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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: Mar 13 2026 at 12:59 PM PDTNext Issuance: Mar 14 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:  03/13/2026 at 01:01 PM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  03/09/2026 at 05:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       2.01 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        733 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     03/13/2026 at 01:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       1.76 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        590 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/08/2026 01 PM PDT            2.01            733                Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 02 PM PDT            2.01            733         0      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 03 PM PDT            2.00            727         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 04 PM PDT            2.01            733         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 05 PM PDT            1.98            715         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 06 PM PDT            1.98            715         0      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 07 PM PDT            1.97            709         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 08 PM PDT            1.99            721         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 09 PM PDT            1.97            709         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 10 PM PDT            1.95            697         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 11 PM PDT            1.96            703         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 12 AM PDT            1.96            703         0      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 01 AM PDT            1.97            709         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 02 AM PDT            1.98            715         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 03 AM PDT            1.97            709         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 04 AM PDT            1.98            715         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 05 AM PDT            2.01            733         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 06 AM PDT            2.00            727         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 07 AM PDT            2.00            727         0      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 08 AM PDT            2.00            727         0      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 09 AM PDT            1.97            709         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 10 AM PDT            1.99            721         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 11 AM PDT            1.99            721         0      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 12 PM PDT            1.96            703         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 01 PM PDT            1.97            709         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 02 PM PDT            1.97            709         0      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 03 PM PDT            1.94            692         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 04 PM PDT            1.95            697         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 05 PM PDT            1.95            697         0      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 06 PM PDT            1.94            692         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 07 PM PDT            1.92            680         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 08 PM PDT            1.93            686         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 09 PM PDT            1.93            686         0      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 10 PM PDT            1.91            674         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 11 PM PDT            1.93            686         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 12 AM PDT            1.89            663         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 01 AM PDT            1.91            674         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 02 AM PDT            1.90            669         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 03 AM PDT            1.90            669         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 04 AM PDT            1.91            674         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 05 AM PDT            1.92            680         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 06 AM PDT            1.93            686         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 07 AM PDT            1.94            692         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 08 AM PDT            1.93            686         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 09 AM PDT            1.91            674         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 10 AM PDT            1.91            674         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 11 AM PDT            1.91            674         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 12 PM PDT            1.91            674         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 01 PM PDT            1.91            674         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 02 PM PDT            1.90            669         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 03 PM PDT            1.89            663         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 04 PM PDT            1.91            674         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 05 PM PDT            1.88            657         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 06 PM PDT            1.89            663         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 07 PM PDT            1.87            651         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 08 PM PDT            1.87            651         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 09 PM PDT            1.85            640         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 10 PM PDT            1.85            640         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 11 PM PDT            1.85            640         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 12 AM PDT            1.84            635         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 01 AM PDT            1.84            635         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 02 AM PDT            1.83            629         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 03 AM PDT            1.84            635         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 04 AM PDT            1.84            635         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 05 AM PDT            1.84            635         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 06 AM PDT            1.83            629         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 07 AM PDT            1.82            623         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 08 AM PDT            1.85            640         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 09 AM PDT            1.83            629         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 10 AM PDT            1.84            635         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 11 AM PDT            1.84            635         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 12 PM PDT            1.84            635         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 01 PM PDT            1.78            601         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 02 PM PDT            1.78            601         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 03 PM PDT            1.76            590         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 04 PM PDT            1.81            618         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 05 PM PDT            1.80            612         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 06 PM PDT            1.78            601         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 07 PM PDT            1.78            601         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 08 PM PDT            1.78            601         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 09 PM PDT            1.78            601         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 10 PM PDT            1.78            601         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 11 PM PDT            1.76            590         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 12 AM PDT            1.78            601         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 01 AM PDT            1.77            596         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 02 AM PDT            1.77            596         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 03 AM PDT            1.76            590         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 04 AM PDT            1.77            596         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 05 AM PDT            1.77            596         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 06 AM PDT            1.76            590         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 07 AM PDT            1.78            601         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 08 AM PDT            1.78            601         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 09 AM PDT            1.77            596         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 10 AM PDT            1.78            601         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 11 AM PDT            1.80            612         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 12 PM PDT            1.78            601         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 01 PM PDT            1.76            590         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 02 PM PDT            1.78            601         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 03 PM PDT            1.77            596         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 04 PM PDT            1.78            601         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 05 PM PDT            1.78            601         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 06 PM PDT            1.77            596         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 07 PM PDT            1.76            590         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 08 PM PDT            1.75            585         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 09 PM PDT            1.74            580         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 10 PM PDT            1.74            580         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 11 PM PDT            1.75            585         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 12 AM PDT            1.75            585         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 01 AM PDT            1.72            569         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 02 AM PDT            1.74            580         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 03 AM PDT            1.76            590         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 04 AM PDT            1.73            574         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 05 AM PDT            1.75            585         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 06 AM PDT            1.75            585         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 07 AM PDT            1.75            585         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 08 AM PDT            1.75            585         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 09 AM PDT            1.75            585         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 10 AM PDT            1.76            590         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 11 AM PDT            1.77            596         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 12 PM PDT            1.76            590         -      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/13/2026 01 PM PDT            1.76            590                Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 02 PM PDT            1.76            590         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 03 PM PDT            1.76            590         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 04 PM PDT            1.75            585         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 05 PM PDT            1.75            585         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 06 PM PDT            1.75            585         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 07 PM PDT            1.75            585         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 08 PM PDT            1.75            585         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 09 PM PDT            1.75            585         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 10 PM PDT            1.75            585         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 11 PM PDT            1.74            580         -      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 12 AM PDT            1.74            580         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 01 AM PDT            1.74            580         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 02 AM PDT            1.74            580         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 03 AM PDT            1.74            580         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 04 AM PDT            1.74            580         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 05 AM PDT            1.74            580         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 06 AM PDT            1.74            580         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 07 AM PDT            1.74            580         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 08 AM PDT            1.74            580         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 09 AM PDT            1.73            574         -      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 10 AM PDT            1.73            574         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 11 AM PDT            1.73            574         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 12 PM PDT            1.73            574         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 01 PM PDT            1.73            574         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 02 PM PDT            1.73            574         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 03 PM PDT            1.73            574         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 04 PM PDT            1.72            569         -      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 05 PM PDT            1.72            569         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 06 PM PDT            1.72            569         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 07 PM PDT            1.72            569         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 08 PM PDT            1.72            569         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 09 PM PDT            1.71            564         -      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 10 PM PDT            1.71            564         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 11 PM PDT            1.71            564         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 12 AM PDT            1.71            564         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 01 AM PDT            1.70            558         -      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 02 AM PDT            1.70            558         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 03 AM PDT            1.70            558         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 04 AM PDT            1.70            558         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 05 AM PDT            1.70            558         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 06 AM PDT            1.70            558         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 07 AM PDT            1.70            558         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 08 AM PDT            1.69            553         -      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 09 AM PDT            1.69            553         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 10 AM PDT            1.69            553         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 11 AM PDT            1.69            553         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 12 PM PDT            1.69            553         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 01 PM PDT            1.69            553         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 02 PM PDT            1.68            548         -      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 03 PM PDT            1.68            548         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 04 PM PDT            1.68            548         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 05 PM PDT            1.68            548         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 06 PM PDT            1.68            548         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 07 PM PDT            1.67            542         -      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 08 PM PDT            1.67            542         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 09 PM PDT            1.67            542         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 10 PM PDT            1.67            542         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 11 PM PDT            1.67            542         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 12 AM PDT            1.66            537         -      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 01 AM PDT            1.66            537         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 02 AM PDT            1.66            537         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 03 AM PDT            1.66            537         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 04 AM PDT            1.66            537         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 05 AM PDT            1.66            537         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 06 AM PDT            1.66            537         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 07 AM PDT            1.66            537         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 08 AM PDT            1.66            537         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 09 AM PDT            1.66            537         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 10 AM PDT            1.66            537         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 11 AM PDT            1.66            537         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 12 PM PDT            1.66            537         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 01 PM PDT            1.66            537         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 02 PM PDT            1.65            532         -      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 03 PM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 04 PM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 05 PM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 06 PM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 07 PM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 08 PM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 09 PM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 10 PM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 11 PM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 12 AM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 01 AM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 02 AM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 03 AM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 04 AM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 05 AM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 06 AM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 07 AM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 08 AM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 09 AM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 10 AM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 11 AM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 12 PM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 01 PM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 02 PM PDT            1.65            532         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 03 PM PDT            1.64            527         -      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 04 PM PDT            1.64            527         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 05 PM PDT            1.64            527         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 06 PM PDT            1.64            527         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 07 PM PDT            1.64            527         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 08 PM PDT            1.64            527         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 09 PM PDT            1.64            527         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 10 PM PDT            1.64            527         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 11 PM PDT            1.64            527         0      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 12 AM PDT            1.64            527         0      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 01 AM PDT            1.64            527         0      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 02 AM PDT            1.64            527         0      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 03 AM PDT            1.64            527         0      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 04 AM PDT            1.64            527         0      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 05 AM PDT            1.64            527         0      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.