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| REDWOOD CREEK - ORICK (ORIC1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Latitude: 41.30º N | Longitude: 124.05º W | Elevation: 5 Feet | ||||||||||||||||
| Location: Humboldt County in CA | ||||||||||||||||||
| River Group: North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance Time: | Jan 11 2026 at 9:05 AM PST |
| Please Note: | Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty. Flow data on this product are unregulated / full natural flow. |
| 2026 Water Year Accumulated Volume Plot | CSV Ensemble Files (Data in kcfs): Forecast Group | ORIC1 |
| Location Photographs | ||
| ESRI™ Locator Map |
| Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ103) |
| Tonight: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog through the night. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 33 to 43. East wind around 5 mph in the evening becoming light. Monday: Partly cloudy. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 51 to 61. North wind around 5 mph. Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog and frost overnight. Lows 34 to 44. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Tuesday: Sunny. Patchy frost. Highs 55 to 65. North wind around 5 mph. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog and frost. Lows 34 to 44. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Wednesday: Sunny. Patchy frost. Highs 55 to 65. North wind around 10 mph. Wednesday Night through Friday: Mostly clear. Lows 37 to 47. Highs 56 to 71. Friday Night: Clear. Patchy fog. Lows 41 to 51. Saturday: Sunny. Highs 59 to 69. Saturday Night and Sunday: Partly cloudy. Lows 41 to 51. Highs 56 to 69. |
| Flood Impacts | |
| 35.0 Feet | People in Orick should evacuate outside of the Orick Valley immediately. The river is at the top of the levee (or overtopping) near the Shoreline Fuel Mart on the left/south bank & Hufford Road on the right/north bank. The levee protecting Orick is at imminent risk for failure. Levee failure will cause catastrophic flooding outside the levees, creating major safety hazards and inundating homes & businesses across Orick. Floodwaters will make portions of Highway 101 and other local roads impassable. |
| 33.0 Feet | People in Orick should be ready to evacuate outside the Orick valley. Time for a safe evacuation becomes critically short, especially for people who need more time or have limited mobility. Follow direction of public safety and emergency response officials. The river is within 2 feet from the top of levee near the Shoreline Fuel Mart on the left/south bank & Hufford Raod on the right/north bank. The levee protecting the town of Orick has an elevated risk of failure. |
| 32.0 Feet | People in areas protected by the levee within Orick should closely monitor river forecasts & be prepared to evacuate outside the Orick valley if water levels are predicted to continue to rising. People who need more time to evacuate, especially those with limited mobility, should consider taking early action. The river is within 3 feet from the top of the levee near the Shoreline Fuel Mart on the left/south bank & Hufford Road on the right/north bank. The levee protecting Orick is at risk for failure. |
| 26.0 Feet | Officials responsible for the levees & emergency response begin patrolling to look for problem areas that can threaten the integrity of the levee such as seepage, boils, erosion, debris jams, cracks, or sloughing. Closely monitor precipitation forecasts & river forecasts (stage & flow) & be aware of the potential for rising water levels. |