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:

Dec 09 2023 at 8:24 AM PST

Next Issuance:

Dec 10 2023 at 9:00 AM PST

Monitor Stage: 88.5 Feet

Flood Stage: 97.0 Feet

Danger Stage: 98.0 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 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
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
2018*	47,500	82.12	Apr 8, 2018
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

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.

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ016)

Today: Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs around 57. Light winds.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows 34 to 44. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.

Monday: Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs 59 to 66. Northwest winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.

Monday Night: Clear. Lows 35 to 45. North winds up to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Patchy frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs around 64. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows 34 to 44.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 61.

Wednesday Night through Friday: Mostly cloudy. Lows 35 to 45. Highs around 61.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 35 to 44.

Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 62.

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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