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CHOWCHILLA RIVER - BUCHANAN RESERVOIR (BHNC1)
Latitude: 37.21º NLongitude: 119.97º WElevation: 450 Feet
Location: Madera County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: San JoaquinRiver Group: San Joaquin
Issuance Time: Jun 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM PDT
Please Note:Flow data on this product are unregulated / full natural flow.
Historical Flows
RankYearAnnual Flow3-Year Mean
19761893024000006.9
19772209248000001.9
1978252460800000195.4 68.1
197928399680000090.0 95.8
1980315532800000108.2 131.2
198134715520000021.0 73.1
1982378691200000181.4 103.5
1983410227200000341.2 181.2
198444176320000069.8 197.5
198547338560000021.9 144.3
1986504921600000128.4 73.3
19875364576000009.5 53.3
19885679936000006.6 48.2
198959961600000010.1 8.8
19906311520000005.7 7.5
199166268800000022.1 12.7
199269422400000021.9 16.6
1993725846400000105.3 49.7
199475738240000011.8 46.3
1995788918400000160.1 92.4
199682045440000077.7 83.2
1997852076800000234.7 157.5
1998883612800000197.3 169.9
199991514880000038.1 156.7
200094668480000082.1 105.8
200197830720000023.3 47.8
2002100984320000021.0 42.1
2003104137920000023.5 22.6
2004107291520000017.0 20.5
20051104537600000142.3 60.9
20061136073600000137.8 99.0
200711676096000009.0 96.4
2008119914560000023.2 56.7
2009123076800000021.1 17.8
2010126230400000056.5 33.6
20111293840000000173.9 83.8
2012132537600000020.6 83.7
2013135699840000019.2 71.2
201413885344000001.2 13.7
201514200704000000.8 7.1
2016145160640000048.6 16.9
20171483228800000291.8 113.8
2018151476480000042.1 127.5
20191546300800000128.6 154.2
2020157783680000013.4 61.4
202116094592000004.7 48.9
202216409952000005.0 7.7
20231672531200000299.7 103.1
2024170406720000049.5 118.1
20251735689600000 31.4 126.8

Location Photographs

ESRI™ Locator Map
Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ317)
Today: Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds up to 5 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.

Tonight: Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight.

Thursday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.

Independence Day through Monday: Clear. Highs in the lower 90s. Lows in the lower 60s.