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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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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)
Tonight: Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Colder. Rain showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. A slight chance of rain late in the night. Lows 37 to 43. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph shifting to the west with gusts to around 20 mph after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 63. Light winds becoming north around 10 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Clear. Lows 40 to 48. North winds around 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.

Friday: Sunny, warmer. Highs around 76. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Friday Night: Clear. Lows 44 to 54. North winds around 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.

Saturday: Sunny. Highs around 81.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 47 to 55.

Sunday through Monday Night: Mostly clear. Highs around 81. Lows 47 to 56.

Tuesday through Wednesday: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Highs around 74. Lows 47 to 54.
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.