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SACRAMENTO RIVER - BEND BRIDGE (BDBC1)
Latitude: 40.29º NLongitude: 122.19º WElevation: 286 Feet
Location: Tehama County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Upper SacramentoRiver Group: Upper Sacramento
Action/Monitor: 22.0 FeetMinor Flood: 27.0 FeetModerate Flood: 29.5 FeetMajor Flood: 31.0 Feet

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Raw streamflow data is provided by the US Geological Survey (USGS).
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Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year
Peak Discharge (cfs)
Stage (feet)
Date
 Most Recent 5 Years
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
2020*
27,000
11.98
Dec 7, 2019
 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
1958*
139,000
24.98**
Feb 19,1958
1986*
134,000
32.84
Feb 17, 1986
1997*
121,000
30.62
Jan 01, 1997
2023*
115,000
29.53
Mar 15, 2023
 * 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.
Location Photographs
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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.
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ015)
Today: Sunny. Highs 87 to 93. Southeast winds up to 10 mph.

Tonight: Clear. Lows around 60. West winds up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs 92 to 98. Light winds.

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows 63 to 68. Southwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs 96 to 102. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Clear. Lows around 65.

juneteenth: Sunny. Highs 91 to 97.

Thursday Night and Friday: Clear. Lows around 59. Highs 87 to 97.

Friday Night through Sunday: Clear. Lows around 55. Highs 81 to 90.
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.