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SACRAMENTO RIVER - RED BLUFF (RDBC1)
Latitude: 40.15º NLongitude: 122.20º WElevation: 231 Feet
Location: Tehama County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Upper SacramentoRiver Group: Upper Sacramento
Issuance Time: May 09, 2025 at 8:27 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: 252.5 FeetMinor Flood: 255.5 FeetModerate Flood: 257.6 FeetMajor Flood: 261.6 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
259.6 FeetExtensive flooding problems begin to happen in low lying areas of Red Bluff.
257.6 FeetWater starts into the houses on Mary Lane, Howell Street and surrounding streets.
256.9 FeetTrailer Park just south of Antelope Avenue (SR-36) bridge on left bank of river starts to take on water. Water is up to the parking lot at city park on right bank of river. High water in Paynes Creek Slough closes Belle Mill Road at Kaer Avenue.
256.6 FeetOverflow of east bank of river downstream of gage begins. Housing development in the area is threatened.
248.6 FeetThe river starts to flow eastward into sand slough on the left bank upstream of the gage.
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ015)
Today: Mostly sunny. Highs around 91. Light winds becoming south up to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows 57 to 63. South winds up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs 87 to 93. Light winds becoming south around 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 54 to 59. Southwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the northwest up to 10 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 20 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs 76 to 82. South winds up to 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows around 49.

Monday: Rain showers likely. Cooler. Highs 60 to 67.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 48.

Tuesday and Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Highs 69 to 74. Lows around 49.

Wednesday and Wednesday Night: Clear. Highs 75 to 81. Lows around 51.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs 81 to 86.