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SACRAMENTO RIVER - BUTTE CITY (BTCC1)
Latitude: 39.46º NLongitude: 121.99º WElevation: 99 Feet
Location: Glenn County in CaliforniaRiver Group: Upper Sacramento
Monitor Stage: 88.5 FeetFlood Stage: 97.0 FeetDanger Stage: 98.0 Feet

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Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year
Peak Discharge (cfs)
Stage (feet)
Date
 Most Recent 5 Years
2025* 121,400*** 92.27*** Feb 6, 2025
2024* 96,200 90.01 Feb 21, 2024
2023* 109,100 90.90 Mar 16, 2023
2022* 37,200 79.48 Oct 25, 2021
2021* 12,100 71.53 Jan 30, 2021
 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
1983* 157,000 95.89 Mar 02, 1983
1941 151,000 95.17 Feb 12, 1941
1956* 149,000 94.66 Jan 16, 1956
1997* 146,000 95.02 Jan 02, 1997
 * Discharge affected by regulation or diversion
 ** Peak of record prior to completion of Shasta Dam
 *** Estimated.
 **** 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
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Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ016)
Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 55. Light winds.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 78 to 84. Light winds becoming south up to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 52 to 58. South winds up to 10 mph.

Thursday: Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 74 to 79. Southeast winds up to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of rain after midnight. Lows 51 to 57. South winds up to 10 mph.

Friday: Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs 68 to 73.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 49 to 55.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs 64 to 70.

Saturday Night and Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows 42 to 48. Highs 60 to 70.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Lows 40 to 46.

Monday and Monday Night: Mostly clear. Highs 67 to 72. Lows 40 to 46.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Highs around 73.
Flood Impacts
100.5 FeetStages above 100.5 feet result in major flooding. Top of levee.
97.0 FeetWater begins to flow into the orchards on the west bank of the river. Water is still contained inside the levees.
96.5 FeetWater begins to flow into the orchards on the west bank of the river. Water is still contained inside the levees.
89.9 FeetOverbank flow of the east bank begins upstream of the gage. Water flows into Butte Basin.
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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.