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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 08 2026 at 8:15 AM PDTNext Issuance: Mar 09 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
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:  03/08/2026 at 08:15 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  03/03/2026 at 07:00 AM PST
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       74.95 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        20474 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     03/08/2026 at 08:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       72.11 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        12236 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  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           73.27          15432         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 01 PM PST           73.26          15403         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 02 PM PST           73.27          15432         +              Normal
  03/05/2026 03 PM PST           73.24          15345         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 04 PM PST           73.22          15288         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 05 PM PST           73.21          15259         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 06 PM PST           73.19          15202         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 07 PM PST           73.17          15145         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 08 PM PST           73.13          15033         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 09 PM PST           73.09          14922         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 10 PM PST           73.11          14978         +              Normal
  03/05/2026 11 PM PST           73.09          14922         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 12 AM PST           73.05          14809         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 01 AM PST           73.03          14753         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 02 AM PST           73.00          14670         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 03 AM PST           72.96          14553         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 04 AM PST           72.93          14466         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 05 AM PST           72.91          14409         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 06 AM PST           72.86          14271         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 07 AM PST           72.84          14217         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 08 AM PST           72.81          14137         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 09 AM PST           72.80          14110         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 10 AM PST           72.76          13997         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 11 AM PST           72.76          13997         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 12 PM PST           72.73          13913         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 01 PM PST           72.72          13886         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 02 PM PST           72.67          13745         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 03 PM PST           72.71          13858         +              Normal
  03/06/2026 04 PM PST           72.69          13802         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 05 PM PST           72.68          13774         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 06 PM PST           72.67          13745         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 07 PM PST           72.66          13717         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 08 PM PST           72.65          13689         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 09 PM PST           72.62          13606         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 10 PM PST           72.60          13550         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 11 PM PST           72.57          13468         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 12 AM PST           72.57          13468         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 01 AM PST           72.54          13387         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 02 AM PST           72.53          13360         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 03 AM PST           72.50          13280         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 04 AM PST           72.46          13171         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 05 AM PST           72.45          13144         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 06 AM PST           72.44          13117         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 07 AM PST           72.42          13064         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 08 AM PST           72.40          13010         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 09 AM PST           72.37          12928         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 10 AM PST           72.37          12928         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 11 AM PST           72.34          12847         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 12 PM PST           72.33          12820         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 01 PM PST           72.33          12820         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 02 PM PST           72.32          12794         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 03 PM PST           72.32          12794         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 04 PM PST           72.32          12794         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 05 PM PST           72.29          12713         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 06 PM PST           72.29          12713         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 07 PM PST           72.30          12740         +              Normal
  03/07/2026 08 PM PST           72.27          12658         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 09 PM PST           72.26          12631         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 10 PM PST           72.21          12497         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 11 PM PST           72.23          12550         +              Normal
  03/08/2026 12 AM PST           72.21          12497         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 01 AM PST           72.19          12444         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 03 AM PDT           72.19          12444         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 04 AM PDT           72.17          12391         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 05 AM PDT           72.16          12365         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 06 AM PDT           72.14          12313         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 07 AM PDT           72.12          12262         -              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/08/2026 08 AM PDT           72.11          12236                        Normal
  03/08/2026 09 AM PDT           72.09          12183         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 10 AM PDT           72.08          12156         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 11 AM PDT           72.07          12128         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 12 PM PDT           72.06          12101         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 01 PM PDT           72.05          12074         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 02 PM PDT           72.05          12074         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 03 PM PDT           72.04          12047         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 04 PM PDT           72.03          12020         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 05 PM PDT           72.03          12020         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 06 PM PDT           72.03          12020         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 07 PM PDT           72.03          12020         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 08 PM PDT           72.02          11994         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 09 PM PDT           72.02          11994         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 10 PM PDT           72.02          11994         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 11 PM PDT           72.02          11994         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 12 AM PDT           72.02          11994         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 01 AM PDT           72.01          11967         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 02 AM PDT           72.01          11967         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 03 AM PDT           72.01          11967         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 04 AM PDT           72.00          11940         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 05 AM PDT           72.00          11940         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 06 AM PDT           71.99          11914         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 07 AM PDT           71.99          11914         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 08 AM PDT           71.98          11888         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 09 AM PDT           71.97          11861         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 10 AM PDT           71.96          11835         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 11 AM PDT           71.95          11809         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 12 PM PDT           71.95          11809         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 01 PM PDT           71.94          11783         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 02 PM PDT           71.93          11757         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 03 PM PDT           71.92          11732         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 04 PM PDT           71.91          11706         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 05 PM PDT           71.91          11706         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 06 PM PDT           71.90          11680         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 07 PM PDT           71.89          11654         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 08 PM PDT           71.89          11654         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 09 PM PDT           71.88          11628         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 10 PM PDT           71.88          11628         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 11 PM PDT           71.87          11601         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 12 AM PDT           71.86          11575         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 01 AM PDT           71.86          11575         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 02 AM PDT           71.85          11549         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 03 AM PDT           71.85          11549         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 04 AM PDT           71.84          11523         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 05 AM PDT           71.84          11523         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 06 AM PDT           71.83          11497         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 07 AM PDT           71.82          11472         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 08 AM PDT           71.82          11472         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 09 AM PDT           71.81          11446         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 10 AM PDT           71.80          11420         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 11 AM PDT           71.79          11394         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 12 PM PDT           71.78          11368         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 01 PM PDT           71.77          11341         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 02 PM PDT           71.76          11315         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 03 PM PDT           71.75          11289         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 04 PM PDT           71.75          11289         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 05 PM PDT           71.73          11237         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 06 PM PDT           71.72          11212         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 07 PM PDT           71.72          11212         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 08 PM PDT           71.70          11160         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 09 PM PDT           71.70          11160         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 10 PM PDT           71.69          11134         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 11 PM PDT           71.68          11108         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 12 AM PDT           71.67          11081         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 01 AM PDT           71.66          11055         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 02 AM PDT           71.65          11029         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 03 AM PDT           71.64          11003         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 04 AM PDT           71.63          10977         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 05 AM PDT           71.63          10977         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 06 AM PDT           71.62          10952         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 07 AM PDT           71.61          10926         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 08 AM PDT           71.60          10900         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 09 AM PDT           71.59          10875         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 10 AM PDT           71.58          10850         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 11 AM PDT           71.57          10824         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 12 PM PDT           71.56          10799         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 01 PM PDT           71.56          10799         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 02 PM PDT           71.55          10774         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 03 PM PDT           71.53          10724         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 04 PM PDT           71.53          10724         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 05 PM PDT           71.51          10675         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 06 PM PDT           71.50          10650         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 07 PM PDT           71.49          10625         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 08 PM PDT           71.48          10600         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 09 PM PDT           71.47          10574         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 10 PM PDT           71.46          10549         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 11 PM PDT           71.45          10524         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 12 AM PDT           71.44          10499         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 01 AM PDT           71.43          10474         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 02 AM PDT           71.42          10450         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 03 AM PDT           71.42          10450         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 04 AM PDT           71.41          10425         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 05 AM PDT           71.40          10400         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 06 AM PDT           71.39          10375         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 07 AM PDT           71.38          10350         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 08 AM PDT           71.37          10324         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 09 AM PDT           71.36          10299         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 10 AM PDT           71.35          10274         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 11 AM PDT           71.34          10249         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 12 PM PDT           71.33          10224         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 01 PM PDT           71.32          10200         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 02 PM PDT           71.31          10175         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 03 PM PDT           71.31          10175         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 04 PM PDT           71.30          10150         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 05 PM PDT           71.29          10125         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 06 PM PDT           71.28          10099         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 07 PM PDT           71.27          10074         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 08 PM PDT           71.26          10048         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 09 PM PDT           71.25          10023         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 10 PM PDT           71.25          10023         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 11 PM PDT           71.24           9998         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 12 AM PDT           71.23           9973         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 01 AM PDT           71.22           9948         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 02 AM PDT           71.22           9948         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 03 AM PDT           71.21           9923         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 04 AM PDT           71.20           9898         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 05 AM PDT           71.19           9873         -              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.