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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:

May 08 2025 at 8:08 AM PDT

Next Issuance:

May 09 2025 at 9:00 AM PDT

Action/Monitor: 22.0 Feet

Minor Flood: 27.0 Feet

Moderate Flood: 29.5 Feet

Major Flood: 31.0 Feet

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Please Note:
1) 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.

2) At extremely low river flows, the "Observed (Raw Data)" may show readings below the lower end of the available rating table, while the "Observed (Simulated)" will only show values at the bottom of the rating table, creating a potential discrepancy between the two readings.

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
2024*	66,000	21.37	Feb 5, 2024
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
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)

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 88 to 93. Light winds becoming south up to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 61. Southwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the northwest up to 10 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 20 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs 77 to 83. South winds up to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Cooler. Lows 47 to 53.

Monday: Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cooler. Highs 60 to 67.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows around 47.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Highs around 70.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 49.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs around 77.

Wednesday Night and Thursday: Mostly clear. Lows around 53. Highs 77 to 85.

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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