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SACRAMENTO RIVER - BUTTE CITY (BTCC1)
Latitude: 39.46º NLongitude: 121.99º WElevation: 99 Feet
Location: Glenn County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Upper SacramentoRiver Group: Upper Sacramento
Issuance Time: Dec 08, 2023 at 7:55 AM PST
Monitor Stage: 88.5 FeetFlood Stage: 97.0 FeetDanger Stage: 98.0 Feet
Please Note:Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty.
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Impacts - E19 Information
89.9 FeetOverbank flow of the east bank begins upstream of the gage. Water flows into Butte Basin.
96.5 FeetWater begins to flow into the orchards on the west bank of the river. Water is still contained inside the levees.
100.5 FeetStages above 100.5 feet result in major flooding. Top of levee.
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ016)
Today: Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs around 56. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to 10 to 25 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Clear. Lows 33 to 41. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Saturday: Areas of frost in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs around 57. North winds around 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight. Lows 32 to 41. Light winds.

Sunday: Areas of frost in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 58. Light winds.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 34 to 43.

Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs 59 to 65.

Monday Night through Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows 35 to 45. Highs around 64.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 61.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 36 to 43.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 60.