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PIT RIVER - CANBY (CNBC1)
Latitude: 41.41º NLongitude: 120.93º WElevation: 4266 Feet
Location: Modoc County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Upper SacramentoRiver Group: Upper Sacramento
Issuance Time: Jun 15, 2025 at 8:02 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: 7.5 FeetMinor Flood: 8.5 FeetModerate Flood: 9.0 FeetMajor Flood: 10.0 Feet
Please Note:Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty.
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15.0 FeetRecord flood stage - expect disastrous flooding throughout southwest Modoc and northwest Lassen counties. 13000 cfs
13.0 FeetExpect disastrous flooding throughout southwest Modoc and northwest Lassen counties. 9300 cfs
11.0 FeetExpect major flooding in Canby and Lookout in southwest Modoc county and northwest Lassen county. 6600 cfs
10.0 FeetExpect major flooding in Bieber, Nubieber, and throughout northwest Lassen county 5400 cfs
9.5 FeetExpect significant flooding in southwest Modoc and northwest Lassen counties. 4900 cfs
9.0 FeetExpect moderate flooding in Canby and Lookout in Modoc County and Bieber and Nubieber in Lassen County 4300 cfs
8.5 FeetFlood stage - Expect minor flooding in Canby Lookout Bieber and Nubieber California and throughout southwest Modoc and northwest Lassen Counties. 4300 CFS
7.5 FeetExpect minor lowland flooding from Canby in Modoc County down to Beiber and throughout northwest Lassen County 2900 CFS
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ085)
Tonight: Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy late This Evening then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

Monday: Partly cloudy. A 10 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday through Thursday Night: Clear. Highs in the lower 80s to lower 90s. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.

Friday: Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 70s.

Friday Night through Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s.

Sunday: Sunny, warmer. Highs in the lower to mid 70s.