CNRFC - Hydrology - River Guidance - Graphical RVF

Location:

FEATHER RIVER - GRIDLEY (GRIC1)

Latitude: 39.37º N	Longitude: 121.65º W	Elevation: 92 Feet
Location: Butte County in California		Bulletin Group: Lower Sacramento		River Group: Feather Yuba

Issuance Time:

Nov 29 2023 at 7:46 AM PST

Next Issuance:

Nov 29 2023 at 3:00 PM PST

Monitor Stage: 94.0 Feet

Flood Stage: 103.0 Feet

Danger Stage: 104.0 Feet

Plot Type:

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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*	6,200	75.47	Mar 9, 2022
2021*	3,310	73.81	Jul 2, 2021
2020*	9,540	76.16	Oct 2, 2019
2019*	24,900	82.90	Apr 7, 2019
2018*	14,200	79.49	Apr 7, 2018
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Mar 1929 to Present) - Ranked by Flow
1956	--	102.25**	Dec 23, 1955
1986*	--	100.06	Feb 19, 1986
1997*	--	98.83	Jan 2, 1997
2017*	129,000	96.37	Feb 14, 2017
1995*	89,434	94.66	Mar 12, 1995
2006*	76,964	91.97	Jan 3, 2006
* Discharge affected by regulation or diversion
** Peak stage before regulation by Oroville Dam began in 1967 (also old datum)
*** Datum difference is -2.9 ft and must be applied to data to convert from NGVD29 to NAVD88
**** Datum changed from USED to NAVD88 on 10/01/2019. The difference is -0.7 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
95.3 Feet	Overflow of the east bank begins east of Gridley. This water flows into orchards.
97.5 Feet	General overflow of the east bank south of the gage to near Highway 70 occurs. This floods extensive areas of farm land.
99.3 Feet	Water flows over Highway 70 south of East Gridley Road.
101.6 Feet	East bank overflows from Hamilton Bend to Four Corners and to near Highway 40.
106.5 Feet	Stages above 106.5 feet result in flooding outside the levees. Top of levee.

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ016)

Today: Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs around 61. Northwest winds around 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows 34 to 44. Light winds.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs around 58. Light winds becoming south up to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows 31 to 39. West winds around 10 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight.

Friday: Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. A slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs around 56. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows 37 to 45.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs 52 to 58.

Saturday Night and Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows 42 to 48. Highs around 56.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Lows 42 to 48.

Monday: Mostly cloudy. Highs around 62.

Monday Night and Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Lows 41 to 47. 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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