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Weather Forecast Office Sacramento, CA

California Nevada River Forecast Center

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River at a Glance

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Datum: Not Available

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 Ord Ferry 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:	124.8
Moderate Flood Stage:	121.7
Flood Stage:	114
Action Stage:	110
Low Stage (in feet):	0

Historic Crests

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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	Gauge Location	Disclaimer
Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

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114	Designated flood stage left bank.
113.8	Design overflow level for M&T, 3Bs and Goose Lake flood control facilities to divert flood flows into Butte Basin. M&T overflows close River Road from Ord Ferry Road to Chico Road. Ord Ferry Road is already closed.
110.3	Head cuts in 3Bs silt weir start overflow into Butte Basin, flooding dips on Ord Ferry Road west of River Road. Persistent flows at or above this level increase flooding in Butte Basin. Ord Ferry Road and additional roads in Glenn and Colusa counties are closed due to flooding.

About This Location

Latitude: 39.628056° N, Longitude: 121.993056° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage Reference Frame	Gauge Height	Flood Stage	Uses
NWS stage	0 ft	114 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	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	-2.48 ft	111.52 ft

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Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Ord Ferry

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