CNRFC - Hydrology - River Guidance - Graphical RVF

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Location:

KERN RIVER - KERNVILLE (KRVC1)

Latitude: 35.75º N	Longitude: 118.42º W	Elevation: 2637 Feet
Location: Kern County in California		Bulletin Group: San Joaquin		River Group: Tulare

Issuance Time:

Jul 26 2024 at 7:18 AM PDT

Next Issuance:

Jul 27 2024 at 9:00 AM PDT

Monitor Stage: 12.5 Feet

Flood Stage: 13.5 Feet

Please Note:

Raw observed data may be unreliable due to gauge damage and river bank erosion sustained during the recent 2023 floods. This may increase forecast uncertainty.

Plot Type:

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.

Observed Data Credit
	Raw streamflow data is provided by the US Army Corps of Engineers. View USACE Data for this station location.

Historical Stage/Flow Data
Water Year	Peak Discharge (cfs)	Stage (feet)	Date
Most Recent 5 Years
2023	41,400	17.77	Mar 10, 2023
2022	1,990	7.49	Dec 24, 2021
2021	787	6.17	May 8, 2021
2020	2,040	7.54	May 1, 2020
2019	9,880	11.51	Mar 6, 2019
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Jan 2010 to Present) - Ranked by Flow
2023	41,400	17.77	Mar 10, 2023
2017	--	13.50	Feb 7, 2017
2011	--	13.18	Dec 19, 2010

Location Photographs
Upstream Photo	Gage House Photo	Downstream Photo

ESRI™ Locator Map

Impacts - E19 Information
13.5 Feet	Kern River adjacent to Riverside Park begins to escape its banks, flooding the lower park sidewalk. This is Preliminary Flood Stage.

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ332)

Today: Breezy, sunny. Areas of smoke late in the afternoon. Highs 87 to 93. West winds up to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph decreasing to up to 10 mph after midnight.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs 87 to 93. West winds up to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight.

Monday: Sunny. Highs 88 to 94. Northwest winds up to 5 mph increasing to west 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night through Wednesday: Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs 88 to 98.

Wednesday Night and Thursday: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs 95 to 101.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.

Friday: Sunny. Highs 95 to 101.

Product Disclaimer

This river graphic is not intended to serve as a substitute for official flood watches, warnings, advisories, or statements issued by the NWS San Joaquin Valley-Hanford 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.

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