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SACRAMENTO RIVER - COLUSA WEIR (CLAC1)
Latitude: 39.24º NLongitude: 121.99º WElevation: 62 Feet
Location: Colusa County in CaliforniaRiver Group: Upper Sacramento
Monitor Stage: 60.9 FeetFlood Stage: 70.1 FeetDanger Stage: 71.1 Feet

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Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year
Peak Discharge (cfs)
Stage (feet)
Date
 Most Recent 5 Years
2023
26,500
66.60
Mar 16, 2023
2022
0****
--
--
2021
0****
--
--
2020
0****
--
--
2019
44,300
68.74
Feb 16, 2019
 Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - January 1911 to Present) - Ranked by Flow
1940
--
70.60*
Mar 1, 1940
1958
83,600
68.80***
Feb 21, 1958
1983
81,500
68.96**
Mar 4, 1983
1997
71,000
68.85
Jan 3, 1997
1965
77,400
68.50
Jan 7, 1965
1943
--
68.30
Jan 24, 1943
 * Peak prior to regulation by Shasta Dam
 ** Peak after regulation by Shasta Dam
 *** Peak also occurred on Feb 26th
 **** No weir flow observed during the entire water year
 ***** Datum changed from USED to NAVD88 on 10/01/2019. The difference is -0.9 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)
Today: Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. A slight chance of rain showers. Highs 51 to 57. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows 30 to 36. North winds up to 10 mph.

Saturday: Sunny. Highs around 54. Northwest winds up to 15 mph.

Saturday Night: Clear. Lows 32 to 38. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs around 56. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Sunday Night: Clear. Lows 29 to 35.

Monday: Sunny. Highs around 54.

Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 29 to 35.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Highs around 52.

Tuesday Night and Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows around 32. Highs around 49.

Wednesday Night and Thursday: Rain showers. Lows 34 to 40. Highs around 48.
Flood Impacts
73.9 FeetStages above 73.9 feet result in major flooding. Top of levee.
60.9 FeetColusa Weir crest elevation. Overflow begins into the Sutter Bypass.
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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.