CNRFC - Hydrology - River Guidance - Graphical RVF

Location:

SACRAMENTO RIVER - BUTTE CITY (BTCC1)

Latitude: 39.46º N	Longitude: 121.99º W	Elevation: 99 Feet
Location: Glenn County in California		Bulletin Group: Upper Sacramento		River Group: Upper Sacramento

Issuance Time:

Jan 18 2025 at 7:27 AM PST

Next Issuance:

Jan 19 2025 at 9:00 AM PST

Action/Monitor: 88.5 Feet

Minor Flood: 97.0 Feet

Moderate Flood: 99.5 Feet

Major Flood: 100.5 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 California Department of Water Resources. View California Department of Water Resources Data for this station location.

Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year	Peak Discharge (cfs)	Stage (feet)	Date
Most Recent 5 Years
2023*	109,100	90.90	Mar 16, 2023
2022*	37,200	79.48	Oct 25, 2021
2021*	12,100	71.53	Jan 30, 2021
2020*	27,500	75.28	Jan 27, 2020
2019*	91,200	90.76	Feb 28, 2019
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Apr 1921 to Present) - Ranked by Flow
1942	170,000**	96.87	Feb 07, 1942
1958*	160,000***	96.70	Feb 20, 1958
1983*	157,000	95.89	Mar 02, 1983
1941	151,000	95.17	Feb 12, 1941
1998*	--	95.15	Feb 04, 1998
* Discharge affected by regulation or diversion
** Peak of record prior to construction of Shasta Dam
*** Peak of record after to construction of Shasta Dam
**** Datum changed from USED to NAVD88 on 10/01/2019. The difference is -0.5 ft and must be applied to all data before date to convert to NAVD88

Location Photographs
Upstream Photo	Gage House Photo	Downstream Photo

ESRI™ Locator Map

Flood Impacts
100.5 Feet	Stages above 100.5 feet result in major flooding. Top of levee.
97.0 Feet	Water begins to flow into the orchards on the west bank of the river. Water is still contained inside the levees.
96.5 Feet	Water begins to flow into the orchards on the west bank of the river. Water is still contained inside the levees.
89.9 Feet	Overbank flow of the east bank begins upstream of the gage. Water flows into Butte Basin.

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ016)

Today: Areas of frost and patchy dense fog in the morning. Sunny. Highs around 57. Light winds.

Tonight: Clear. Lows 36 to 42. North winds up to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph after midnight.

Martin Luther King Jr Day: Sunny. Highs around 59. North winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Monday Night: Clear. Lows 31 to 38. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 57. Light winds.

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows 32 to 40.

Wednesday: Sunny. Areas of frost. Highs 59 to 67.

Wednesday Night and Thursday: Clear. Lows 35 to 43. Highs around 63.

Thursday Night through Friday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 35 to 43. Highs around 61.

Saturday: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Highs around 57.

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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