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Latitude: 39.37º N | Longitude: 121.65º W | Elevation: 92 Feet | |
Location: Butte County in California | River Group: Lower Sacramento |
Monitor Stage: 94.0 Feet | Flood Stage: 103.0 Feet | Danger Stage: 104.0 Feet |
Observed Data Credit | |
![]() | Raw streamflow data is provided by the California Department of Water Resources. |
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 | |||
2024* |
14,300 |
78.80 |
Feb 29, 2024 |
2023* |
38,900 |
85.49 |
Mar 20, 2023 |
2022* |
6,200 |
75.47 |
Mar 9, 2022 |
2021* |
3,310 |
73.81 |
Jul 2, 2021 |
2020* |
9,540 | 76.16 |
Oct 2, 2019 |
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Mar 1929 to Present) - Ranked by Flow | |||
1956 |
-- |
102.25** |
Dec 23, 1955 |
1986* |
-- |
100.06 |
Feb 19, 1986 |
1997* |
-- |
98.83 |
Jan 2, 1997
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2017* |
129,000 |
96.37 |
Feb 14, 2017 |
1995* |
89,434 |
94.66 |
Mar 12, 1995 |
2006* | 76,964 | 91.97 | Jan 3, 2006 |
* Discharge affected by regulation or diversion | |||
** Peak stage before regulation by Oroville Dam began in 1967 (also old datum) | |||
*** Datum difference is -2.9 ft and must be applied to data to convert from NGVD29 to NAVD88 | |||
**** Datum changed from USED to NAVD88 on 10/01/2019. The difference is -0.7 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: Sunny. Highs around 94. Light winds becoming south up to 10 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Clear. Lows 57 to 65. Southeast winds up to 10 mph. Monday: Sunny. Highs around 94. Southeast winds up to 10 mph. Monday Night: Clear. Lows 57 to 63. South winds up to 15 mph. Tuesday: Sunny. Highs around 90. Southeast winds up to 10 mph. Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows 57 to 63. Wednesday: Sunny. Highs around 94. Wednesday Night through Saturday: Clear. Lows 64 to 74. Highs 94 to 101. |
Flood Impacts | |
106.5 Feet | Stages above 106.5 feet result in flooding outside the levees. Top of levee. |
101.6 Feet | East bank overflows from Hamilton Bend to Four Corners and to near Hwy 40. |
99.3 Feet | Water flows over Hwy 70 south of east Gridley Road. |
97.5 Feet | General overflow of the east bank south of the gage to near Hwy 70 occurs. This floods extensive areas of farm land. |
95.3 Feet | Overflow of the east bank begins east of Gridley. This water flows into orchards. |
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. |