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SACRAMENTO RIVER - BUTTE CITY (BTCC1)

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

Issuance Time:

Mar 22 2023 at 2:39 PM PDT

Next Issuance:

Mar 23 2023 at 9:00 AM PDT

Monitor Stage: 88.5 Feet

Flood Stage: 97.0 Feet

Danger Stage: 98.0 Feet

Plot Type:

Observed Data Credit
	Raw streamflow data is provided by the California Department of Water Resources. View CA DWR Data for this station location.

Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year	Peak Discharge (cfs)	Stage (feet)	Date
Most Recent 5 Years
2021*	12,100	71.53	Jan 30, 2021
2020*	27,500	75.28	Jan 27, 2020
2019*	91,200	90.76	Feb 28, 2019
2018*	47,500	82.12	Apr 8, 2018
2017*	98,900	92.47	Feb 19, 2017
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

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ016)

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers until early morning, then a chance of rain showers late in the night. Lows 41 to 47. Southeast winds up to 10 mph.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs 56 to 62. Southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the south around 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows around 35. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. Gusts up to 25 mph.

Friday: Areas of frost in the morning. Partly cloudy. Highs 54 to 59. Northwest winds up to 15 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 36. Northwest winds around 10 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 58.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 34.

Sunday: Mostly sunny. Areas of frost. Highs around 57.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows around 39.

Monday through Tuesday: Rain showers likely. Breezy. Highs 50 to 57. Lows around 41.

Tuesday Night and Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows around 40. Highs 50 to 58.

Impacts - E19 Information
89.9 Feet	Overbank flow of the east bank begins upstream of the gage. Water flows into Butte Basin.
96.5 Feet	Water begins to flow into the orchards on the west bank of the river. Water is still contained inside the levees.
100.5 Feet	Stages above 100.5 feet result in major flooding. Top of levee.

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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