CNRFC - Hydrology - River Guidance - Graphical RVF

Location:

FEATHER RIVER - NICOLAUS (NCOC1)

Latitude: 38.89º N	Longitude: 121.60º W	Elevation: 32 Feet
Location: Sutter County in California		Bulletin Group: Lower Sacramento		River Group: Feather Yuba

Issuance Time:

Jan 18 2025 at 7:41 AM PST

Next Issuance:

Jan 19 2025 at 9:00 AM PST

Action/Monitor: 39.0 Feet

Minor Flood: 47.0 Feet

Moderate Flood: 48.0 Feet

Major Flood: 53.4 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*	--	39.52	Mar 21, 2023
2022*	--	27.55	Oct 25, 2021
2021*	--	18.30	Jan 29, 2021
2020*	--	22.29	Apr 6, 2020
2019*	--	38.94	Feb 27, 2019
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Nov 1931 to Present) - Ranked by Stage
1956	--	51.60	Dec 23, 1955
1965	--	51.55	Dec 23, 1964
1940	--	50.75	Mar 30, 1940
1997*	--	50.40	Jan 2, 1997
1986*	--	49.10	Feb 20, 1986
* Discharge affected by regulation or diversion
** Record flow since regulation by Oroville Dam began in 1967
*** Datum changed from NGVD29 to NAVD88 on 10/01/2016. The difference is -1.15 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
53.4 Feet	Stages above 53.4 feet result in flooding outside of the levees. Top of levee.

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ017)

Today: Areas of frost and patchy dense fog in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs around 56. Light winds.

Tonight: Clear. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows 32 to 42. Light winds. Gusts up to 25 mph after midnight.

Martin Luther King Jr Day: Areas of frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs 56 to 63. North winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.

Monday Night: Clear. Lows 31 to 38. North winds up to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Tuesday: Widespread frost in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs around 57. Light winds.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Areas of frost. Lows 30 to 38.

Wednesday: Sunny. Widespread frost. Highs 57 to 63.

Wednesday Night: Clear. Lows 33 to 42.

Thursday: Sunny. Areas of frost. Highs around 62.

Thursday Night through Friday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 34 to 44. Highs around 61.

Saturday: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Highs 54 to 60.

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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