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SACRAMENTO RIVER - BUTTE CITY (BTCC1)
Latitude: 39.46º NLongitude: 121.99º WElevation: 99 FeetForecast Type: Official Location
Location: Glenn County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Upper SacramentoRiver Group: Upper Sacramento
Issuance Time: Mar 05 2026 at 12:57 PM PSTNext Issuance: Mar 06 2026 at 9:00 AM PST
Action/Monitor: 88.5 FeetMinor Flood: 97.0 FeetModerate Flood: 99.5 FeetMajor Flood: 100.5 Feet


# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: Sacramento River - Butte City (BTCC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  03/05/2026 at 12:57 PM PST
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
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# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  02/28/2026 at 12:00 PM PST
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       78.36 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        32026 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     03/05/2026 at 01:00 PM PST
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       73.23 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        15316 cfs
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# OBSERVED
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# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  02/28/2026 12 PM PST           78.36          32026                        Normal
  02/28/2026 01 PM PST           78.21          31477         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 02 PM PST           78.10          31080         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 03 PM PST           77.98          30658         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 04 PM PST           77.90          30370         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 05 PM PST           77.81          30046         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 06 PM PST           77.68          29590         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 07 PM PST           77.56          29166         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 08 PM PST           77.53          29058         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 09 PM PST           77.43          28705         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 10 PM PST           77.29          28216         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 11 PM PST           77.26          28114         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 12 AM PST           77.18          27840         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 01 AM PST           77.07          27458         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 02 AM PST           77.02          27288         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 03 AM PST           76.98          27150         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 04 AM PST           76.88          26802         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 05 AM PST           76.82          26598         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 06 AM PST           76.72          26258         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 07 AM PST           76.70          26190         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 08 AM PST           76.61          25884         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 09 AM PST           76.57          25748         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 10 AM PST           76.52          25578         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 11 AM PST           76.46          25378         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 12 PM PST           76.40          25180         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 01 PM PST           76.36          25043         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 02 PM PST           76.33          24942         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 03 PM PST           76.26          24708         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 04 PM PST           76.24          24642         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 05 PM PST           76.17          24411         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 06 PM PST           76.17          24411         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 07 PM PST           76.11          24213         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 08 PM PST           76.08          24114         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 09 PM PST           76.07          24081         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 10 PM PST           76.02          23916         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 11 PM PST           76.01          23883         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 12 AM PST           76.01          23883         0              Normal
  03/02/2026 01 AM PST           75.97          23751         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 02 AM PST           75.91          23553         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 03 AM PST           75.91          23553         0              Normal
  03/02/2026 04 AM PST           75.87          23421         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 05 AM PST           75.83          23289         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 06 AM PST           75.78          23126         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 07 AM PST           75.76          23062         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 08 AM PST           75.70          22870         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 09 AM PST           75.66          22737         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 10 AM PST           75.62          22606         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 11 AM PST           75.53          22316         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 12 PM PST           75.54          22348         +              Normal
  03/02/2026 01 PM PST           75.51          22252         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 02 PM PST           75.40          21900         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 03 PM PST           75.43          21996         +              Normal
  03/02/2026 04 PM PST           75.35          21739         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 05 PM PST           75.33          21676         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 06 PM PST           75.30          21580         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 07 PM PST           75.27          21484         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 08 PM PST           75.21          21292         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 09 PM PST           75.21          21292         0              Normal
  03/02/2026 10 PM PST           75.16          21131         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 11 PM PST           75.19          21228         +              Normal
  03/03/2026 12 AM PST           75.17          21164         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 01 AM PST           75.15          21099         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 02 AM PST           75.12          21004         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 03 AM PST           75.07          20847         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 04 AM PST           75.06          20815         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 05 AM PST           75.04          20753         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 06 AM PST           74.97          20537         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 07 AM PST           74.95          20474         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 08 AM PST           74.89          20288         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 09 AM PST           74.83          20096         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 10 AM PST           74.75          19844         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 11 AM PST           74.75          19844         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 12 PM PST           74.67          19597         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 01 PM PST           74.66          19565         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 02 PM PST           74.65          19534         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 03 PM PST           74.60          19380         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 04 PM PST           74.55          19229         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 05 PM PST           74.53          19170         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 06 PM PST           74.48          19018         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 07 PM PST           74.45          18924         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 08 PM PST           74.45          18924         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 09 PM PST           74.40          18770         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 10 PM PST           74.39          18740         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 11 PM PST           74.37          18680         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 12 AM PST           74.33          18560         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 01 AM PST           74.29          18439         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 02 AM PST           74.25          18314         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 03 AM PST           74.21          18191         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 04 AM PST           74.18          18100         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 05 AM PST           74.15          18009         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 06 AM PST           74.11          17890         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 07 AM PST           74.07          17770         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 08 AM PST           74.05          17709         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 09 AM PST           74.03          17650         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 10 AM PST           73.98          17502         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 11 AM PST           73.93          17357         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 12 PM PST           73.90          17270         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 01 PM PST           73.90          17270         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 02 PM PST           73.86          17149         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 03 PM PST           73.85          17119         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 04 PM PST           73.82          17030         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 05 PM PST           73.78          16912         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 06 PM PST           73.72          16738         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 07 PM PST           73.76          16853         +              Normal
  03/04/2026 08 PM PST           73.74          16795         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 09 PM PST           73.73          16767         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 10 PM PST           73.70          16680         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 11 PM PST           73.67          16589         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 12 AM PST           73.62          16440         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 01 AM PST           73.62          16440         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 02 AM PST           73.55          16234         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 03 AM PST           73.54          16205         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 04 AM PST           73.51          16119         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 05 AM PST           73.48          16032         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 06 AM PST           73.42          15858         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 07 AM PST           73.43          15886         +              Normal
  03/05/2026 08 AM PST           73.39          15772         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 09 AM PST           73.36          15687         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 10 AM PST           73.33          15604         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 11 AM PST           73.29          15491         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 12 PM PST           73.26          15403         -              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/05/2026 01 PM PST           73.23          15316                        Normal
  03/05/2026 02 PM PST           73.21          15259         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 03 PM PST           73.18          15174         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 04 PM PST           73.16          15117         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 05 PM PST           73.14          15061         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 06 PM PST           73.11          14978         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 07 PM PST           73.09          14922         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 08 PM PST           73.07          14865         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 09 PM PST           73.04          14781         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 10 PM PST           73.02          14726         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 11 PM PST           72.99          14641         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 12 AM PST           72.97          14582         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 01 AM PST           72.94          14495         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 02 AM PST           72.92          14438         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 03 AM PST           72.90          14380         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 04 AM PST           72.87          14299         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 05 AM PST           72.85          14244         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 06 AM PST           72.82          14164         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 07 AM PST           72.80          14110         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 08 AM PST           72.78          14054         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 09 AM PST           72.75          13969         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 10 AM PST           72.73          13913         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 11 AM PST           72.71          13858         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 12 PM PST           72.69          13802         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 01 PM PST           72.67          13745         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 02 PM PST           72.65          13689         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 03 PM PST           72.63          13633         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 04 PM PST           72.62          13606         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 05 PM PST           72.61          13578         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 06 PM PST           72.59          13523         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 07 PM PST           72.58          13496         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 08 PM PST           72.57          13468         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 09 PM PST           72.56          13441         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 10 PM PST           72.56          13441         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 11 PM PST           72.55          13414         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 12 AM PST           72.54          13387         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 01 AM PST           72.53          13360         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 02 AM PST           72.52          13334         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 03 AM PST           72.50          13280         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 04 AM PST           72.49          13253         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 05 AM PST           72.48          13226         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 06 AM PST           72.46          13171         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 07 AM PST           72.44          13117         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 08 AM PST           72.42          13064         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 09 AM PST           72.40          13010         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 10 AM PST           72.37          12928         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 11 AM PST           72.35          12874         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 12 PM PST           72.32          12794         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 01 PM PST           72.30          12740         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 02 PM PST           72.28          12686         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 03 PM PST           72.25          12604         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 04 PM PST           72.23          12550         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 05 PM PST           72.21          12497         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 06 PM PST           72.19          12444         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 07 PM PST           72.17          12391         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 08 PM PST           72.16          12365         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 09 PM PST           72.14          12313         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 10 PM PST           72.12          12262         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 11 PM PST           72.11          12236         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 12 AM PST           72.10          12210         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 01 AM PST           72.08          12156         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 03 AM PDT           72.07          12128         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 04 AM PDT           72.06          12101         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 05 AM PDT           72.05          12074         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 06 AM PDT           72.03          12020         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 07 AM PDT           72.02          11994         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 08 AM PDT           72.01          11967         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 09 AM PDT           71.99          11914         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 10 AM PDT           71.98          11888         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 11 AM PDT           71.97          11861         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 12 PM PDT           71.95          11809         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 01 PM PDT           71.94          11783         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 02 PM PDT           71.92          11732         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 03 PM PDT           71.91          11706         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 04 PM PDT           71.89          11654         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 05 PM PDT           71.88          11628         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 06 PM PDT           71.87          11601         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 07 PM PDT           71.86          11575         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 08 PM PDT           71.84          11523         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 09 PM PDT           71.83          11497         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 10 PM PDT           71.82          11472         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 11 PM PDT           71.81          11446         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 12 AM PDT           71.80          11420         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 01 AM PDT           71.80          11420         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 02 AM PDT           71.79          11394         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 03 AM PDT           71.78          11368         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 04 AM PDT           71.77          11341         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 05 AM PDT           71.76          11315         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 06 AM PDT           71.75          11289         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 07 AM PDT           71.75          11289         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 08 AM PDT           71.73          11237         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 09 AM PDT           71.72          11212         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 10 AM PDT           71.71          11186         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 11 AM PDT           71.70          11160         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 12 PM PDT           71.69          11134         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 01 PM PDT           71.68          11108         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 02 PM PDT           71.67          11081         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 03 PM PDT           71.66          11055         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 04 PM PDT           71.65          11029         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 05 PM PDT           71.64          11003         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 06 PM PDT           71.63          10977         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 07 PM PDT           71.62          10952         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 08 PM PDT           71.61          10926         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 09 PM PDT           71.60          10900         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 10 PM PDT           71.59          10875         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 11 PM PDT           71.58          10850         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 12 AM PDT           71.58          10850         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 01 AM PDT           71.57          10824         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 02 AM PDT           71.56          10799         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 03 AM PDT           71.56          10799         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 04 AM PDT           71.55          10774         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 05 AM PDT           71.54          10749         -              Normal
#
# 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.