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Feather River at Yuba City Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 5:00AM Dec 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 6:00AM Dec 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 7:00AM Dec 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 8:00AM Dec 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 9:00AM Dec 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 10:00AM Dec 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 11:00AM Dec 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 12:00PM Dec 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 1:00PM Dec 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 2:00PM Dec 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 3:00PM Dec 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 4:00PM Dec 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 5:00PM Dec 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 6:00PM Dec 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 7:00PM Dec 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 8:00PM Dec 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 9:00PM Dec 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 10:00PM Dec 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 11:00PM Dec 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 12:00AM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 1:00AM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 2:00AM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 3:00AM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 4:00AM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 5:00AM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 6:00AM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 7:00AM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 8:00AM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 9:00AM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 10:00AM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 11:00AM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 12:00PM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 1:00PM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 2:00PM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 3:00PM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 4:00PM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 5:00PM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 6:00PM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 7:00PM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 8:00PM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 9:00PM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 10:00PM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 11:00PM Dec 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 12:00AM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 1:00AM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 2:00AM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 3:00AM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 4:00AM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 5:00AM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 6:00AM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 7:00AM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 8:00AM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 9:00AM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 10:00AM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 11:00AM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 12:00PM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 1:00PM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 2:00PM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 3:00PM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 4:00PM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 5:00PM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 6:00PM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 7:00PM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 8:00PM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 9:00PM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 10:00PM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 11:00PM Dec 10, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 12:00AM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 1:00AM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 2:00AM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 3:00AM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 4:00AM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 5:00AM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 6:00AM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 7:00AM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 8:00AM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 9:00AM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 10:00AM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 11:00AM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 12:00PM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 1:00PM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 2:00PM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 3:00PM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 4:00PM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 5:00PM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 6:00PM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 7:00PM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 8:00PM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 9:00PM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 10:00PM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 11:00PM Dec 11, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 12:00AM Dec 12, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 1:00AM Dec 12, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 2:00AM Dec 12, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 3:00AM Dec 12, 2023Highest Forecast: 37.7 ft 4:00AM Dec 12, 2023YUBC1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (4:37AM Dec 8, 2023)Forecast (issued 1:26PM Dec 7)Flood Stage is 79.5 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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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: This gage is out of service and currently unavailable.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Feather River at Yuba 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: 82.7
Moderate Flood Stage: 81.7
Flood Stage: 79.5
Action Stage: 64
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 82.40 ft on 12/24/1955
(2) 82.17 ft on 01/15/2017
(3) 78.23 ft on 01/02/1997
(4) 76.42 ft on 12/23/1964
(5) 76.30 ft on 02/20/1986
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 53.21 ft on 03/20/2023 (P)
(2) 43.08 ft on 10/25/2021
(3) 36.40 ft on 10/10/2020
(4) 37.81 ft on 12/05/2019
(5) 51.17 ft on 02/27/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.
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82.7 Stages above 82.7 feet result in flooding outside the levees. Top of levee.
65.2 Simpson Lane floods due to backed up water from the Feather River.
64.2 Honcut Creek threatens to flood local lands and roads.
59.2 Two semi-permanent campgrounds inside the levee at Yuba City boat dock and Live Oak Park have historically been evacuated.
57.2 The lowest elevation ponds of the city waste water treatment plant inside the west levee are inundated.
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Latitude: 39.138611° N, Longitude: 121.605833° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 79.5 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 79.5 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  

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