CHICO — Water turned white as it rushed over the weir at the end of Sycamore Pool in the One-Mile Recreation Area on a wet Wednesday. On the other side of the bridge, the pool built into Big Chico Creek neared the lip of the concrete.
Big Chico Creek isn’t the only local waterway that is rising. The Sacramento River is expected to reach monitor stage this afternoon, according to the California Department of Water Resources data exchange center, which forecasts river stages.
At Hamilton City, the river is forecast to reach 142.1 feet, just above the monitor level of 142 feet, but still well below the flood level of 147 feet. The Sacramento River at the Woodson Bridge area near Vina is forecast to reach 179.9, just below the monitor stage of 180 feet and below the flood stage of 183 feet.
Downriver, the water is predicted to overflow the Colusa Weir this evening, sending water into the Sutter bypass where it is contained. The weir is at 60.9 feet, and the overflow depth is expected to reach 4.7 feet through Friday. The flood stage is 70.1 feet at the weir, and river levels are expected to peak at 65 feet.
