| 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 | ||
| Forecast Issued: | Mar 23 2025 at 8:52 AM PDT | Next Issuance: | Mar 24 2025 at 9:00 AM PDT |
| Action/ Monitor: 88.5 Ft | Minor Flood: 97.0 Ft | Moderate Flood: 99.5 Ft | Major Flood: 100.5 Ft |
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Historical Stage/Flow Data |
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Water Year
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Peak Discharge (cfs)
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Stage (feet)
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Date
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| Most Recent 5 Years | |||
2023* |
109,100 |
90.90 |
Mar 16, 2023 |
2022* |
37,200 |
79.48 |
Oct 25, 2021 |
2021* |
12,100 |
71.53 |
Jan 30, 2021 |
2020* |
27,500 |
75.28 |
Jan 27, 2020 |
2019* |
91,200 |
90.76 |
Feb 28, 2019 |
| Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Apr 1921 to Present) - Ranked by Flow | |||
1942 |
170,000** |
96.87 |
Feb 07, 1942 |
1958* |
160,000*** |
96.70 |
Feb 20, 1958
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1983* |
157,000 |
95.89 |
Mar 02, 1983 |
| 1941 |
151,000 |
95.17 |
Feb 12, 1941
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| 1998* |
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95.15 |
Feb 04, 1998
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| * Discharge affected by regulation or diversion | |||
| ** Peak of record prior to construction of Shasta Dam | |||
| *** Peak of record after to construction of Shasta Dam | |||
| **** Datum changed from USED to NAVD88 on 10/01/2019. The difference is -0.5 ft and must be applied to all data before date to convert to NAVD88 | |||
| Location Photographs | ||
| ESRI™ Locator Map |
| 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. |