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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: Jun 16, 2025 at 6:21 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. Highs 87 to 93. Southeast winds up to 10 mph.

Tonight: Clear. Lows around 60. West winds up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs 92 to 98. Light winds.

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows 63 to 68. Southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 96 to 102. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Clear. Lows around 65.

juneteenth: Sunny. Highs 91 to 97.

Thursday Night and Friday: Clear. Lows around 59. Highs 87 to 97.

Friday Night through Sunday: Clear. Lows around 55. Highs 81 to 90.