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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: Jun 16, 2025 at 6:21 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)
Today: Sunny. Highs around 89. Southeast winds up to 10 mph.

Tonight: Clear. Lows 55 to 61. Southeast winds up to 10 mph.

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

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows 60 to 66. South winds up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs around 98. Light winds becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Clear. Lows 60 to 66.

juneteenth: Sunny. Highs around 93.

Thursday Night through Friday Night: Clear. Lows around 55. Highs 87 to 93.

Saturday and Saturday Night: Clear. Highs around 81. Lows around 56.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs around 86.