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Pit River near Canby

Highest listed crest 12.87 ftFlood stage 8.5 ft8 crests since 1955

The Pit River near Canby crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1955 to 2025. The highest, 12.87 ft on February 19, 1986, was major flooding, 4.37 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.87 ft
February 19, 1986; 9,180 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.5 ft
Major flooding from 10.0 ft
Crests at major
5
9th of 106 gauges in California
Most recent flood crest
February 5, 2025
11.13 ft, major flooding
Location
Modoc County
California

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Pit River near Canby
Action stage7.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.51Apr 11, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.02Feb 23, 2017Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.05Feb 5, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 1955 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pit River near Canby, 1955 to 2025 8910111213ft Flood stage 8.5 ftMajor 10.0 ft Apr 5, 1955: 9.82 ft, moderate flooding; 5,870 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 1962: 10.72 ft, major flooding; 6,460 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1986: 12.87 ft, major flooding; 9,180 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1997: 11.82 ft, major flooding; 7,280 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2017: 10.61 ft, major flooding; 5,811 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2017: 9.25 ft, moderate flooding; 4,230 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2019: 8.64 ft, minor flooding; 3,636 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2025: 11.13 ft, major flooding; 6,496 cubic feet per second Highest, 12.87 ft, Feb 19, 1986 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pit River near Canby 1950s: 1 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 3 3 2020s: 1 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 15.00 ft on Mar 8, 1904.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Pit River near Canby
1Feb 19, 198612.87+4.37Major9,180
2Jan 2, 199711.82+3.32Major7,280
3Feb 5, 202511.13+2.63Major6,496
4Oct 14, 196210.72+2.22Major6,460
5Feb 10, 201710.61+2.11Major5,811
6Apr 5, 19559.82+1.32Moderate5,870
7Feb 23, 20179.25+0.75Moderate4,230
8Apr 11, 20198.64+0.14Minor3,636

Modoc County: every hazard · River floods across the country · California

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CNBC1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.