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...The National Weather Service in Sacramento CA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in California... Sacramento River At Ord Ferry affecting Glenn and Butte Counties. For the Upper Sacramento River...Ord Ferry...Minor flooding is forecast.

CAC007-021-071600-
/O.NEW.KSTO.FL.W.0002.260107T0900Z-260107T1600Z/
/ORFC1.1.ER.260107T0900Z.260107T0900Z.260107T1000Z.NO/
208 PM PST Tue Jan 6 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO TOMORROW MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Sacramento River at Ord Ferry.

* WHEN...From late tonight to tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 114.0 feet, Designated flood stage left bank.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:45 PM PST Tuesday the stage was 112.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 114.0 feet.
- Forecast...Forecast to fluctuate near 113.0 FT into late this
afternoon then forecast to rise to near 114.0 FT just after
midnight tonight then forecast to fall below monitor stage of
110.0 FT late tomorrow evening then forecast to recede to
near 107.5 FT early Thursday afternoon.

* Impact...Near 113.8 feet, 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.
Near 114.0 feet, Designated flood stage left bank.
Near 110.3 feet, Head cuts in 3Bs silt weir start overflow
into Butte Basin, flooding dips on Ord Ferry Road west of
River Road in Butte County. 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.
Near 112.0 feet, At 112 to 113 feet, water inundates portions
of Ord Ferry Road (County Road 32) in Glenn County from CA-45
east to the county line at the Sacramento River.
- Flood stage is 114.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
114.1 feet on 01/03/2002.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3971 12211 3971 12189 3955 12185 3953 12206

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