 103. Lows 60 to 70.