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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: Jul 13, 2025 at 8:52 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: Sunny. Areas of smoke in the afternoon. Highs 99 to 107. Light winds becoming south up to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Areas of smoke in the evening. Clear. Lows 68 to 76. South winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.

Monday: Sunny. Highs 101 to 107. Light winds becoming south around 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Clear. Lows 67 to 75. South winds up to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs 95 to 101. South winds up to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows 62 to 70.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 92 to 98.

Wednesday Night through Saturday: Clear. Lows 60 to 69. Highs 92 to 100.