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:

May 05 2024 at 8:40 AM PDT

Next Issuance:

May 06 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
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
2018	5,070	10.03	Apr 8, 2018
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
12.5 Feet	Increased river flows almost reach the top of the river bank.
13.5 Feet	Flooding of Riverside Park next to Kernville gauge house is imminent. Water has begun to overflow along the river bank.
17.0 Feet	Riverside Park begins to see scoured riverbank damage.
20.0 Feet	Flood waters begin to inundate businesses, properties in downtown Kernville. Roads begin seeing significant flooding, impacting home and emergency service access to Kernville.

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ332)

Tonight: Breezy. Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust early in the evening. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph after midnight.

Monday: Warmer, sunny. Highs 62 to 70. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to west 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 40 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Breezy. Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph after midnight.

Tuesday: Breezy, sunny. Highs 65 to 73. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Breezy, clear. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph becoming northwest 5 to 15 mph after midnight.

Wednesday through Friday: Clear. Highs 70 to 82. Lows in the lower 50s.

Friday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.

Saturday: Sunny. Highs 78 to 84.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs 78 to 84.

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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