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SACRAMENTO RIVER - VINA WOODSON BRIDGE (VWBC1)

Latitude: 39.91º N	Longitude: 122.09º W	Elevation: 185 Feet
Location: Tehama 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: 180.0 Feet

Flood Stage: 183.0 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*	13,200	168.77	Feb 3, 2021
2020*	28,300	172.24	Jan 26, 2020
2019*	126,000	186.40	Feb 27, 2019
2018*	62,900	178.62	Apr 7, 2018
2017*	144,200	188.17	Feb 18, 2017
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Jan 1945 to Present)** - Ranked by Flow
1970*	--	191.50***	Jan 24, 1970
1983*	177,800	191.27***	Mar 1, 1983
1963*	--	190.94***	Dec 23, 1964
1974*	157,000	190.36***	Jan 16, 1974
1995*	--	189.62	Jan 10, 1995
* Discharge affected by regulation or diversion
** Flood flows measured by staff gauge back to 1900
*** Old Datum. The difference is -3.0 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 -0.1 ft and must be applied to all data before date to convert to NAVD88

Location Photographs
Upstream Photo	Gage House Photo	Downstream Photo

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Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ015)

Today: Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs 53 to 58. Southeast winds up to 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows 39 to 45. South winds up to 10 mph.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs 54 to 60. West winds up to 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers in the evening, then clear after midnight. Areas of frost after midnight. Colder. Lows 30 to 36. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Friday: Widespread frost in the morning. Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs 52 to 58. Northwest winds up to 15 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 31 to 36.

Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs 53 to 58.

Saturday Night and Sunday: Mostly clear. Lows 29 to 34. Highs 53 to 58.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows around 38.

Monday through Tuesday: Rain showers likely. Highs 48 to 55. Lows 38 to 44.

Impacts - E19 Information
183.9 Feet	Woodson Bridge Park is closed due to flooding. Water is up to the top steps of the recreation center at Woodson Bridge RV Park and spaces 15-33 begin to take on water on the east bank of the river.
184.9 Feet	South Avenue start to flood east of the river.
185.9 Feet	South Avenue is flooded and closed. The Woodson Bridge RV Park office and spaces 1-14, 34-52, and 62-72 start to flood.
188.9 Feet	Water leaves the established river channel and floods low lying areas along the Sacramento River. Woodson Bridge RV Park is completely impacted and closed.
189.9 Feet	Extensive flooding is occuring. The Corning to Vina Road (South Avenue) is closed due to flooding. Water pools in orchards and on agricultural land on the east flood plain along the road. Woodson Bridge Park and the Driftwood RV Fishing Resort are flooded.

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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