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Sacramento River at Butte City Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 69.82 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2020Highest Observation: 69.82 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2020Highest Observation: 69.82 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.81 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.81 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.8 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.8 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.8 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.81 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.79 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.79 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.8 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.8 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.79 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.79 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.78 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.78 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.79 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.78 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.78 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.77 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.77 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.76 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.75 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.76 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.76 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.75 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.76 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.75 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.76 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.75 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.74 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.74 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.74 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.73 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.73 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.73 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.73 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.72 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.72 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.72 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.71 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.71 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.7 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.7 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.7 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.7 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.69 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.67 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.68 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.68 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.68 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.67 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.67 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.67 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.65 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.67 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.66 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.66 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.66 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.66 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.66 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.65 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.66 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.66 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.66 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.66 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.65 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.65 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.65 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.64 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.65 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.64 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.65 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.64 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.64 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.64 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.63 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.62 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.63 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.63 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.62 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.63 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.62 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.62 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.61 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.62 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.61 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.61 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.61 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.61 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.6 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.6 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 69.6 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.6 ft at 12:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.6 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.6 ft at 12:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.59 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.59 ft at 1:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.59 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.59 ft at 1:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.6 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.59 ft at 2:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.58 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.58 ft at 2:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.59 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.58 ft at 3:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.58 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.57 ft at 3:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.58 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.57 ft at 4:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.57 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.57 ft at 4:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.57 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.57 ft at 5:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.57 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.56 ft at 5:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.56 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.56 ft at 6:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.55 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.55 ft at 6:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.55 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.54 ft at 7:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.56 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.54 ft at 7:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.55 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.55 ft at 8:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.54 ft at 8:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.54 ft at 8:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.53 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.54 ft at 9:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.53 ft at 9:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.52 ft at 9:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.52 ft at 10:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.52 ft at 10:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.52 ft at 10:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.51 ft at 10:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.51 ft at 11:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.52 ft at 11:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.51 ft at 11:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.5 ft at 11:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.5 ft at 12:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.5 ft at 12:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.5 ft at 12:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.5 ft at 12:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.5 ft at 1:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.49 ft at 1:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.49 ft at 1:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.49 ft at 1:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.49 ft at 2:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.48 ft at 2:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.48 ft at 2:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.47 ft at 2:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.47 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.48 ft at 3:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.47 ft at 3:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.47 ft at 3:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.46 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.45 ft at 4:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.46 ft at 4:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.46 ft at 4:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.45 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.44 ft at 5:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.44 ft at 5:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.44 ft at 5:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.44 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.43 ft at 6:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.43 ft at 6:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.42 ft at 6:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.42 ft at 7:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.42 ft at 7:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.41 ft at 7:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.41 ft at 7:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.41 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.4 ft at 8:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.4 ft at 8:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.39 ft at 8:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.39 ft at 9:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.39 ft at 9:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.39 ft at 9:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.39 ft at 9:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.38 ft at 10:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.38 ft at 10:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.38 ft at 10:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.38 ft at 10:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.38 ft at 11:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.38 ft at 11:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.37 ft at 11:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.37 ft at 11:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 69.37 ft at 12:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.36 ft at 12:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.37 ft at 12:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.36 ft at 12:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.37 ft at 1:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.36 ft at 1:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.36 ft at 1:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.36 ft at 1:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.36 ft at 2:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.35 ft at 2:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.35 ft at 2:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.35 ft at 2:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.35 ft at 3:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.35 ft at 3:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.35 ft at 3:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.35 ft at 3:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.34 ft at 4:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.34 ft at 4:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.34 ft at 4:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.34 ft at 4:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.34 ft at 5:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.34 ft at 5:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.33 ft at 5:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.34 ft at 5:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.33 ft at 6:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.33 ft at 6:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.33 ft at 6:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.33 ft at 6:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.33 ft at 7:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.33 ft at 7:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.32 ft at 7:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.32 ft at 7:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.33 ft at 8:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.32 ft at 8:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.31 ft at 8:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.31 ft at 8:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.31 ft at 9:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.31 ft at 9:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.31 ft at 9:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.31 ft at 9:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.3 ft at 10:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.3 ft at 10:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.3 ft at 10:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.3 ft at 10:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.29 ft at 11:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.29 ft at 11:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.3 ft at 11:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.29 ft at 11:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.3 ft at 12:00PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.29 ft at 12:15PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.29 ft at 12:30PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.28 ft at 12:45PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.28 ft at 1:00PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.28 ft at 1:15PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.28 ft at 1:30PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.28 ft at 1:45PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.28 ft at 2:00PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.28 ft at 2:15PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.27 ft at 2:30PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.26 ft at 2:45PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.27 ft at 3:00PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.27 ft at 3:15PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.27 ft at 3:30PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.27 ft at 3:45PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.27 ft at 4:00PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.26 ft at 4:15PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.26 ft at 4:30PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.27 ft at 4:45PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.26 ft at 5:00PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.26 ft at 5:15PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.26 ft at 5:30PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.25 ft at 5:45PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.26 ft at 6:00PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.26 ft at 6:15PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.26 ft at 6:30PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.26 ft at 6:45PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.26 ft at 7:00PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.26 ft at 7:15PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.26 ft at 7:30PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.26 ft at 7:45PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.26 ft at 8:00PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.26 ft at 8:15PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.26 ft at 8:30PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.27 ft at 8:45PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.27 ft at 9:00PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.27 ft at 9:15PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.27 ft at 9:30PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.28 ft at 9:45PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.28 ft at 10:00PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.28 ft at 10:15PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.29 ft at 10:30PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.29 ft at 10:45PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.3 ft at 11:00PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.3 ft at 11:15PM May 25, 2020Observed: 69.3 ft at 11:30PM May 25, 2020Forecast: 69.3 ft 1:00AM May 26, 2020Forecast: 69.3 ft 2:00AM May 26, 2020Forecast: 69.3 ft 3:00AM May 26, 2020Forecast: 69.3 ft 4:00AM May 26, 2020Forecast: 69.3 ft 5:00AM May 26, 2020Forecast: 69.3 ft 6:00AM May 26, 2020Forecast: 69.3 ft 7:00AM May 26, 2020Forecast: 69.3 ft 8:00AM May 26, 2020Forecast: 69.3 ft 9:00AM May 26, 2020Forecast: 69.3 ft 10:00AM May 26, 2020Forecast: 69.3 ft 11:00AM May 26, 2020Forecast: 69.3 ft 12:00PM May 26, 2020Forecast: 69.3 ft 1:00PM May 26, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 2:00PM May 26, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 3:00PM May 26, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 4:00PM May 26, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 5:00PM May 26, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 6:00PM May 26, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 7:00PM May 26, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 8:00PM May 26, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 9:00PM May 26, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 10:00PM May 26, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 11:00PM May 26, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 12:00AM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 1:00AM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 2:00AM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 3:00AM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 4:00AM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 5:00AM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 6:00AM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 7:00AM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 8:00AM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 9:00AM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 10:00AM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 11:00AM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 12:00PM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 1:00PM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 2:00PM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 3:00PM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 4:00PM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 5:00PM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 6:00PM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 7:00PM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 8:00PM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 9:00PM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 10:00PM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 11:00PM May 27, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 12:00AM May 28, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 1:00AM May 28, 2020Forecast: 69.2 ft 2:00AM May 28, 2020Forecast: 69.3 ft 3:00AM May 28, 2020Forecast: 69.3 ft 4:00AM May 28, 2020Forecast: 69.3 ft 5:00AM May 28, 2020Forecast: 69.4 ft 6:00AM May 28, 2020Forecast: 69.4 ft 7:00AM May 28, 2020Forecast: 69.4 ft 8:00AM May 28, 2020Forecast: 69.5 ft 9:00AM May 28, 2020Forecast: 69.5 ft 10:00AM May 28, 2020Forecast: 69.5 ft 11:00AM May 28, 2020Forecast: 69.5 ft 12:00PM May 28, 2020Forecast: 69.5 ft 1:00PM May 28, 2020Forecast: 69.5 ft 2:00PM May 28, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 3:00PM May 28, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 4:00PM May 28, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 5:00PM May 28, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 6:00PM May 28, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 7:00PM May 28, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 8:00PM May 28, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 9:00PM May 28, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 10:00PM May 28, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 11:00PM May 28, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 12:00AM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 1:00AM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 2:00AM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 3:00AM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 4:00AM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 5:00AM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 6:00AM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 7:00AM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 8:00AM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 9:00AM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 10:00AM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 11:00AM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 12:00PM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 1:00PM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 2:00PM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 3:00PM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 4:00PM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 5:00PM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 6:00PM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 7:00PM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 8:00PM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 9:00PM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 10:00PM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 11:00PM May 29, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 12:00AM May 30, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 1:00AM May 30, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 2:00AM May 30, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 3:00AM May 30, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 4:00AM May 30, 2020Highest Forecast: 69.6 ft 5:00AM May 30, 2020USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBTCC1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (12:36AM May 26, 2020)ObservedForecast (issued 7:32AM May 25)Latest observed value: 69.3 ft at 11:30 PM PDT 25-May-2020. Flood Stage is 97 ft
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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 Butte City 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: 100.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 99.5
Flood Stage: 97
Action Stage: 88.5
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.
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100.5 Stages above 100.5 feet result in major flooding. Top of levee.
97 Water begins to flow into the orchards on the west bank of the river. Water is still contained inside the levees.
96.5 Water begins to flow into the orchards on the west bank of the river. Water is still contained inside the levees.
89.9 Overbank flow of the east bank begins upstream of the gage. Water flows into Butte Basin.
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Latitude: 39.457663° N, Longitude: 121.994142° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 97 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 Not Available Not Available 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 0 ft 97.2 ft  

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