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| SACRAMENTO RIVER - BUTTE CITY (BTCC1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Latitude: 39.46º N | Longitude: 121.99º W | Elevation: 99 Feet | ||||||||||||||||
| Location: Glenn County in CA | ||||||||||||||||||
| River Group: Upper Sacramento | ||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance Time: | Jan 05 2026 at 1:31 PM PST |
| Please Note: | Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty. |
| 10-Day Probability Plot |
| Location Photographs | ||
| ESRI™ Locator Map |
| Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ016) |
| Tonight: Rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. A slight chance of rain late in the night. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows around 47. East winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph. Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning. Patchy fog through the day. Highs 51 to 57. Light winds. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog through the night. A slight chance of rain after midnight. Lows 42 to 47. Light winds. Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Patchy fog through the day. Highs around 51. Light winds. Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain after midnight. Patchy fog through the night. Lows 36 to 41. South winds up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light. Thursday: Mostly sunny. Patchy fog. Highs around 49. Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 37. Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 51. Friday Night: Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows around 36. Saturday: Mostly sunny. Areas of frost. Highs around 52. Saturday Night and Sunday: Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows around 38. Highs 50 to 56. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows around 39. Monday: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs 52 to 58. |
| Flood Impacts | |
| 100.5 Feet | Stages above 100.5 feet result in major flooding. Top of levee. |
| 97.0 Feet | Water begins to flow into the orchards on the west bank of the river. Water is still contained inside the levees. |
| 96.5 Feet | Water begins to flow into the orchards on the west bank of the river. Water is still contained inside the levees. |
| 89.9 Feet | Overbank flow of the east bank begins upstream of the gage. Water flows into Butte Basin. |