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| SACRAMENTO RIVER - RED BLUFF (RDBC1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Latitude: 40.15º N | Longitude: 122.20º W | Elevation: 231 Feet | ||||||||||||||||
| Location: Tehama County in CA | ||||||||||||||||||
| River Group: Upper Sacramento | ||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance Time: | Jan 09 2026 at 1:40 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 09 2026 at 1:47 PM PST | ||||||||||
| Prob | Jan 10 | Jan 11 | Jan 12 | Jan 13 | Jan 14 | |||||
| 10% (Max) | 39.4 | 77.2 | 113.9 | 150.1 | 185.8 | |||||
| 25% | 39.4 | 77.2 | 113.9 | 150.0 | 185.6 | |||||
| 50% (Prob) | 39.4 | 77.2 | 113.8 | 149.9 | 185.5 | |||||
| 75% | 39.4 | 77.1 | 113.8 | 149.8 | 185.2 | |||||
| 90% (Min) | 39.4 | 77.1 | 113.7 | 149.6 | 185.1 | |||||
| RFC FCST | 39.4 | 77.1 | 113.7 | 149.6 | 185.0 | |||||
| Prob | Jan 15 | Jan 16 | Jan 17 | Jan 18 | Jan 19 | |||||
| 10% (Max) | 221.0 | 256.2 | 291.0 | 326.1 | 360.2 | |||||
| 25% | 220.9 | 255.8 | 290.4 | 324.6 | 358.4 | |||||
| 50% (Prob) | 220.7 | 255.5 | 289.8 | 323.9 | 357.8 | |||||
| 75% | 220.3 | 255.0 | 289.3 | 323.3 | 357.0 | |||||
| 90% (Min) | 220.1 | 254.7 | 289.0 | 322.8 | 356.5 | |||||
| Location Photographs | ||
| ESRI™ Locator Map |
| Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ015) |
| Tonight: Mostly clear. Areas of frost late in the night. Lows 32 to 38. Light winds. Saturday: Areas of frost in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 54. Light winds. Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows 35 to 41. Light winds. Sunday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs 54 to 60. Light winds. Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 35 to 41. Light winds. Monday: Partly cloudy. Highs 55 to 65. Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 39 to 45. Tuesday and Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Highs 59 to 68. Lows 39 to 48. Wednesday and Wednesday Night: Clear. Highs 63 to 72. Lows 42 to 49. Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs 64 to 71. Thursday Night and Friday: Clear. Lows around 46. Highs 61 to 67. |
| Flood Impacts | |
| 259.6 Feet | Extensive flooding problems begin to happen in low lying areas of Red Bluff. |
| 257.6 Feet | Water starts into the houses on Mary Lane, Howell Street and surrounding streets. |
| 256.9 Feet | Trailer Park just south of Antelope Avenue (SR-36) bridge on left bank of river starts to take on water. Water is up to the parking lot at city park on right bank of river. High water in Paynes Creek Slough closes Belle Mill Road at Kaer Avenue. |
| 256.6 Feet | Overflow of east bank of river downstream of gage begins. Housing development in the area is threatened. |
| 248.6 Feet | The river starts to flow eastward into sand slough on the left bank upstream of the gage. |