CNRFC - Hydrology - River Guidance - Graphical RVF

Location:

SACRAMENTO RIVER - BEND BRIDGE (BDBC1)

Latitude: 40.29º N	Longitude: 122.19º W	Elevation: 286 Feet
Location: Tehama County in California		Bulletin Group: Upper Sacramento		River Group: Upper Sacramento

Issuance Time:

Jan 24 2025 at 1:00 PM PST

Next Issuance:

Jan 25 2025 at 9:00 AM PST

Action/Monitor: 22.0 Feet

Minor Flood: 27.0 Feet

Moderate Flood: 29.5 Feet

Major Flood: 31.0 Feet

Plot Type:

Please Note: Each individual timeseries plotted on the graphical river forecast can be toggled on and off by clicking the legend entry above. If the "Observed (Raw Data)" contains bad data and is toggled off, the plot will scale to the remaining timeseries.

Observed Data Credit
	Raw streamflow data is provided by the US Geological Survey (USGS). View US Geological Survey (USGS) Data for this station location.

Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year	Peak Discharge (cfs)	Stage (feet)	Date
Most Recent 5 Years
2023*	115,000	29.53	Mar 15, 2023
2022*	36,800	14.74	Oct 24, 2021
2021*	13,500	5.68	Feb 2, 2021
2020*	27,000	11.98	Dec 7, 2019
2019*	91,000	26.22	Feb 27, 2019
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Completion of Shasta Dam (1943) to Present) - Ranked by Flow
1964*	170,000	28.15**	Feb 22, 1964
1970*	157,000	36.60***	Jan 24, 1970
1958*	139,000	24.98**	Feb 19,1958
1986*	134,000	32.84	Feb 17, 1986
1997*	121,000	30.62	Jan 01, 1997
2023*	115,000	29.53	Mar 15, 2023
* Discharge affected to unknown degree by regulation or diversion
** Gage located downstream of current location. Gage was later moved upstream due to backwater effects of Red Bluff Diversion Dam.
*** Peak Stage of Record at current gage location.

Location Photographs
Upstream Photo	Gage House Photo	Downstream Photo

ESRI™ Locator Map

Flood Impacts
29.5 Feet	Adobe Road at Surrey Village is flooded and closed. Approximately 200 homes are isolated. Homes begin to flood along Fisher Road on the east side of the river.
27.0 Feet	Overflow of the east bank begins upstream of gage.

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ015)

Tonight: Clear, breezy. Lows around 40. North winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph increasing to 10 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, windy. Highs 51 to 57. North winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows around 38. North winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs around 57. North winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Sunday Night: Clear. Lows 36 to 42. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph increasing to 35 mph after midnight.

Monday: Sunny. Highs around 61.

Monday Night: Clear. Lows 32 to 38.

Tuesday and Tuesday Night: Clear. Highs around 58. Lows 32 to 38.

Wednesday: Sunny. Areas of frost. Highs around 58.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 35 to 40.

Thursday and Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs around 54. Lows 35 to 41.

Friday: Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Highs around 55.

Product Disclaimer

This river graphic is not intended to serve as a substitute for official flood watches, warnings, advisories, or statements issued by the NWS Sacramento Weather Forecast Office. Observations are preliminary and subject to change. River levels identified as "forecast" should be consistent with those contained in official NWS products. River levels identified as "guidance" have significant uncertainty due to future weather or reservoir regulation and are provided for planning purposes only.

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