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BUTTE CREEK - CHICO (BKCC1)
Latitude: 39.73º NLongitude: 121.71º WElevation: 341 FeetForecast Type: Unofficial Location
Location: Butte County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Upper SacramentoRiver Group: Upper Sacramento
Issuance Time: Apr 12 2026 at 7:59 AM PDTNext Issuance: Apr 13 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: N/A Minor Flood: N/A Moderate Flood: N/A Major Flood: N/A


# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: Butte Creek - Chico (BKCC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  04/12/2026 at 08:01 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  04/12/2026 at 03:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       2.45 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        1014 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     04/12/2026 at 10:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       2.62 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        1132 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/07/2026 08 AM PDT            1.10            279                Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 09 AM PDT            1.11            283         +      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 10 AM PDT            1.11            283         0      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 11 AM PDT            1.11            283         0      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 12 PM PDT            1.11            283         0      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 01 PM PDT            1.11            283         0      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 02 PM PDT            1.12            287         +      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 03 PM PDT            1.11            283         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 04 PM PDT            1.12            287         +      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 05 PM PDT            1.11            283         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 06 PM PDT            1.11            283         0      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 07 PM PDT            1.05            259         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 08 PM PDT            1.08            271         +      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 09 PM PDT            1.14            295         +      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 10 PM PDT            1.12            287         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 11 PM PDT            1.11            283         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 12 AM PDT            1.10            279         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 01 AM PDT            1.10            279         0      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 02 AM PDT            1.09            275         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 03 AM PDT            1.08            271         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 04 AM PDT            1.09            275         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 05 AM PDT            1.08            271         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 06 AM PDT            1.08            271         0      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 07 AM PDT            1.08            271         0      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 08 AM PDT            1.08            271         0      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 09 AM PDT            1.07            267         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 10 AM PDT            1.08            271         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 11 AM PDT            1.09            275         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 12 PM PDT            1.09            275         0      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 01 PM PDT            1.09            275         0      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 02 PM PDT            1.08            271         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 03 PM PDT            1.09            275         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 04 PM PDT            1.08            271         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 05 PM PDT            1.09            275         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 06 PM PDT            1.08            271         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 07 PM PDT            1.08            271         0      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 08 PM PDT            1.08            271         0      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 09 PM PDT            1.08            271         0      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 10 PM PDT            1.08            271         0      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 11 PM PDT            1.08            271         0      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 12 AM PDT            1.08            271         0      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 01 AM PDT            1.08            271         0      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 02 AM PDT            1.07            267         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 03 AM PDT            1.07            267         0      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 04 AM PDT            1.07            267         0      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 05 AM PDT            1.07            267         0      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 06 AM PDT            1.06            263         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 07 AM PDT            1.07            267         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 08 AM PDT            1.07            267         0      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 09 AM PDT            1.08            271         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 10 AM PDT            1.08            271         0      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 11 AM PDT            1.07            267         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 12 PM PDT            1.08            271         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 01 PM PDT            1.08            271         0      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 02 PM PDT            1.07            267         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 03 PM PDT            1.07            267         0      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 04 PM PDT            1.06            263         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 05 PM PDT            1.07            267         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 06 PM PDT            1.07            267         0      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 07 PM PDT            1.07            267         0      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 08 PM PDT            1.06            263         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 09 PM PDT            1.06            263         0      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 10 PM PDT            1.06            263         0      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 11 PM PDT            1.06            263         0      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 12 AM PDT            1.06            263         0      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 01 AM PDT            1.06            263         0      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 02 AM PDT            1.06            263         0      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 03 AM PDT            1.06            263         0      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 04 AM PDT            1.06            263         0      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 05 AM PDT            1.06            263         0      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 06 AM PDT            1.07            267         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 07 AM PDT            1.06            263         -      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 08 AM PDT            1.06            263         0      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 09 AM PDT            1.07            267         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 10 AM PDT            1.07            267         0      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 11 AM PDT            1.07            267         0      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 12 PM PDT            1.08            271         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 01 PM PDT            1.10            279         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 02 PM PDT            1.11            283         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 03 PM PDT            1.12            287         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 04 PM PDT            1.14            295         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 05 PM PDT            1.15            299         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 06 PM PDT            1.16            303         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 07 PM PDT            1.16            303         0      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 08 PM PDT            1.17            307         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 09 PM PDT            1.20            320         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 10 PM PDT            1.21            324         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 11 PM PDT            1.21            324         0      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 12 AM PDT            1.22            328         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 01 AM PDT            1.23            332         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 02 AM PDT            1.26            345         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 03 AM PDT            1.27            350         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 04 AM PDT            1.28            354         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 05 AM PDT            1.30            363         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 06 AM PDT            1.32            372         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 07 AM PDT            1.34            381         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 08 AM PDT            1.34            381         0      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 09 AM PDT            1.35            385         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 10 AM PDT            1.36            390         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 11 AM PDT            1.37            395         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 12 PM PDT            1.39            404         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 01 PM PDT            1.41            413         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 02 PM PDT            1.46            437         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 03 PM PDT            1.47            442         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 04 PM PDT            1.48            447         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 05 PM PDT            1.49            451         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 06 PM PDT            1.52            466         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 07 PM PDT            1.63            522         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 08 PM PDT            1.68            548         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 09 PM PDT            1.81            618         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 10 PM PDT            1.86            646         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 11 PM PDT            1.94            692         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 12 AM PDT            2.08            775         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 01 AM PDT            2.30            914         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 02 AM PDT            2.45           1014         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 03 AM PDT            2.45           1014         0      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 04 AM PDT            2.42            993         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 05 AM PDT            2.38            966         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 06 AM PDT            2.32            927         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 07 AM PDT            2.24            875         -      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/12/2026 08 AM PDT            2.21            856                Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 09 AM PDT            2.15            818         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 10 AM PDT            2.09            781         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 11 AM PDT            2.08            775         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 12 PM PDT            2.11            793         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 01 PM PDT            2.17            830         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 02 PM PDT            2.24            875         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 03 PM PDT            2.31            920         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 04 PM PDT            2.37            960         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 05 PM PDT            2.42            993         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 06 PM PDT            2.46           1020         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 07 PM PDT            2.51           1055         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 08 PM PDT            2.56           1090         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 09 PM PDT            2.60           1118         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 10 PM PDT            2.62           1132         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 11 PM PDT            2.62           1132         0      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 12 AM PDT            2.59           1111         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 01 AM PDT            2.51           1055         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 02 AM PDT            2.40            980         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 03 AM PDT            2.29            907         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 04 AM PDT            2.23            868         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 05 AM PDT            2.18            837         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 06 AM PDT            2.12            799         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 07 AM PDT            2.07            769         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 08 AM PDT            2.01            733         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 09 AM PDT            1.95            697         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 10 AM PDT            1.90            669         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 11 AM PDT            1.86            646         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 12 PM PDT            1.83            629         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 01 PM PDT            1.80            612         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 02 PM PDT            1.78            601         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 03 PM PDT            1.77            596         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 04 PM PDT            1.76            590         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 05 PM PDT            1.75            585         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 06 PM PDT            1.74            580         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 07 PM PDT            1.74            580         0      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 08 PM PDT            1.72            569         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 09 PM PDT            1.70            558         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 10 PM PDT            1.69            553         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 11 PM PDT            1.68            548         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 12 AM PDT            1.67            542         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 01 AM PDT            1.66            537         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 02 AM PDT            1.65            532         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 03 AM PDT            1.64            527         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 04 AM PDT            1.63            522         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 05 AM PDT            1.62            516         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 06 AM PDT            1.62            516         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 07 AM PDT            1.61            511         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 08 AM PDT            1.60            506         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 09 AM PDT            1.60            506         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 10 AM PDT            1.59            501         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 11 AM PDT            1.59            501         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 12 PM PDT            1.58            496         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 01 PM PDT            1.58            496         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 02 PM PDT            1.58            496         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 03 PM PDT            1.57            491         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 04 PM PDT            1.57            491         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 05 PM PDT            1.56            486         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 06 PM PDT            1.56            486         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 07 PM PDT            1.55            481         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 08 PM PDT            1.55            481         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 09 PM PDT            1.54            476         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 10 PM PDT            1.54            476         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 11 PM PDT            1.53            471         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 12 AM PDT            1.53            471         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 01 AM PDT            1.52            466         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 02 AM PDT            1.52            466         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 03 AM PDT            1.51            461         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 04 AM PDT            1.51            461         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 05 AM PDT            1.51            461         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 06 AM PDT            1.50            456         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 07 AM PDT            1.50            456         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 08 AM PDT            1.49            451         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 09 AM PDT            1.49            451         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 10 AM PDT            1.49            451         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 11 AM PDT            1.48            447         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 12 PM PDT            1.48            447         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 01 PM PDT            1.48            447         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 02 PM PDT            1.47            442         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 03 PM PDT            1.47            442         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 04 PM PDT            1.47            442         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 05 PM PDT            1.46            437         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 06 PM PDT            1.46            437         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 07 PM PDT            1.46            437         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 08 PM PDT            1.45            432         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 09 PM PDT            1.45            432         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 10 PM PDT            1.45            432         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 11 PM PDT            1.44            427         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 12 AM PDT            1.44            427         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 01 AM PDT            1.44            427         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 02 AM PDT            1.44            427         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 03 AM PDT            1.45            432         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 04 AM PDT            1.45            432         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 05 AM PDT            1.46            437         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 06 AM PDT            1.47            442         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 07 AM PDT            1.47            442         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 08 AM PDT            1.48            447         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 09 AM PDT            1.49            451         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 10 AM PDT            1.49            451         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 11 AM PDT            1.50            456         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 12 PM PDT            1.50            456         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 01 PM PDT            1.50            456         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 02 PM PDT            1.50            456         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 03 PM PDT            1.50            456         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 04 PM PDT            1.50            456         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 05 PM PDT            1.49            451         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 06 PM PDT            1.49            451         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 07 PM PDT            1.49            451         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 08 PM PDT            1.48            447         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 09 PM PDT            1.48            447         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 10 PM PDT            1.48            447         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 11 PM PDT            1.47            442         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 12 AM PDT            1.47            442         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 01 AM PDT            1.47            442         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 02 AM PDT            1.46            437         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 03 AM PDT            1.46            437         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 04 AM PDT            1.46            437         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 05 AM PDT            1.45            432         -      Not Applicable
#
# NOTE 1: Stages are rounded to the nearest hundredth (.01) of a foot.
# NOTE 2: Flows are rounded to the nearest (1) cfs.
# NOTE 3: Trends are determined using hourly change in unrounded stage and flow.
# NOTE 4: Maximum Values are determined using unrounded stage and flow.