LOWER SACRAMENTO RIVER & TIDES FORECAST

This is the latest LOWER SACRAMENTO RIVER & TIDES FORECAST, issued Tuesday, May 15, 2012 07:14 AM.

The next forecast is scheduled for Wednesday, May 16, 2012 09:00 AM.

ALL LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS



Sacramento River release from Keswick Dam (KES) below Lake Shasta, 10000 cubic feet per second.

SACRAMENTO RIVER AT FREMONT WEIR (CREST 33.5')
   8:00 AM STAGE: 14.1 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 14.1 FT THRU LATE THURSDAY MORNING 
           MONITOR STAGE: 33.5 FT, FLOOD STAGE: 40.8 FT, DANGER STAGE: 41.8 FT


SACRAMENTO RIVER AT VERONA
   8:00 AM STAGE: 11.2 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 11.2 FT THRU LATE THURSDAY MORNING 
           FLOOD STAGE: 41.3 FT, DANGER STAGE: 42.3 FT

I Street Tide: 

Rio Vista Tide: 
Feather River release from Lake Oroville (ORO), 1900 cubic feet per second.

FEATHER RIVER NEAR GRIDLEY
   7:00 AM STAGE: 73.8 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 73.8 FT THRU WEDNESDAY MORNING 
           MONITOR STAGE: 95.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE: 103.8 FT, DANGER STAGE: 104.8 FT


FEATHER RIVER AT YUBA CITY
   7:00 AM STAGE: 38.2 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 38.2 FT THRU WEDNESDAY MORNING 
           MONITOR STAGE: 65.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE: 80.2 FT, DANGER STAGE: 81.2 FT


FEATHER RIVER AT BOYD'S LANDING
   8:00 AM STAGE: 28.8 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 28.8 FT THRU LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING 
           MONITOR STAGE: 57.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE: 65.0 FT, DANGER STAGE: 66.0 FT


FEATHER RIVER NEAR NICOLAUS
   8:00 AM STAGE: 19.7 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 19.7 FT THRU LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING 
           MONITOR STAGE: 40.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE: 48.0 FT, DANGER STAGE: 49.0 FT


MIDDLE FORK FEATHER RIVER NEAR PORTOLA
   7:00 AM STAGE: 2.1 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 2.1 FT THRU WEDNESDAY MORNING 
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Yuba River flow below Englebright Reservoir near Smartville (YRS), 2346 cubic feet per second.

YUBA RIVER NEAR MARYSVILLE
   7:00 AM STAGE: 63.3 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 63.3 FT THRU WEDNESDAY MORNING 
           MONITOR STAGE: 74.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE: 87.0 FT, DANGER STAGE: 88.0 FT


CLEAR LAKE AT LAKEPORT
   8:00 AM STAGE: 5.7 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 5.7 FT THRU LATE THURSDAY MORNING 
           MONITOR STAGE: 8.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE: 9.0 FT


CACHE CREEK AT RUMSEY BRIDGE 
   8:00 AM STAGE: 3.0 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 3.0 FT THRU EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING 
           MONITOR STAGE: 12.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE: 14.0 FT


CACHE CREEK AT YOLO
   8:00 AM STAGE: 45.0 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 45.0 FT THRU LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING 
           MONITOR STAGE: 75.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE: 81.0 FT, DANGER STAGE: 82.1 FT

American River release from Nimbus Dam (NAT) below Folsom Lake, 3900 cubic feet per second.

AMERICAN RIVER AT H STREET BRIDGE
   8:00 AM STAGE: 18.0 FT
      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 18.0 FT THRU LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING 
           MONITOR STAGE: 40.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE: 42.8 FT, DANGER STAGE: 43.8 FT


YOLO BYPASS AT LISBON
   8:00 AM STAGE: 4.4 FT
      FORECAST TO RECEDE TO NEAR 3.9 FT TUESDAY NEAR NOON 
      THEN FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR 4.8 FT TUESDAY AFTERNOON 
      THEN FORECAST TO RECEDE TO NEAR 3.9 FT LATE TUESDAY EVENING 
      THEN FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR 5.2 FT WEDNESDAY MORNING 
      THEN FORECAST TO RECEDE TO NEAR 3.5 FT WEDNESDAY NEAR NOON 
      THEN FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR 4.7 FT WEDNESDAY EVENING 
      THEN FORECAST TO RECEDE TO NEAR 3.8 FT WEDNESDAY NEAR MIDNIGHT 
      THEN FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR 5.2 FT THURSDAY MORNING 
      THEN FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 5.2 FT THRU LATE THURSDAY MORNING 
           MONITOR STAGE: 13.0 FT, FLOOD STAGE: 19.0 FT, DANGER STAGE: 26.2 FT

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