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SACRAMENTO RIVER - BEND BRIDGE (BDBC1)
Latitude: 40.29º NLongitude: 122.19º WElevation: 286 Feet
Location: Tehama County in CaliforniaRiver Group: Upper Sacramento
Monitor Stage: 22.0 FeetFlood Stage: 27.0 Feet

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Raw streamflow data is provided by the US Geological Survey (USGS).
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Historical Stage/Flow Data
Note: Water Year 2025 is currently showing peak daily mean values. These will be updated to instantaneous peaks in the coming months.
Water Year
Peak Discharge (cfs)
Stage (feet)
Date
 Most Recent 5 Years
2025*
72,000
22.52
Feb 09, 2025
2024*
66,000
21.37
Feb 5, 2024
2023*
115,000
29.53
Mar 15, 2023
2022*
36,800
14.74
Oct 24, 2021
2021*
13,500
5.68
Feb 2, 2021
 Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Completion of Shasta Dam (1943) to Present) - Ranked by Flow
1964*
170,000
28.15**
Feb 22, 1964
1970*
157,000
36.60***
Jan 24, 1970
1983*
152,000
35.70
Mar 01, 1983
1958*
139,000
24.98**
Feb 19,1958
1952*
137,000
24.79**
Dec 27, 1952
1986*
134,000
32.84
Feb 17, 1986
 * Discharge affected to unknown degree by regulation or diversion
 ** Gage located downstream of current location. Gage was later moved upstream due to backwater effects of Red Bluff Diversion Dam.
 *** Peak Stage of Record at current gage location.
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Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ015)
Today: Mostly sunny. Highs around 50. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows 34 to 39. Northwest winds around 10 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs 50 to 56. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 35 to 41. North winds around 10 mph.

Monday: Partly cloudy. Highs 51 to 59. North winds up to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 37.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Highs 51 to 58.

Tuesday Night and Wednesday: Mostly clear. Lows around 38. Highs 51 to 59.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Lows around 39.

New Years Day: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs 48 to 54.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows 38 to 43.

Friday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs 47 to 53.
Flood Impacts
29.5 FeetAdobe Road at Surrey Village is flooded and closed. Approximately 200 homes are isolated. Homes begin to flood along Fisher Road on the east side of the river.
27.0 FeetOverflow of the east bank begins upstream of gage.
Product Disclaimer

This river graphic is not intended to serve as a substitute for official flood watches, warnings, advisories, or statements issued by the NWS Sacramento Weather Forecast Office. Observations are preliminary and subject to change. River levels identified as "forecast" should be consistent with those contained in official NWS products. River levels identified as "guidance" have significant uncertainty due to future weather or reservoir regulation and are provided for planning purposes only.