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MAD RIVER - ARCATA (ARCC1)
Latitude: 40.91º NLongitude: 124.06º WElevation: 13 FeetForecast Type: Official Location
Location: Humboldt County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: North CoastRiver Group: North Coast
Issuance Time: Apr 11 2026 at 8:35 AM PDTNext Issuance: Apr 12 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: 15.0 FeetMinor Flood: 22.0 FeetModerate Flood: 24.0 FeetMajor Flood: 28.0 Feet


# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: Mad River - Arcata (ARCC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  04/11/2026 at 08:35 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  04/11/2026 at 08:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       7.25 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        450 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     04/12/2026 at 02:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       9.68 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        2579 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/06/2026 08 AM PDT            7.00            344                        Normal
  04/06/2026 09 AM PDT            6.99            340         -              Normal
  04/06/2026 10 AM PDT            6.99            340         0              Normal
  04/06/2026 11 AM PDT            7.00            344         +              Normal
  04/06/2026 12 PM PDT            6.99            340         -              Normal
  04/06/2026 01 PM PDT            7.00            344         +              Normal
  04/06/2026 02 PM PDT            6.99            340         -              Normal
  04/06/2026 03 PM PDT            6.99            340         0              Normal
  04/06/2026 04 PM PDT            6.99            340         0              Normal
  04/06/2026 05 PM PDT            6.99            340         0              Normal
  04/06/2026 06 PM PDT            6.99            340         0              Normal
  04/06/2026 07 PM PDT            6.99            340         0              Normal
  04/06/2026 08 PM PDT            6.98            336         -              Normal
  04/06/2026 09 PM PDT            6.98            336         0              Normal
  04/06/2026 10 PM PDT            6.97            332         -              Normal
  04/06/2026 11 PM PDT            6.96            328         -              Normal
  04/07/2026 12 AM PDT            6.95            324         -              Normal
  04/07/2026 01 AM PDT            6.95            324         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 02 AM PDT            6.94            320         -              Normal
  04/07/2026 03 AM PDT            6.94            320         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 04 AM PDT            6.92            312         -              Normal
  04/07/2026 05 AM PDT            6.92            312         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 06 AM PDT            6.92            312         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 07 AM PDT            6.92            312         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 08 AM PDT            6.91            308         -              Normal
  04/07/2026 09 AM PDT            6.90            305         -              Normal
  04/07/2026 10 AM PDT            6.90            305         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 11 AM PDT            6.90            305         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 12 PM PDT            6.90            305         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 01 PM PDT            6.90            305         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 02 PM PDT            6.90            305         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 03 PM PDT            6.90            305         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 04 PM PDT            6.90            305         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 05 PM PDT            6.90            305         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 06 PM PDT            6.90            305         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 07 PM PDT            6.91            308         +              Normal
  04/07/2026 08 PM PDT            6.91            308         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 09 PM PDT            6.90            305         -              Normal
  04/07/2026 10 PM PDT            6.89            301         -              Normal
  04/07/2026 11 PM PDT            6.88            297         -              Normal
  04/08/2026 12 AM PDT            6.87            293         -              Normal
  04/08/2026 01 AM PDT            6.86            290         -              Normal
  04/08/2026 02 AM PDT            6.85            286         -              Normal
  04/08/2026 03 AM PDT            6.85            286         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 04 AM PDT            6.85            286         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 05 AM PDT            6.86            290         +              Normal
  04/08/2026 06 AM PDT            6.86            290         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 07 AM PDT            6.85            286         -              Normal
  04/08/2026 08 AM PDT            6.84            282         -              Normal
  04/08/2026 09 AM PDT            6.84            282         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 10 AM PDT            6.84            282         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 11 AM PDT            6.84            282         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 12 PM PDT            6.84            282         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 01 PM PDT            6.84            282         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 02 PM PDT            6.83            279         -              Normal
  04/08/2026 03 PM PDT            6.83            279         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 04 PM PDT            6.83            279         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 05 PM PDT            6.84            282         +              Normal
  04/08/2026 06 PM PDT            6.84            282         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 07 PM PDT            6.84            282         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 08 PM PDT            6.84            282         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 09 PM PDT            6.83            279         -              Normal
  04/08/2026 10 PM PDT            6.83            279         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 11 PM PDT            6.82            275         -              Normal
  04/09/2026 12 AM PDT            6.80            268         -              Normal
  04/09/2026 01 AM PDT            6.80            268         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 02 AM PDT            6.79            264         -              Normal
  04/09/2026 03 AM PDT            6.79            264         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 04 AM PDT            6.78            261         -              Normal
  04/09/2026 05 AM PDT            6.79            264         +              Normal
  04/09/2026 06 AM PDT            6.78            261         -              Normal
  04/09/2026 07 AM PDT            6.78            261         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 08 AM PDT            6.77            257         -              Normal
  04/09/2026 09 AM PDT            6.77            257         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 10 AM PDT            6.76            254         -              Normal
  04/09/2026 11 AM PDT            6.77            257         +              Normal
  04/09/2026 12 PM PDT            6.77            257         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 01 PM PDT            6.79            264         +              Normal
  04/09/2026 02 PM PDT            6.79            264         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 03 PM PDT            6.78            261         -              Normal
  04/09/2026 04 PM PDT            6.79            264         +              Normal
  04/09/2026 05 PM PDT            6.79            264         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 06 PM PDT            6.81            271         +              Normal
  04/09/2026 07 PM PDT            6.82            275         +              Normal
  04/09/2026 08 PM PDT            6.83            279         +              Normal
  04/09/2026 09 PM PDT            6.83            279         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 10 PM PDT            6.83            279         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 11 PM PDT            6.82            275         -              Normal
  04/10/2026 12 AM PDT            6.81            271         -              Normal
  04/10/2026 01 AM PDT            6.81            271         0              Normal
  04/10/2026 02 AM PDT            6.82            275         +              Normal
  04/10/2026 03 AM PDT            6.84            282         +              Normal
  04/10/2026 04 AM PDT            6.88            297         +              Normal
  04/10/2026 05 AM PDT            6.88            297         0              Normal
  04/10/2026 06 AM PDT            6.90            305         +              Normal
  04/10/2026 07 AM PDT            6.90            305         0              Normal
  04/10/2026 08 AM PDT            6.92            312         +              Normal
  04/10/2026 09 AM PDT            6.92            312         0              Normal
  04/10/2026 10 AM PDT            6.93            316         +              Normal
  04/10/2026 11 AM PDT            6.94            320         +              Normal
  04/10/2026 12 PM PDT            6.96            328         +              Normal
  04/10/2026 01 PM PDT            6.97            332         +              Normal
  04/10/2026 02 PM PDT            6.99            340         +              Normal
  04/10/2026 03 PM PDT            6.98            336         -              Normal
  04/10/2026 04 PM PDT            6.97            332         -              Normal
  04/10/2026 05 PM PDT            6.99            340         +              Normal
  04/10/2026 06 PM PDT            7.00            344         +              Normal
  04/10/2026 07 PM PDT            7.03            357         +              Normal
  04/10/2026 08 PM PDT            7.03            357         0              Normal
  04/10/2026 09 PM PDT            7.04            361         +              Normal
  04/10/2026 10 PM PDT            7.06            369         +              Normal
  04/10/2026 11 PM PDT            7.08            378         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 12 AM PDT            7.09            382         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 01 AM PDT            7.11            391         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 02 AM PDT            7.13            400         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 03 AM PDT            7.17            416         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 04 AM PDT            7.20            429         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 05 AM PDT            7.19            425         -              Normal
  04/11/2026 06 AM PDT            7.21            433         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 07 AM PDT            7.22            437         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 08 AM PDT            7.25            450         +              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/11/2026 09 AM PDT            7.28            463                        Normal
  04/11/2026 10 AM PDT            7.31            476         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 11 AM PDT            7.35            494         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 12 PM PDT            7.40            517         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 01 PM PDT            7.46            545         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 02 PM PDT            7.55            589         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 03 PM PDT            7.72            677         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 04 PM PDT            8.02            878         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 05 PM PDT            8.44           1214         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 06 PM PDT            8.80           1555         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 07 PM PDT            9.07           1844         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 08 PM PDT            9.26           2061         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 09 PM PDT            9.40           2228         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 10 PM PDT            9.50           2350         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 11 PM PDT            9.57           2438         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 12 AM PDT            9.63           2514         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 01 AM PDT            9.66           2553         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 02 AM PDT            9.68           2579         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 03 AM PDT            9.68           2579         0              Normal
  04/12/2026 04 AM PDT            9.65           2540         -              Normal
  04/12/2026 05 AM PDT            9.62           2502         -              Normal
  04/12/2026 06 AM PDT            9.58           2451         -              Normal
  04/12/2026 07 AM PDT            9.54           2400         -              Normal
  04/12/2026 08 AM PDT            9.50           2350         -              Normal
  04/12/2026 09 AM PDT            9.45           2289         -              Normal
  04/12/2026 10 AM PDT            9.40           2228         -              Normal
  04/12/2026 11 AM PDT            9.34           2155         -              Normal
  04/12/2026 12 PM PDT            9.28           2084         -              Normal
  04/12/2026 01 PM PDT            9.23           2026         -              Normal
  04/12/2026 02 PM PDT            9.18           1968         -              Normal
  04/12/2026 03 PM PDT            9.12           1900         -              Normal
  04/12/2026 04 PM PDT            9.06           1833         -              Normal
  04/12/2026 05 PM PDT            8.99           1756         -              Normal
  04/12/2026 06 PM PDT            8.93           1691         -              Normal
  04/12/2026 07 PM PDT            8.87           1628         -              Normal
  04/12/2026 08 PM PDT            8.83           1586         -              Normal
  04/12/2026 09 PM PDT            8.80           1555         -              Normal
  04/12/2026 10 PM PDT            8.79           1545         -              Normal
  04/12/2026 11 PM PDT            8.78           1534         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 12 AM PDT            8.78           1534         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 01 AM PDT            8.77           1524         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 02 AM PDT            8.77           1524         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 03 AM PDT            8.76           1514         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 04 AM PDT            8.73           1484         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 05 AM PDT            8.70           1454         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 06 AM PDT            8.67           1424         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 07 AM PDT            8.64           1395         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 08 AM PDT            8.61           1367         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 09 AM PDT            8.59           1348         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 10 AM PDT            8.57           1330         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 11 AM PDT            8.55           1312         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 12 PM PDT            8.53           1294         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 01 PM PDT            8.52           1285         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 02 PM PDT            8.51           1276         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 03 PM PDT            8.50           1267         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 04 PM PDT            8.49           1258         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 05 PM PDT            8.49           1258         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 06 PM PDT            8.48           1249         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 07 PM PDT            8.48           1249         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 08 PM PDT            8.47           1240         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 09 PM PDT            8.47           1240         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 10 PM PDT            8.47           1240         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 11 PM PDT            8.47           1240         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 12 AM PDT            8.47           1240         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 01 AM PDT            8.46           1232         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 02 AM PDT            8.46           1232         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 03 AM PDT            8.46           1232         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 04 AM PDT            8.46           1232         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 05 AM PDT            8.45           1223         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 06 AM PDT            8.44           1214         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 07 AM PDT            8.44           1214         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 08 AM PDT            8.43           1205         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 09 AM PDT            8.42           1197         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 10 AM PDT            8.41           1188         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 11 AM PDT            8.40           1180         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 12 PM PDT            8.39           1171         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 01 PM PDT            8.38           1163         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 02 PM PDT            8.37           1154         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 03 PM PDT            8.36           1146         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 04 PM PDT            8.35           1137         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 05 PM PDT            8.33           1121         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 06 PM PDT            8.32           1112         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 07 PM PDT            8.31           1104         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 08 PM PDT            8.30           1096         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 09 PM PDT            8.29           1088         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 10 PM PDT            8.29           1088         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 11 PM PDT            8.27           1071         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 12 AM PDT            8.26           1063         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 01 AM PDT            8.25           1055         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 02 AM PDT            8.25           1055         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 03 AM PDT            8.24           1047         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 04 AM PDT            8.23           1039         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 05 AM PDT            8.22           1031         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 06 AM PDT            8.22           1031         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 07 AM PDT            8.21           1023         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 08 AM PDT            8.20           1015         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 09 AM PDT            8.19           1007         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 10 AM PDT            8.19           1007         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 11 AM PDT            8.18            999         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 12 PM PDT            8.17            992         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 01 PM PDT            8.17            992         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 02 PM PDT            8.16            984         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 03 PM PDT            8.16            984         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 04 PM PDT            8.15            976         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 05 PM PDT            8.15            976         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 06 PM PDT            8.14            968         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 07 PM PDT            8.13            961         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 08 PM PDT            8.13            961         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 09 PM PDT            8.13            961         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 10 PM PDT            8.13            961         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 11 PM PDT            8.14            968         +              Normal
  04/16/2026 12 AM PDT            8.15            976         +              Normal
  04/16/2026 01 AM PDT            8.17            992         +              Normal
  04/16/2026 02 AM PDT            8.18            999         +              Normal
  04/16/2026 03 AM PDT            8.20           1015         +              Normal
  04/16/2026 04 AM PDT            8.23           1039         +              Normal
  04/16/2026 05 AM PDT            8.26           1063         +              Normal
#
# NOTE 1: Stages are rounded to the nearest hundredth (.01) of a foot.
# NOTE 2: Flows are rounded to the nearest (1) cfs.
# NOTE 3: Trends are determined using hourly change in unrounded stage and flow.
# NOTE 4: Maximum Values are determined using unrounded stage and flow.