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MAD RIVER - ARCATA (ARCC1)
Latitude: 40.91º NLongitude: 124.06º WElevation: 13 Feet
Location: Humboldt County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: North CoastRiver Group: North Coast
Issuance Time: Feb 06 2026 at 12:54 PM PSTNext Issuance: Feb 07 2026 at 9:00 AM PST
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:  02/06/2026 at 12:54 PM PST
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  02/01/2026 at 09:00 PM PST
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       6.83 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        619 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     02/09/2026 at 08:00 AM PST
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       8.36 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        1685 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  02/01/2026 12 PM PST            6.83            619                        Normal
  02/01/2026 01 PM PST            6.82            614         -              Normal
  02/01/2026 02 PM PST            6.82            614         0              Normal
  02/01/2026 03 PM PST            6.82            614         0              Normal
  02/01/2026 04 PM PST            6.82            614         0              Normal
  02/01/2026 05 PM PST            6.83            619         +              Normal
  02/01/2026 06 PM PST            6.83            619         0              Normal
  02/01/2026 07 PM PST            6.83            619         0              Normal
  02/01/2026 08 PM PST            6.83            619         0              Normal
  02/01/2026 09 PM PST            6.83            619         0              Normal
  02/01/2026 10 PM PST            6.82            614         -              Normal
  02/01/2026 11 PM PST            6.81            609         -              Normal
  02/02/2026 12 AM PST            6.80            604         -              Normal
  02/02/2026 01 AM PST            6.79            599         -              Normal
  02/02/2026 02 AM PST            6.79            599         0              Normal
  02/02/2026 03 AM PST            6.79            599         0              Normal
  02/02/2026 04 AM PST            6.79            599         0              Normal
  02/02/2026 05 AM PST            6.79            599         0              Normal
  02/02/2026 06 AM PST            6.79            599         0              Normal
  02/02/2026 07 AM PST            6.78            594         -              Normal
  02/02/2026 08 AM PST            6.78            594         0              Normal
  02/02/2026 09 AM PST            6.77            589         -              Normal
  02/02/2026 10 AM PST            6.77            589         0              Normal
  02/02/2026 11 AM PST            6.78            594         +              Normal
  02/02/2026 12 PM PST            6.77            589         -              Normal
  02/02/2026 01 PM PST            6.78            594         +              Normal
  02/02/2026 02 PM PST            6.78            594         0              Normal
  02/02/2026 03 PM PST            6.78            594         0              Normal
  02/02/2026 04 PM PST            6.78            594         0              Normal
  02/02/2026 05 PM PST            6.79            599         +              Normal
  02/02/2026 06 PM PST            6.79            599         0              Normal
  02/02/2026 07 PM PST            6.79            599         0              Normal
  02/02/2026 08 PM PST            6.79            599         0              Normal
  02/02/2026 09 PM PST            6.79            599         0              Normal
  02/02/2026 10 PM PST            6.78            594         -              Normal
  02/02/2026 11 PM PST            6.78            594         0              Normal
  02/03/2026 12 AM PST            6.77            589         -              Normal
  02/03/2026 01 AM PST            6.76            584         -              Normal
  02/03/2026 02 AM PST            6.76            584         0              Normal
  02/03/2026 03 AM PST            6.75            579         -              Normal
  02/03/2026 04 AM PST            6.75            579         0              Normal
  02/03/2026 05 AM PST            6.76            584         +              Normal
  02/03/2026 06 AM PST            6.76            584         0              Normal
  02/03/2026 07 AM PST            6.76            584         0              Normal
  02/03/2026 08 AM PST            6.76            584         0              Normal
  02/03/2026 09 AM PST            6.75            579         -              Normal
  02/03/2026 10 AM PST            6.74            574         -              Normal
  02/03/2026 11 AM PST            6.75            579         +              Normal
  02/03/2026 12 PM PST            6.75            579         0              Normal
  02/03/2026 01 PM PST            6.76            584         +              Normal
  02/03/2026 02 PM PST            6.76            584         0              Normal
  02/03/2026 03 PM PST            6.76            584         0              Normal
  02/03/2026 04 PM PST            6.75            579         -              Normal
  02/03/2026 05 PM PST            6.76            584         +              Normal
  02/03/2026 06 PM PST            6.76            584         0              Normal
  02/03/2026 07 PM PST            6.76            584         0              Normal
  02/03/2026 08 PM PST            6.76            584         0              Normal
  02/03/2026 09 PM PST            6.76            584         0              Normal
  02/03/2026 10 PM PST            6.75            579         -              Normal
  02/03/2026 11 PM PST            6.74            574         -              Normal
  02/04/2026 12 AM PST            6.73            569         -              Normal
  02/04/2026 01 AM PST            6.73            569         0              Normal
  02/04/2026 02 AM PST            6.72            565         -              Normal
  02/04/2026 03 AM PST            6.73            569         +              Normal
  02/04/2026 04 AM PST            6.73            569         0              Normal
  02/04/2026 05 AM PST            6.72            565         -              Normal
  02/04/2026 06 AM PST            6.72            565         0              Normal
  02/04/2026 07 AM PST            6.72            565         0              Normal
  02/04/2026 08 AM PST            6.72            565         0              Normal
  02/04/2026 09 AM PST            6.71            560         -              Normal
  02/04/2026 10 AM PST            6.71            560         0              Normal
  02/04/2026 11 AM PST            6.71            560         0              Normal
  02/04/2026 12 PM PST            6.72            565         +              Normal
  02/04/2026 01 PM PST            6.72            565         0              Normal
  02/04/2026 02 PM PST            6.72            565         0              Normal
  02/04/2026 03 PM PST            6.72            565         0              Normal
  02/04/2026 04 PM PST            6.72            565         0              Normal
  02/04/2026 05 PM PST            6.73            569         +              Normal
  02/04/2026 06 PM PST            6.73            569         0              Normal
  02/04/2026 07 PM PST            6.73            569         0              Normal
  02/04/2026 08 PM PST            6.73            569         0              Normal
  02/04/2026 09 PM PST            6.73            569         0              Normal
  02/04/2026 10 PM PST            6.72            565         -              Normal
  02/04/2026 11 PM PST            6.71            560         -              Normal
  02/05/2026 12 AM PST            6.70            555         -              Normal
  02/05/2026 01 AM PST            6.70            555         0              Normal
  02/05/2026 02 AM PST            6.70            555         0              Normal
  02/05/2026 03 AM PST            6.71            560         +              Normal
  02/05/2026 04 AM PST            6.73            569         +              Normal
  02/05/2026 05 AM PST            6.74            574         +              Normal
  02/05/2026 06 AM PST            6.74            574         0              Normal
  02/05/2026 07 AM PST            6.75            579         +              Normal
  02/05/2026 08 AM PST            6.74            574         -              Normal
  02/05/2026 09 AM PST            6.73            569         -              Normal
  02/05/2026 10 AM PST            6.72            565         -              Normal
  02/05/2026 11 AM PST            6.72            565         0              Normal
  02/05/2026 12 PM PST            6.71            560         -              Normal
  02/05/2026 01 PM PST            6.71            560         0              Normal
  02/05/2026 02 PM PST            6.71            560         0              Normal
  02/05/2026 03 PM PST            6.70            555         -              Normal
  02/05/2026 04 PM PST            6.70            555         0              Normal
  02/05/2026 05 PM PST            6.71            560         +              Normal
  02/05/2026 06 PM PST            6.71            560         0              Normal
  02/05/2026 07 PM PST            6.71            560         0              Normal
  02/05/2026 08 PM PST            6.71            560         0              Normal
  02/05/2026 09 PM PST            6.71            560         0              Normal
  02/05/2026 10 PM PST            6.70            555         -              Normal
  02/05/2026 11 PM PST            6.70            555         0              Normal
  02/06/2026 12 AM PST            6.69            550         -              Normal
  02/06/2026 01 AM PST            6.68            545         -              Normal
  02/06/2026 02 AM PST            6.68            545         0              Normal
  02/06/2026 03 AM PST            6.68            545         0              Normal
  02/06/2026 04 AM PST            6.68            545         0              Normal
  02/06/2026 05 AM PST            6.68            545         0              Normal
  02/06/2026 06 AM PST            6.68            545         0              Normal
  02/06/2026 07 AM PST            6.68            545         0              Normal
  02/06/2026 08 AM PST            6.67            541         -              Normal
  02/06/2026 09 AM PST            6.67            541         0              Normal
  02/06/2026 10 AM PST            6.67            541         0              Normal
  02/06/2026 11 AM PST            6.67            541         0              Normal
  02/06/2026 12 PM PST            6.67            541         0              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  02/06/2026 01 PM PST            6.67            541                        Normal
  02/06/2026 02 PM PST            6.67            541         0              Normal
  02/06/2026 03 PM PST            6.67            541         0              Normal
  02/06/2026 04 PM PST            6.66            536         -              Normal
  02/06/2026 05 PM PST            6.66            536         0              Normal
  02/06/2026 06 PM PST            6.66            536         0              Normal
  02/06/2026 07 PM PST            6.66            536         0              Normal
  02/06/2026 08 PM PST            6.66            536         0              Normal
  02/06/2026 09 PM PST            6.66            536         0              Normal
  02/06/2026 10 PM PST            6.66            536         0              Normal
  02/06/2026 11 PM PST            6.66            536         0              Normal
  02/07/2026 12 AM PST            6.66            536         0              Normal
  02/07/2026 01 AM PST            6.65            531         -              Normal
  02/07/2026 02 AM PST            6.65            531         0              Normal
  02/07/2026 03 AM PST            6.65            531         0              Normal
  02/07/2026 04 AM PST            6.65            531         0              Normal
  02/07/2026 05 AM PST            6.65            531         0              Normal
  02/07/2026 06 AM PST            6.65            531         0              Normal
  02/07/2026 07 AM PST            6.65            531         0              Normal
  02/07/2026 08 AM PST            6.64            526         -              Normal
  02/07/2026 09 AM PST            6.64            526         0              Normal
  02/07/2026 10 AM PST            6.64            526         0              Normal
  02/07/2026 11 AM PST            6.64            526         0              Normal
  02/07/2026 12 PM PST            6.64            526         0              Normal
  02/07/2026 01 PM PST            6.64            526         0              Normal
  02/07/2026 02 PM PST            6.64            526         0              Normal
  02/07/2026 03 PM PST            6.64            526         0              Normal
  02/07/2026 04 PM PST            6.63            522         -              Normal
  02/07/2026 05 PM PST            6.63            522         0              Normal
  02/07/2026 06 PM PST            6.63            522         0              Normal
  02/07/2026 07 PM PST            6.63            522         0              Normal
  02/07/2026 08 PM PST            6.63            522         0              Normal
  02/07/2026 09 PM PST            6.63            522         0              Normal
  02/07/2026 10 PM PST            6.63            522         0              Normal
  02/07/2026 11 PM PST            6.63            522         0              Normal
  02/08/2026 12 AM PST            6.63            522         0              Normal
  02/08/2026 01 AM PST            6.62            517         -              Normal
  02/08/2026 02 AM PST            6.62            517         0              Normal
  02/08/2026 03 AM PST            6.62            517         0              Normal
  02/08/2026 04 AM PST            6.62            517         0              Normal
  02/08/2026 05 AM PST            6.62            517         0              Normal
  02/08/2026 06 AM PST            6.62            517         0              Normal
  02/08/2026 07 AM PST            6.62            517         0              Normal
  02/08/2026 08 AM PST            6.62            517         0              Normal
  02/08/2026 09 AM PST            6.62            517         0              Normal
  02/08/2026 10 AM PST            6.61            512         -              Normal
  02/08/2026 11 AM PST            6.61            512         0              Normal
  02/08/2026 12 PM PST            6.61            512         0              Normal
  02/08/2026 01 PM PST            6.61            512         0              Normal
  02/08/2026 02 PM PST            6.61            512         0              Normal
  02/08/2026 03 PM PST            6.61            512         0              Normal
  02/08/2026 04 PM PST            6.61            512         0              Normal
  02/08/2026 05 PM PST            6.61            512         0              Normal
  02/08/2026 06 PM PST            6.61            512         0              Normal
  02/08/2026 07 PM PST            6.62            517         +              Normal
  02/08/2026 08 PM PST            6.63            522         +              Normal
  02/08/2026 09 PM PST            6.65            531         +              Normal
  02/08/2026 10 PM PST            6.69            550         +              Normal
  02/08/2026 11 PM PST            6.80            604         +              Normal
  02/09/2026 12 AM PST            6.93            672         +              Normal
  02/09/2026 01 AM PST            7.07            749         +              Normal
  02/09/2026 02 AM PST            7.24            848         +              Normal
  02/09/2026 03 AM PST            7.49           1007         +              Normal
  02/09/2026 04 AM PST            7.79           1217         +              Normal
  02/09/2026 05 AM PST            8.04           1408         +              Normal
  02/09/2026 06 AM PST            8.21           1553         +              Normal
  02/09/2026 07 AM PST            8.32           1649         +              Normal
  02/09/2026 08 AM PST            8.36           1685         +              Normal
  02/09/2026 09 AM PST            8.32           1649         -              Normal
  02/09/2026 10 AM PST            8.25           1588         -              Normal
  02/09/2026 11 AM PST            8.15           1501         -              Normal
  02/09/2026 12 PM PST            8.05           1417         -              Normal
  02/09/2026 01 PM PST            7.96           1345         -              Normal
  02/09/2026 02 PM PST            7.86           1269         -              Normal
  02/09/2026 03 PM PST            7.77           1202         -              Normal
  02/09/2026 04 PM PST            7.68           1137         -              Normal
  02/09/2026 05 PM PST            7.59           1074         -              Normal
  02/09/2026 06 PM PST            7.54           1040         -              Normal
  02/09/2026 07 PM PST            7.49           1007         -              Normal
  02/09/2026 08 PM PST            7.44            974         -              Normal
  02/09/2026 09 PM PST            7.40            948         -              Normal
  02/09/2026 10 PM PST            7.37            929         -              Normal
  02/09/2026 11 PM PST            7.34            910         -              Normal
  02/10/2026 12 AM PST            7.31            891         -              Normal
  02/10/2026 01 AM PST            7.29            879         -              Normal
  02/10/2026 02 AM PST            7.27            866         -              Normal
  02/10/2026 03 AM PST            7.25            854         -              Normal
  02/10/2026 04 AM PST            7.24            848         -              Normal
  02/10/2026 05 AM PST            7.22            836         -              Normal
  02/10/2026 06 AM PST            7.20            824         -              Normal
  02/10/2026 07 AM PST            7.19            818         -              Normal
  02/10/2026 08 AM PST            7.18            812         -              Normal
  02/10/2026 09 AM PST            7.17            806         -              Normal
  02/10/2026 10 AM PST            7.16            800         -              Normal
  02/10/2026 11 AM PST            7.16            800         0              Normal
  02/10/2026 12 PM PST            7.15            795         -              Normal
  02/10/2026 01 PM PST            7.14            789         -              Normal
  02/10/2026 02 PM PST            7.14            789         0              Normal
  02/10/2026 03 PM PST            7.13            783         -              Normal
  02/10/2026 04 PM PST            7.13            783         0              Normal
  02/10/2026 05 PM PST            7.12            777         -              Normal
  02/10/2026 06 PM PST            7.11            771         -              Normal
  02/10/2026 07 PM PST            7.11            771         0              Normal
  02/10/2026 08 PM PST            7.10            766         -              Normal
  02/10/2026 09 PM PST            7.10            766         0              Normal
  02/10/2026 10 PM PST            7.09            760         -              Normal
  02/10/2026 11 PM PST            7.09            760         0              Normal
  02/11/2026 12 AM PST            7.08            754         -              Normal
  02/11/2026 01 AM PST            7.07            749         -              Normal
  02/11/2026 02 AM PST            7.07            749         0              Normal
  02/11/2026 03 AM PST            7.06            743         -              Normal
  02/11/2026 04 AM PST            7.06            743         0              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.