SACRAMENTO RIVER LEVELS

 
 

BEND BRIDGE  (BND)

Elevation:                                              286 feet
Peak Stage Date:                    January 24, 1970
Peak Stage Level:                                36.6 feet
Monitor Stage:                                    22.0 feet
Flood Stage:                                        27.0 feet


TEHAMA BRIDGE  (TEH)

Elevation:                                              213 feet
Peak Stage Date:                        March 1, 1983
Peak Stage Level:                              222.7 feet
Monitor Stage:                                   210.0 feet
Flood Stage:                                      213.0 feet


VINA-WOODSON BRIDGE  (VIN)

Elevation:                                              185 feet
Peak Stage Date:                     January 24, 1970
Peak Stage Level:                              191.5 feet
Monitor Stage:                                   180.0 feet
Flood Stage:                                      183.0 feet


HAMILTON CITY  (HMC)

Elevation:                                              145 feet
Peak Stage Date:                        March 2, 1983
Peak Stage Level:                                   150.77
Monitor Stage:                                   143.0 feet
Flood Stage:                                      148.0 feet


ORD FERRY  (ORD)

Elevation:                                              115 feet
Peak Stage Date:                    January 24, 1970
Peak Stage Level:                            119.79 feet
Monitor Stage:                                   110.0 feet
Flood Stage:                                      121.6 feet
Danger Stage:                                    122.6 feet
Top of Levee:                                    125.0 feet


MOULTON WEIR  (MLW)

Elevation:                                                85 feet
Peak Stage Date:                        March 3, 1983
Peak Stage Level:                              83.71 feet
Monitor Stage:                                     76.8 feet
Flood Stage:                                        84.4 feet
Danger Stage:                                      85.4 feet
Top of Levee:                                      89.2 feet


COLUSA WEIR  (CLW)

Elevation:                                               70 feet
Peak Stage Date:                       March 4, 1983
Peak Stage Level:                              68.96 feet
Monitor Stage:                                     61.8 feet
Flood Stage:                                        71.0 feet
Danger Stage:                                      72.0 feet
Top of Levee:                                      74.8 feet


COLUSA BRIDGE  (COL)

Elevation:                                             70.0 feet
Peak Stage Date:                        March 4, 1983
Peak Stage Level:                              68.48 feet
Monitor Stage:                                     63.0 feet
Flood Stage:                                        70.0 feet
Danger Stage:                                      71.0 feet
Top of Levee:                                      73.0 feet


TISDALE WEIR

Elevation:                                                45 feet
Peak Stage Date:                      January 3, 1997
Peak Stage Level:                                   53 feet
Monitor Stage:                                     45.5 feet
Flood Stage:                                        53.0 feet
Danger Stage:                                      54.0 feet
Top of Levee:                                      57.0 feet


SHASTA DAM  (SHA)

Reservoir capacity is 4,552,000 acre feet
Elevation to the top of the dam at maximum capacity is 1,070 feet
Maximum release from the dam is 150,000 cubic foot per second


OROVILLE DAM  (ORO)

Reservoir capacity is 3,537,600 acre feet
Elevation to the top of the dam at maximum capacity is 900 feet
Maximum release from the dam is 150,000 cubic foot per second


BLACK BUTTE DAM  (BLB)

Reservoir capacity is 143,700 acre feet
Elevation to the top of the dam at maximum capacity is 426 feet


The following information on this page was compiled by Mr. Don "Boomer" Burnett prior to his retiring from the Public Works Department.  It was compiled from his notes over years of watching the river for flooding conditions. This information is not scientific by any means and could change in a moments notice.


The Colusa Weir flows when the following locations reach these levels:
  • Bend Bridge:                            15.5 feet
  • Tehama Bridge                       204.5 feet
  • Vina Woodson Bridge            176.5 feet
  • Ord Ferry                              106.5 feet
  • Colusa Bridge                          60.5 feet


The Moulton Weir flows when the following locations reach these levels:
  • Bend Bridge                            21.75 feet
  • Tehama Bridge                           215 feet
  • Vina Woodson Bridge             180.5 feet
  • Ord Ferry                                   111 feet
  • Colusa Bridge                            64.5 feet
 

Questions or comments contact:   Jerry Schantz
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