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SOUTH FORK AMERICAN RIVER - PLACERVILLE (CBAC1)
Latitude: 38.77º NLongitude: 120.82º WElevation: 931 Feet
Location: El Dorado County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Lower SacramentoRiver Group: American
Issuance Time: May 05 2024 at 8:40 AM PDTNext Issuance: May 06 2024 at 9:00 AM PDT
Monitor Stage: N/A Flood Stage: N/A

SPECIAL NOTE:This section of the South Fork of the American River is highly regulated. Future releases from upstream reservoirs are often unknown. Users seeking recreational flow schedules should consult other sources.

# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: South Fork American River - Placerville (CBAC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  05/05/2024 at 08:41 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  04/30/2024 at 11:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       6.14 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        3676 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     05/05/2024 at 08:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       5.46 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        2926 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/30/2024 08 AM PDT            5.67           3149                Not Applicable
  04/30/2024 09 AM PDT            5.28           2742         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2024 10 AM PDT            5.18           2642         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2024 11 AM PDT            4.81           2297         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2024 12 PM PDT            4.38           1916         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2024 01 PM PDT            4.25           1807         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2024 02 PM PDT            4.25           1807         0      Not Applicable
  04/30/2024 03 PM PDT            4.25           1807         0      Not Applicable
  04/30/2024 04 PM PDT            4.26           1816         +      Not Applicable
  04/30/2024 05 PM PDT            4.27           1824         +      Not Applicable
  04/30/2024 06 PM PDT            4.27           1824         0      Not Applicable
  04/30/2024 07 PM PDT            4.27           1824         0      Not Applicable
  04/30/2024 08 PM PDT            4.76           2251         +      Not Applicable
  04/30/2024 09 PM PDT            5.73           3215         +      Not Applicable
  04/30/2024 10 PM PDT            6.04           3560         +      Not Applicable
  04/30/2024 11 PM PDT            6.14           3676         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 12 AM PDT            6.13           3664         -      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 01 AM PDT            6.06           3583         -      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 02 AM PDT            5.91           3413         -      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 03 AM PDT            5.68           3160         -      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 04 AM PDT            5.70           3182         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 05 AM PDT            5.75           3236         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 06 AM PDT            5.78           3269         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 07 AM PDT            5.78           3269         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 08 AM PDT            5.61           3085         -      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 09 AM PDT            5.23           2692         -      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 10 AM PDT            4.57           2080         -      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 11 AM PDT            4.27           1824         -      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 12 PM PDT            4.26           1816         -      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 01 PM PDT            4.26           1816         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 02 PM PDT            4.26           1816         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 03 PM PDT            4.27           1824         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 04 PM PDT            4.27           1824         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 05 PM PDT            4.28           1832         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 06 PM PDT            4.28           1832         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 07 PM PDT            4.28           1832         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 08 PM PDT            4.29           1841         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 09 PM PDT            4.28           1832         -      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 10 PM PDT            4.87           2353         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2024 11 PM PDT            5.49           2958         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 12 AM PDT            5.78           3269         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 01 AM PDT            5.82           3313         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 02 AM PDT            5.74           3225         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 03 AM PDT            5.64           3117         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 04 AM PDT            5.50           2968         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 05 AM PDT            5.45           2916         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 06 AM PDT            5.43           2895         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 07 AM PDT            5.48           2947         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 08 AM PDT            5.46           2926         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 09 AM PDT            5.74           3225         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 10 AM PDT            5.90           3402         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 11 AM PDT            5.95           3458         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 12 PM PDT            5.98           3492         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 01 PM PDT            6.03           3549         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 02 PM PDT            5.99           3504         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 03 PM PDT            6.00           3515         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 04 PM PDT            5.99           3504         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 05 PM PDT            6.00           3515         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 06 PM PDT            4.91           2390         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 07 PM PDT            4.93           2409         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 08 PM PDT            5.43           2895         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 09 PM PDT            5.60           3074         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 10 PM PDT            5.58           3053         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2024 11 PM PDT            5.55           3021         -      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 12 AM PDT            5.50           2968         -      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 01 AM PDT            5.45           2916         -      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 02 AM PDT            5.12           2583         -      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 03 AM PDT            5.19           2652         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 04 AM PDT            5.32           2782         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 05 AM PDT            5.35           2813         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 06 AM PDT            5.31           2772         -      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 07 AM PDT            5.31           2772         0      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 08 AM PDT            4.95           2428         -      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 09 AM PDT            4.74           2233         -      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 10 AM PDT            4.91           2390         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 11 AM PDT            5.13           2593         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 12 PM PDT            5.16           2622         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 01 PM PDT            5.22           2682         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 02 PM PDT            5.29           2752         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 03 PM PDT            5.22           2682         -      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 04 PM PDT            5.23           2692         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 05 PM PDT            5.21           2672         -      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 06 PM PDT            5.09           2554         -      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 07 PM PDT            4.99           2466         -      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 08 PM PDT            4.91           2390         -      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 09 PM PDT            4.84           2325         -      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 10 PM PDT            4.76           2251         -      Not Applicable
  05/03/2024 11 PM PDT            4.80           2288         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 12 AM PDT            4.78           2270         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 01 AM PDT            4.80           2288         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 02 AM PDT            5.15           2612         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 03 AM PDT            5.03           2502         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 04 AM PDT            4.61           2116         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 05 AM PDT            4.46           1984         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 06 AM PDT            4.54           2054         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 07 AM PDT            5.05           2519         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 08 AM PDT            5.27           2732         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 09 AM PDT            5.39           2854         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 10 AM PDT            5.28           2742         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 11 AM PDT            5.35           2813         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 12 PM PDT            5.52           2989         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 01 PM PDT            5.82           3313         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 02 PM PDT            5.81           3302         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 03 PM PDT            5.79           3280         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 04 PM PDT            4.90           2381         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 05 PM PDT            4.84           2325         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 06 PM PDT            4.88           2362         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 07 PM PDT            4.85           2334         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 08 PM PDT            5.39           2854         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 09 PM PDT            5.42           2885         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 10 PM PDT            5.68           3160         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2024 11 PM PDT            5.87           3369         +      Not Applicable
  05/05/2024 12 AM PDT            5.87           3369         0      Not Applicable
  05/05/2024 01 AM PDT            5.69           3171         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2024 02 AM PDT            5.53           3000         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2024 03 AM PDT            5.48           2947         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2024 04 AM PDT            5.56           3031         +      Not Applicable
  05/05/2024 05 AM PDT            5.65           3128         +      Not Applicable
  05/05/2024 06 AM PDT            5.68           3160         +      Not Applicable
  05/05/2024 07 AM PDT            5.62           3095         -      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  05/05/2024 08 AM PDT            5.46           2926                Not Applicable
  05/05/2024 09 AM PDT            5.26           2722         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2024 10 AM PDT            5.10           2563         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2024 11 AM PDT            5.05           2519         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2024 12 PM PDT            5.07           2537         +      Not Applicable
  05/05/2024 01 PM PDT            5.07           2537         0      Not Applicable
  05/05/2024 02 PM PDT            5.06           2528         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2024 03 PM PDT            5.03           2502         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2024 04 PM PDT            4.99           2466         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2024 05 PM PDT            4.95           2428         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2024 06 PM PDT            4.92           2400         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2024 07 PM PDT            4.88           2362         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2024 08 PM PDT            4.85           2334         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2024 09 PM PDT            4.82           2306         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2024 10 PM PDT            4.78           2270         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2024 11 PM PDT            4.75           2242         -      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 12 AM PDT            4.72           2215         -      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 01 AM PDT            4.69           2188         -      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 02 AM PDT            4.66           2161         -      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 03 AM PDT            4.63           2134         -      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 04 AM PDT            4.61           2116         -      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 05 AM PDT            4.58           2089         -      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 06 AM PDT            4.56           2072         -      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 07 AM PDT            4.54           2054         -      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 08 AM PDT            4.51           2028         -      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 09 AM PDT            4.49           2010         -      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 10 AM PDT            4.47           1993         -      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 11 AM PDT            4.45           1976         -      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 12 PM PDT            4.44           1967         -      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 01 PM PDT            4.42           1950         -      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 02 PM PDT            4.41           1942         -      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 03 PM PDT            4.40           1933         -      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 04 PM PDT            4.39           1925         -      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 05 PM PDT            4.38           1916         -      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 06 PM PDT            4.37           1908         -      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 07 PM PDT            4.37           1908         0      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 08 PM PDT            4.38           1916         +      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 09 PM PDT            4.41           1942         +      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 10 PM PDT            4.46           1984         +      Not Applicable
  05/06/2024 11 PM PDT            4.52           2036         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 12 AM PDT            4.58           2089         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 01 AM PDT            4.64           2143         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 02 AM PDT            4.69           2188         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 03 AM PDT            4.72           2215         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 04 AM PDT            4.75           2242         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 05 AM PDT            4.77           2261         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 06 AM PDT            4.80           2288         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 07 AM PDT            4.82           2306         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 08 AM PDT            4.83           2316         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 09 AM PDT            4.82           2306         -      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 10 AM PDT            4.81           2297         -      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 11 AM PDT            4.80           2288         -      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 12 PM PDT            4.79           2279         -      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 01 PM PDT            4.79           2279         0      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 02 PM PDT            4.80           2288         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 03 PM PDT            4.81           2297         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 04 PM PDT            4.84           2325         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 05 PM PDT            4.86           2344         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 06 PM PDT            4.88           2362         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 07 PM PDT            4.90           2381         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 08 PM PDT            4.93           2409         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 09 PM PDT            4.98           2457         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 10 PM PDT            5.04           2511         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2024 11 PM PDT            5.09           2554         +      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 12 AM PDT            5.15           2612         +      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 01 AM PDT            5.19           2652         +      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 02 AM PDT            5.23           2692         +      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 03 AM PDT            5.25           2712         +      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 04 AM PDT            5.26           2722         +      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 05 AM PDT            5.28           2742         +      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 06 AM PDT            5.29           2752         +      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 07 AM PDT            5.30           2762         +      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 08 AM PDT            5.30           2762         0      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 09 AM PDT            5.29           2752         -      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 10 AM PDT            5.27           2732         -      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 11 AM PDT            5.25           2712         -      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 12 PM PDT            5.23           2692         -      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 01 PM PDT            5.22           2682         -      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 02 PM PDT            5.21           2672         -      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 03 PM PDT            5.21           2672         0      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 04 PM PDT            5.21           2672         0      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 05 PM PDT            5.20           2662         -      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 06 PM PDT            5.20           2662         0      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 07 PM PDT            5.20           2662         0      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 08 PM PDT            5.20           2662         0      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 09 PM PDT            5.21           2672         +      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 10 PM PDT            5.23           2692         +      Not Applicable
  05/08/2024 11 PM PDT            5.24           2702         +      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 12 AM PDT            5.26           2722         +      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 01 AM PDT            5.27           2732         +      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 02 AM PDT            5.28           2742         +      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 03 AM PDT            5.28           2742         0      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 04 AM PDT            5.28           2742         0      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 05 AM PDT            5.28           2742         0      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 06 AM PDT            5.28           2742         0      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 07 AM PDT            5.27           2732         -      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 08 AM PDT            5.27           2732         0      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 09 AM PDT            5.25           2712         -      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 10 AM PDT            5.23           2692         -      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 11 AM PDT            5.22           2682         -      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 12 PM PDT            5.20           2662         -      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 01 PM PDT            5.18           2642         -      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 02 PM PDT            5.17           2632         -      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 03 PM PDT            5.16           2622         -      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 04 PM PDT            5.16           2622         0      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 05 PM PDT            5.15           2612         -      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 06 PM PDT            5.14           2602         -      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 07 PM PDT            5.14           2602         0      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 08 PM PDT            5.14           2602         0      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 09 PM PDT            5.15           2612         +      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 10 PM PDT            5.16           2622         +      Not Applicable
  05/09/2024 11 PM PDT            5.18           2642         +      Not Applicable
  05/10/2024 12 AM PDT            5.19           2652         +      Not Applicable
  05/10/2024 01 AM PDT            5.21           2672         +      Not Applicable
  05/10/2024 02 AM PDT            5.22           2682         +      Not Applicable
  05/10/2024 03 AM PDT            5.23           2692         +      Not Applicable
  05/10/2024 04 AM PDT            5.24           2702         +      Not Applicable
  05/10/2024 05 AM PDT            5.25           2712         +      Not Applicable
#
# NOTE 1: Stages are rounded to the nearest hundredth (.01) of a foot.
# NOTE 2: Flows are rounded to the nearest (1) cfs.
# NOTE 3: Trends are determined using hourly change in unrounded stage and flow.
# NOTE 4: Maximum Values are determined using unrounded stage and flow.