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FEATHER RIVER - NICOLAUS (NCOC1)
Latitude: 38.89º NLongitude: 121.60º WElevation: 32 Feet
Location: Sutter County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Lower SacramentoRiver Group: Lower Sacramento
Issuance Time: May 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: 39.0 FeetMinor Flood: 47.0 FeetModerate Flood: 48.0 FeetMajor Flood: 53.4 Feet
Please Note:Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty.
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53.4 FeetStages above 53.4 feet result in flooding outside of the levees. Top of levee.
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ017)
Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 58. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday: Sunny. Not as warm. Highs 71 to 81. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear. A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows around 49. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.

Monday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers. Highs 63 to 70. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 48. Southwest winds up to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs 69 to 76.

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows around 50.

Wednesday and Wednesday Night: Clear. Highs 75 to 82. Lows 50 to 56.

Thursday: Sunny. Highs 81 to 87.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 53 to 59.

Friday: Partly cloudy. Highs 81 to 89.

Friday Night and Saturday: Mostly clear. Lows 53 to 58. Highs 81 to 89.