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September 1, 2010 - Seasonal Water Supply Volume Forecast - Google™ Maps Interface - A summary of over 50 water supply forecast stations located throughout southern Oregon, California, and Nevada is now available for display on a Google™ Maps Interface. Data is updated daily at 12:00 UTC between January 1 and June 30 with the most recent forecast available for the current water year. Also, KML files are available for download and use in Google™ Earth.

August 25, 2010 - Water Supply Webpage Enhancements - The CNRFC Water Supply webpage has been updated with several enhancements. The primary change is the addition of an interactive map showing water supply forecasts and a link to the NOAA/NWS National Water Resources Outlook - Western US Water Supply Forecasts. This data can now be accessed from the left-hand menu "Water Supply" link under the "Hydrology" section.

August 20, 2010 - Observed River Stage/Flow Map Interface - A new map interface to view current river stage and flow information for the River Guidance (Flood Forecast Points) is now available. To access this map and data, go to our River/Reservoir Data webpage.

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    Latest Stage (Raw Data)

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Last Map Update:   Wednesday September 8th 2010 at 4:31 PM PDT  (4 Hours 13 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]Sep 08 2010 at 7:20 AM PDTSep 09 2010 at 9:00 AM PDT
Russian Napa[Alternate Link]Sep 08 2010 at 7:22 AM PDTSep 09 2010 at 9:00 AM PDT
Upper Sacramento[Alternate Link]Sep 08 2010 at 7:20 AM PDTSep 09 2010 at 9:00 AM PDT
Lower Sacramento[Alternate Link]Sep 08 2010 at 7:25 AM PDTSep 09 2010 at 9:00 AM PDT
San Joaquin[Alternate Link]Sep 08 2010 at 7:41 AM PDTSep 09 2010 at 9:00 AM PDT
Central Coast[Alternate Link]Sep 08 2010 at 7:24 AM PDTSep 09 2010 at 9:00 AM PDT
Southern California[Alternate Link]Sep 08 2010 at 7:27 AM PDTSep 09 2010 at 9:00 AM PDT
Eastern Sierra[Alternate Link]Sep 08 2010 at 7:30 AM PDTSep 09 2010 at 9:00 AM PDT
Humboldt[Alternate Link]Sep 08 2010 at 7:34 AM PDTSep 09 2010 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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