CNRFC - Hydrology - River Guidance - Graphical RVF

Location:

FEATHER RIVER - YUBA CITY (YUBC1)

Latitude: 39.14º N	Longitude: 121.60º W	Elevation: 80 Feet
Location: Sutter County in California		Bulletin Group: Lower Sacramento		River Group: Feather Yuba

Issuance Time:

Oct 07 2024 at 7:24 AM PDT

Next Issuance:

Oct 08 2024 at 9:00 AM PDT

Monitor Stage: 64.0 Feet

Flood Stage: 79.5 Feet

Danger Stage: 80.5 Feet

Please Note:

Real-time raw observations are currently unavailable due to vandalism to the stream gauge.

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
2023*	34,600	53.21	Mar 20, 2023
2022*	9,770	43.08	Oct 25, 2021
2021*	5,070	36.40	Oct 10, 2020
2020*	1,860	37.81	Dec 5, 2019
2019*	25,400	51.17	Feb 27, 2019
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Oct 1943 to Present) - Ranked by Flow
1997*	376,000**	78.23	Jan 02, 1997
1965*	319,000	76.42	Dec 23, 1964
1986*	316,000	76.30	Feb 20, 1986
1963*	257,200	74.20	Feb 01, 1963
* Discharge affected by regulation or diversion
** Discharge includes 160,000 cfs release from Oroville Dam
*** Datum changed from USED to NAVD88 on 10/01/2019. The difference is -0.8 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
82.7 Feet	Stages above 82.7 feet result in flooding outside the levees. Top of levee.
65.2 Feet	Simpson Lane floods due to backed up water from the Feather River.
64.2 Feet	Honcut Creek threatens to flood local lands and roads.
59.2 Feet	Two semi-permanent campgrounds inside the levee at Yuba City boat dock and Live Oak Park have historically been evacuated.
57.2 Feet	The lowest elevation ponds of the city waste water treatment plant inside the west levee are inundated.

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ016)

Today: Sunny. Highs around 96. Northwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.

Tonight: Clear, cooler. Lows 54 to 64. Light winds.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 87. Light winds.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows 55 to 65. Light winds.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy. Highs around 84. Light winds.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 61.

Friday: Partly cloudy. Highs around 81.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Lows 53 to 61.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs around 75.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Lows 51 to 59.

Sunday through Columbus Day: Clear. Highs around 81. Lows 51 to 59.

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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