Sacramento River at Red Bluff Diversion Dam
Highest listed crest 258.99 ftFlood stage 255.5 ft8 crests since 2020
The Sacramento River at Red Bluff Diversion Dam crested above flood stage 2 times among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2020 to 2026. The highest, 258.99 ft on February 5, 2025, was moderate flooding, 3.49 feet above flood stage. 5 other gauges on the Sacramento River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.
The gauge
- Highest listed crest
- 258.99 ft
- February 5, 2025
- Flood stage
- 255.5 ft
- Major flooding from 261.6 ft
- Crests at major
- 0
- 2 above flood stage
- Most recent flood crest
- February 5, 2025
- 258.99 ft, moderate flooding
Flood stages
The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.
| Action stage | 252.5 | 2 | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Flood stage (minor) | 255.5 | 0 | — |
| Moderate flood stage | 257.6 | 2 | Feb 5, 2025 |
| Major flood stage | 261.6 | 0 | — |
Every listed crest
8 crests from 2020 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.
- 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.
- Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.
- 18 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 260.00 ft on Jan 2, 1997; 248.60 ft on Mar 5, 2001; 257.09 ft on Dec 31, 2005; 246.69 ft on Feb 10, 2007; 246.27 ft on Jan 26, 2008; 245.05 ft on Feb 17, 2009; and more.
Highest crests
| 1 | Feb 5, 2025 | 258.99 | +3.49 | Moderate |
| 2 | Mar 15, 2023 | 258.92 | +3.42 | Moderate |
| 3 | Feb 25, 2026 | 255.32 | −0.18 | Action |
| 4 | Feb 19, 2024 | 252.67 | −2.83 | Action |
| 5 | Jan 9, 2023 | 252.03 | −3.47 | Below flood stage |
| 6 | Oct 25, 2021 | 247.24 | −8.26 | Below flood stage |
| 7 | Jan 26, 2020 | 245.12 | −10.38 | Below flood stage |
| 8 | Feb 3, 2021 | 242.55 | −12.95 | Below flood stage |
The worst floods along the Sacramento River
For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Sacramento River that crested above flood stage within a week.
February 5, 2025: 258.99 ft here, moderate flooding
- Tehama BridgeCA · Feb 5, 2025 · 216.59 ft · Moderate
- Vina-Woodson BridgeCA · Feb 5, 2025 · 188.69 ft · Minor · its highest
- Hamilton CityCA · Feb 5, 2025 · 148.23 ft · Minor
- Ord FerryCA · Feb 6, 2025 · 116.61 ft · Minor
- Bend BridgeCA · Feb 5, 2025 · 29.10 ft · Minor
March 15, 2023: 258.92 ft here, moderate flooding
- Bend BridgeCA · Mar 15, 2023 · 29.53 ft · Moderate
- Tehama BridgeCA · Mar 15, 2023 · 215.61 ft · Minor
- Vina-Woodson BridgeCA · Mar 15, 2023 · 186.59 ft · Minor
- Ord FerryCA · Mar 16, 2023 · 115.09 ft · Minor
Gauges on the Sacramento River
Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.
| Bend Bridge | CA | 38.90 ft, Feb 28, 1940 | 6 |
| Colusa Weir | CA | 70.60 ft, Mar 1, 1940 | 0 |
| Hamilton City | CA | 148.68 ft, Jan 15, 2023 | 0 |
| Ord Ferry | CA | 116.98 ft, Feb 19, 2017 | 0 |
| Red Bluff Diversion Dam this gauge | CA | 258.99 ft, Feb 5, 2025 | 0 |
| Tehama Bridge | CA | 218.51 ft, Jan 21, 1993 | 1 |
| Tisdale Weir | CA | 53.50 ft, Mar 1, 1940 | 0 |
| Verona | CA | 42.11 ft, Feb 20, 1986 | 0 |
| Vina-Woodson Bridge | CA | 188.69 ft, Feb 5, 2025 | 0 |
Other gauges in Tehama County
| Bend Bridge | 38.90 ft, Feb 28, 1940 | 6 |
| Tehama Bridge | 218.51 ft, Jan 21, 1993 | 1 |
| Vina-Woodson Bridge | 188.69 ft, Feb 5, 2025 | 0 |
Tehama County: every hazard · River floods across the country · California
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RDBC1, 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.