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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 02 2026 at 2:09 PM PST |
| Please Note: | Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty. |
| 10-Day Accumulated Volume Plot |
| Tabular 10-Day Streamflow Volume Accumulation (1000s of Acre-Feet) Data Updated: Jan 02 2026 at 2:16 PM PST | ||||||||||
| Prob | Jan 03 | Jan 04 | Jan 05 | Jan 06 | Jan 07 | |||||
| 10% (Max) | 71.2 | 175.0 | 318.4 | 465.1 | 603.5 | |||||
| 25% | 71.0 | 164.0 | 281.9 | 416.4 | 535.7 | |||||
| 50% (Prob) | 70.9 | 156.8 | 258.7 | 356.5 | 470.7 | |||||
| 75% | 70.9 | 154.6 | 249.6 | 340.5 | 427.5 | |||||
| 90% (Min) | 70.9 | 152.7 | 245.5 | 331.6 | 411.4 | |||||
| RFC FCST | 71.0 | 162.8 | 278.0 | 395.2 | 503.1 | |||||
| Prob | Jan 08 | Jan 09 | Jan 10 | Jan 11 | Jan 12 | |||||
| 10% (Max) | 709.2 | 819.4 | 932.4 | 1009.5 | 1068.4 | |||||
| 25% | 621.9 | 702.2 | 763.1 | 815.9 | 864.3 | |||||
| 50% (Prob) | 557.2 | 636.4 | 696.4 | 753.5 | 800.0 | |||||
| 75% | 493.7 | 552.6 | 600.9 | 647.0 | 690.0 | |||||
| 90% (Min) | 470.7 | 528.3 | 574.9 | 618.3 | 659.5 | |||||
| Location Photographs | ||
| ESRI™ Locator Map |
| Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ016) |
| Tonight: Breezy. A slight chance of rain early in the evening, then rain in the late evening and early morning. A chance of rain late in the night. Lows 48 to 55. Southeast winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Saturday: Rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Breezy. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Highs around 55. South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Saturday Night: Rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain after midnight. Breezy. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. Lows 47 to 52. South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Sunday: Rain. Highs around 53. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Sunday Night: Rain. Lows 43 to 49. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Monday: Rain. Highs around 49. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows around 45. Tuesday and Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Highs around 51. Lows 40 to 45. Wednesday and Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs around 50. Lows 37 to 45. Thursday through Friday: Mostly clear. Highs around 49. Lows around 36. |
| 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. |