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May 09, 2012 - New River Guidance (Flood Forecast Point) - The CNRFC has initiated river guidance along the Walker River at Mason (MASN2). The monitor and flood stages have been established at 9.3 feet and 9.8 feet respectively. To access the river guidance (flood forecast point) for Mason, use the map below or select here.

May 06, 2012 - Monthly Water Supply Outlook - The May 2012 Monthly Water Supply Outlook (Full Version - Adobe® PDF) is now available on our Water Supply webpage. Above normal April precipitation throughout much of California further improved water supply forecasts, especially across the Shasta and northern Sierra Nevada water supply basins. The exception was across the eastern Sierra Nevada and Humboldt basins. Forecasts range from as low as 10 percent of normal at Imlay on the Humboldt River in northern Nevada to as high as 133 percent of normal at Fort Jones on the Scott River in northern California.

April 30, 2012 - February 1986 Storm Summary - The CNRFC has published a storm summary for the significant meteorological and hydrologic event that affected the region between February 11 and 20, 1986. This publication includes a general introduction, precipitation summary, meteorological discussion, and hydrologic impacts section. To access this document, either go to our Storm Summaries webpage or go directly to the summary.

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    River / Creek

    Gage / Station

    Latest Stage (Raw Data)

    Latest Flow (Raw Data)

    Max Forecast Stage

    Max Forecast Flow

    Forecast Issue Time

93 Gages Forecast
Normal Conditions
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0 Gages Forecast
Above Monitor Stage
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Above Flood Stage
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Last Map Update:   Wednesday May 16th 2012 at 12:39 PM PDT  (5 Minutes Old)
(Data is updated every 10 minutes)
 

River Guidance Points Forecast Above Specified Stage Definitions  (Select NWSLI for Station Plot)

NO River Guidance Points Currently Forecast Above Specified Stage Definitions.

** NOTE **  Stage is presented in "Feet" while Flow is presented in "cfs".

River Guidance Forecast Group Issuance and Next Update Times
North Coast[Alternate Link]May 16 2012 at 7:58 AM PDTMay 17 2012 at 9:00 AM PDT
Russian Napa[Alternate Link]May 16 2012 at 8:00 AM PDTMay 17 2012 at 9:00 AM PDT
Upper Sacramento[Alternate Link]May 16 2012 at 7:44 AM PDTMay 17 2012 at 9:00 AM PDT
Lower Sacramento[Alternate Link]May 16 2012 at 8:32 AM PDTMay 17 2012 at 9:00 AM PDT
San Joaquin[Alternate Link]May 16 2012 at 8:08 AM PDTMay 17 2012 at 9:00 AM PDT
Central Coast[Alternate Link]May 16 2012 at 8:00 AM PDTMay 17 2012 at 9:00 AM PDT
Southern California[Alternate Link]May 16 2012 at 8:01 AM PDTMay 17 2012 at 9:00 AM PDT
Eastern Sierra[Alternate Link]May 16 2012 at 8:02 AM PDTMay 17 2012 at 9:00 AM PDT
Humboldt[Alternate Link]May 16 2012 at 8:03 AM PDTMay 17 2012 at 9:00 AM PDT

** NOTE 1 **  The Feather Yuba river guidance points are included in the Lower Sacramento River Forecast Group.
** NOTE 2 **  The Delta Region, Upper and Lower San Joaquin river guidance points are combined in the San Joaquin River Forecast Group.

Welcome to the web site of the California Nevada River Forecast Center. The CNRFC is one of 13 National Weather Service River Forecast Centers in the United States. The CNRFC has hydrologic forecast responsibility for California, most of Nevada, and a portion of southern Oregon. Our office is colocated with the Sacramento NWS Forecast Office, the California Department of Water Resources, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

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