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Weather Forecast Office Sacramento, CA

California Nevada River Forecast Center

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Printable Image About this graph Tabular Data (UTC) Tabular Data (PDT) Datum: NAVD88 Metadata

NOTE: Crests prior to 10/1/2019 are in an old datum. Datum change to NAVD88 occurred on 10/1/2019. See LINK for correction value. NOTE: Forecasts for the Sacramento River at Red Bluff Diversion Dam are issued routinely year-round. Vertical Datum updated from NGVD29 to NAVD88 by gauge owner.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 261.6 Moderate Flood Stage: 257.6 Flood Stage: 255.5 Action Stage: 252.5 Low Stage (in feet): 0 Historic Crests (1) 260.00 ft on 01/02/1997 (2) 258.92 ft on 03/15/2023 (3) 257.09 ft on 12/31/2005 (4) 255.48 ft on 12/11/2014 (5) 254.92 ft on 02/07/2017 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 252.67 ft on 02/19/2024 (2) 258.92 ft on 03/15/2023 (3) 252.03 ft on 01/09/2023 (4) 247.24 ft on 10/25/2021 (5) 242.55 ft on 02/03/2021 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available.

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259.6	Extensive flooding problems begin to happen in low lying areas of Red Bluff.
257.6	Water starts into the houses on Mary Lane, Howell Street and surrounding streets.
256.9	The trailer house at the south end of Idle Wheels Trailer Park starts to take water. Water is up to the parking lot at city park. Paynes Creek slough closes Bell Mill Road at Kaer Avenue.
256.6	Overflow of east bank of river downstream of gage begins. Housing development in the area is threatened.
248.6	The river starts to flow eastward into sand slough on the left bank upstream of the gage.

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Latitude: 40.154444° N, Longitude: 122.201944° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 255.5 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 0.0 255.5 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Red Bluff Diversion Dam

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