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SACRAMENTO RIVER - ORD FERRY (ORFC1)
Latitude: 39.63º NLongitude: 122.00º WElevation: 115 Feet
Location: Glenn County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Upper SacramentoRiver Group: Upper Sacramento
Issuance Time: May 08, 2024 at 9:00 AM PDT
Monitor Stage: 110.0 FeetFlood Stage: 114.0 FeetDanger Stage: 122.5 Feet
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110.3 FeetHead cuts in 3BS Silt Weir start overflow into Butte Basin, flooding dips on Ord Ferry Road west of River Road. Persistent flows at or above this level increase flooding in Butte Basin. Ord Ferry Road and additional roads in Glenn and Colusa Counties are closed due to flooding.
113.8 FeetDesignated flood stage. Design overflow level for M&T, 3BS and Goose Lake Flood Control facilities to divert flood flows into Butte Basin. M&T overflows closing River Road from Ord Ferry Road to Chico River Road. Ord Ferry Road is already closed.
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ016)
Tonight: Clear, breezy. Lows 54 to 60. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph and except north 10 to 30 mph west of the sacramento river. West of the sacramento river, gusts up to 35 mph increasing to 45 mph after midnight.

Thursday: Sunny, breezy. Highs 83 to 89. North winds 10 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph decreasing to 30 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Clear. Lows 57 to 63. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

Friday: Sunny. Highs 88 to 93. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night: Clear. Lows around 59. Northwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny. Highs 88 to 95.

Saturday Night: Clear. Lows around 60.

Sunday through Wednesday: Clear. Highs 87 to 97. Lows 56 to 63.