Pit River near Canby, CA
River level and flood forecast · Modoc County
The river is 6.2 ft below flood stage (8.5 ft).
Forecast to hold near 2.3 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 5 AM.
Flow: 3 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 7:41 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 10 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 9 ft |
| Flood stage | 8.5 ft |
| Action stage | 7.5 ft |
| Record crest (February 19, 1986) | 12.87 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 15 ftRecord flood stage - expect disastrous flooding throughout southwest Modoc and northwest Lassen counties. 13000 cfs
- 13 ftExpect disastrous flooding throughout southwest Modoc and northwest Lassen counties. 9300 cfs
- 11 ftExpect major flooding in Canby and Lookout in southwest Modoc county and northwest Lassen county. 6600 cfs
- 10 ftExpect major flooding in Bieber, Nubieber, and throughout northwest Lassen county 5400 cfs
- 9.5 ftExpect significant flooding in southwest Modoc and northwest Lassen counties. 4900 cfs
- 9 ftExpect moderate flooding in Canby and Lookout in Modoc County and Bieber and Nubieber in Lassen County 4300 cfs
- 8.5 ftFlood stage - Expect minor flooding in Canby Lookout Bieber and Nubieber California and throughout southwest Modoc and northwest Lassen Counties. 4300 CFS
- 7.5 ftExpect minor lowland flooding from Canby in Modoc County down to Beiber and throughout northwest Lassen County 2900 CFS
Highest crests on record
- 12.87 ft — February 19, 1986
- 11.82 ft — January 2, 1997
- 11.13 ft — February 5, 2025
- 10.72 ft — October 14, 1962
- 10.61 ft — February 10, 2017
Recent crests: 11.13 ft (February 5, 2025) · 8.64 ft (April 11, 2019) · 9.25 ft (February 23, 2017) · 10.61 ft (February 10, 2017) · 8.6 ft (February 8, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CNBC1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.