Station Meta Data: BIG CHICO CREEK NEAR CHICO
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BIG CHICO CREEK NEAR CHICO

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Station IDBICElevation274' ft
River BasinSACRAMENTO RCountyBUTTE
Hydrologic AreaSACRAMENTO RIVERNearby CityCHICO
Latitude39.768417°NLongitude121.778603°W
OperatorCA Dept of Water ResourcesData Collection


The following data types are available online. Select one of the links below to retrieve recent data.

Sensor DescriptionDurationPlotData CollectionData Available
FLOW, RIVER DISCHARGE, cfs (event) (FLOW)COMPUTED 03/20/1997 to 01/13/2003.
RIVER STAGE, feet (event) (RIV STG)SATELLITE 03/20/1997 to 01/13/2003.
WATER, TURBIDITY, ntu (event) (TURB W)SATELLITE 03/20/1997 to 07/21/1997.
BATTERY VOLTAGE, volts (hourly)(BAT VOL)SATELLITE 07/14/1997 to present.
FLOW, RIVER DISCHARGE, cfs (hourly)(FLOW)COMPUTED 07/21/1997 to present.
RIVER STAGE, feet (hourly)(RIV STG)SATELLITE 07/21/1997 to present.
TEMPERATURE, WATER, deg f (hourly)(TEMP W)SATELLITE 09/10/1998 to present.
WATER, TURBIDITY, ntu (hourly)(TURB W)SATELLITE 10/18/1999 to 11/30/2004.


Station comments:
05/10/2012This site has re-activated by the operator.
03/12/2012Due to lack of funding, this gage is discontinued. Please contact Danny Cervantes at 530-529-7350 if you have interests in funding this gage.
05/27/2011Latitude and longitude were updated from Excel file provided by John Clements (DWR).
02/15/2011Latitude and longitude were updated from Excel file provided by John Clements (DWR). NAD83
05/02/2007New rating shift applied starting 05/02/2007.
05/19/2005Site operational as of 5/19/2005.
04/26/2005This site was dismantled and may be made operational in a week or so.
12/01/2004Sensor 27 (turbidity) discontinued as of 12/1/04.