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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: Sep 13 2024 at 7:15 AM PDTNext Issuance: Sep 14 2024 at 9:00 AM PDT
Monitor Stage: N/A Flood Stage: N/A
Please 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.
Please Note: Each individual timeseries plotted on the graphical river forecast can be toggled on and off by clicking the legend entry above. If the "Observed (Raw Data)" contains bad data and is toggled off, the plot will scale to the remaining timeseries.
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Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast   (CAZ067)
Today: Sunny. Highs 80 to 90. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph in the morning becoming light.

Tonight: Clear. Lows 57 to 67. Light winds.

Saturday: Sunny. Highs 81 to 91. Light winds becoming southwest up to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 56 to 64. Light winds.

Sunday: Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs 69 to 79. Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Cooler. Lows 45 to 55.

Monday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs 57 to 69.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 45 to 55.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 67 to 77.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Lows 50 to 60.

Wednesday and Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs 62 to 74. Lows 47 to 60.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 68 to 80.
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This river graphic is not intended to serve as a substitute for official flood watches, warnings, advisories, or statements issued by the NWS Sacramento Weather Forecast Office. Observations are preliminary and subject to change. River levels identified as "forecast" should be consistent with those contained in official NWS products. River levels identified as "guidance" have significant uncertainty due to future weather or reservoir regulation and are provided for planning purposes only.