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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: Mar 10 2026 at 7:08 AM PDTNext Issuance: Mar 10 2026 at 3:00 PM 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:  03/10/2026 at 07:08 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  03/05/2026 at 06:00 AM PST
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       8.84 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        2143 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     03/10/2026 at 08:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       8.07 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        1433 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/05/2026 06 AM PST            8.84           2143                        Normal
  03/05/2026 07 AM PST            8.82           2123         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 08 AM PST            8.82           2123         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 09 AM PST            8.82           2123         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 10 AM PST            8.79           2093         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 11 AM PST            8.80           2103         +              Normal
  03/05/2026 12 PM PST            8.77           2073         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 01 PM PST            8.77           2073         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 02 PM PST            8.78           2083         +              Normal
  03/05/2026 03 PM PST            8.79           2093         +              Normal
  03/05/2026 04 PM PST            8.75           2054         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 05 PM PST            8.74           2044         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 06 PM PST            8.75           2054         +              Normal
  03/05/2026 07 PM PST            8.75           2054         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 08 PM PST            8.74           2044         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 09 PM PST            8.73           2034         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 10 PM PST            8.72           2024         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 11 PM PST            8.71           2014         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 12 AM PST            8.71           2014         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 01 AM PST            8.66           1966         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 02 AM PST            8.67           1975         +              Normal
  03/06/2026 03 AM PST            8.67           1975         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 04 AM PST            8.66           1966         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 05 AM PST            8.62           1927         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 06 AM PST            8.65           1956         +              Normal
  03/06/2026 07 AM PST            8.64           1946         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 08 AM PST            8.63           1937         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 09 AM PST            8.63           1937         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 10 AM PST            8.61           1918         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 11 AM PST            8.62           1927         +              Normal
  03/06/2026 12 PM PST            8.60           1908         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 01 PM PST            8.59           1899         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 02 PM PST            8.59           1899         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 03 PM PST            8.58           1889         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 04 PM PST            8.57           1880         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 05 PM PST            8.58           1889         +              Normal
  03/06/2026 06 PM PST            8.58           1889         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 07 PM PST            8.57           1880         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 08 PM PST            8.54           1851         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 09 PM PST            8.54           1851         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 10 PM PST            8.54           1851         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 11 PM PST            8.53           1842         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 12 AM PST            8.51           1823         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 01 AM PST            8.48           1795         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 02 AM PST            8.50           1814         +              Normal
  03/07/2026 03 AM PST            8.47           1786         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 04 AM PST            8.49           1804         +              Normal
  03/07/2026 05 AM PST            8.48           1795         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 06 AM PST            8.44           1758         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 07 AM PST            8.45           1767         +              Normal
  03/07/2026 08 AM PST            8.44           1758         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 09 AM PST            8.43           1749         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 10 AM PST            8.43           1749         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 11 AM PST            8.43           1749         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 12 PM PST            8.43           1749         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 01 PM PST            8.42           1740         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 02 PM PST            8.41           1731         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 03 PM PST            8.42           1740         +              Normal
  03/07/2026 04 PM PST            8.41           1731         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 05 PM PST            8.42           1740         +              Normal
  03/07/2026 06 PM PST            8.37           1694         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 07 PM PST            8.40           1722         +              Normal
  03/07/2026 08 PM PST            8.39           1712         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 09 PM PST            8.40           1722         +              Normal
  03/07/2026 10 PM PST            8.36           1685         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 11 PM PST            8.37           1694         +              Normal
  03/08/2026 12 AM PST            8.37           1694         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 01 AM PST            8.34           1667         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 03 AM PDT            8.35           1676         +              Normal
  03/08/2026 04 AM PDT            8.34           1667         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 05 AM PDT            8.31           1641         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 06 AM PDT            8.32           1649         +              Normal
  03/08/2026 07 AM PDT            8.29           1623         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 08 AM PDT            8.32           1649         +              Normal
  03/08/2026 09 AM PDT            8.29           1623         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 10 AM PDT            8.30           1632         +              Normal
  03/08/2026 11 AM PDT            8.28           1614         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 12 PM PDT            8.28           1614         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 01 PM PDT            8.26           1596         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 02 PM PDT            8.26           1596         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 03 PM PDT            8.25           1588         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 04 PM PDT            8.26           1596         +              Normal
  03/08/2026 05 PM PDT            8.27           1605         +              Normal
  03/08/2026 06 PM PDT            8.27           1605         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 07 PM PDT            8.25           1588         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 08 PM PDT            8.25           1588         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 09 PM PDT            8.24           1579         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 10 PM PDT            8.25           1588         +              Normal
  03/08/2026 11 PM PDT            8.23           1570         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 12 AM PDT            8.21           1553         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 01 AM PDT            8.22           1561         +              Normal
  03/09/2026 02 AM PDT            8.22           1561         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 03 AM PDT            8.22           1561         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 04 AM PDT            8.20           1544         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 05 AM PDT            8.20           1544         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 06 AM PDT            8.19           1535         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 07 AM PDT            8.18           1527         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 08 AM PDT            8.17           1518         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 09 AM PDT            8.16           1510         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 10 AM PDT            8.18           1527         +              Normal
  03/09/2026 11 AM PDT            8.17           1518         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 12 PM PDT            8.15           1501         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 01 PM PDT            8.16           1510         +              Normal
  03/09/2026 02 PM PDT            8.15           1501         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 03 PM PDT            8.17           1518         +              Normal
  03/09/2026 04 PM PDT            8.14           1492         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 05 PM PDT            8.16           1510         +              Normal
  03/09/2026 06 PM PDT            8.15           1501         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 07 PM PDT            8.13           1484         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 08 PM PDT            8.13           1484         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 09 PM PDT            8.13           1484         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 10 PM PDT            8.12           1475         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 11 PM PDT            8.12           1475         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 12 AM PDT            8.09           1450         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 01 AM PDT            8.09           1450         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 02 AM PDT            8.09           1450         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 03 AM PDT            8.10           1458         +              Normal
  03/10/2026 04 AM PDT            8.07           1433         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 05 AM PDT            8.09           1450         +              Normal
  03/10/2026 06 AM PDT            8.08           1442         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 07 AM PDT            8.08           1442         0              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/10/2026 08 AM PDT            8.07           1433                        Normal
  03/10/2026 09 AM PDT            8.06           1425         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 10 AM PDT            8.06           1425         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 11 AM PDT            8.05           1417         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 12 PM PDT            8.04           1408         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 01 PM PDT            8.04           1408         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 02 PM PDT            8.03           1400         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 03 PM PDT            8.02           1392         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 04 PM PDT            8.02           1392         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 05 PM PDT            8.01           1384         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 06 PM PDT            8.00           1376         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 07 PM PDT            8.00           1376         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 08 PM PDT            7.99           1368         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 09 PM PDT            7.98           1361         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 10 PM PDT            7.98           1361         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 11 PM PDT            7.97           1353         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 12 AM PDT            7.96           1345         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 01 AM PDT            7.96           1345         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 02 AM PDT            7.95           1337         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 03 AM PDT            7.95           1337         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 04 AM PDT            7.94           1330         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 05 AM PDT            7.93           1322         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 06 AM PDT            7.93           1322         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 07 AM PDT            7.92           1314         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 08 AM PDT            7.92           1314         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 09 AM PDT            7.91           1307         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 10 AM PDT            7.90           1299         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 11 AM PDT            7.90           1299         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 12 PM PDT            7.89           1291         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 01 PM PDT            7.89           1291         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 02 PM PDT            7.88           1284         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 03 PM PDT            7.87           1276         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 04 PM PDT            7.87           1276         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 05 PM PDT            7.86           1269         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 06 PM PDT            7.86           1269         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 07 PM PDT            7.85           1261         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 08 PM PDT            7.84           1254         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 09 PM PDT            7.84           1254         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 10 PM PDT            7.83           1246         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 11 PM PDT            7.82           1239         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 12 AM PDT            7.82           1239         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 01 AM PDT            7.81           1231         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 02 AM PDT            7.81           1231         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 03 AM PDT            7.80           1224         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 04 AM PDT            7.79           1217         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 05 AM PDT            7.79           1217         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 06 AM PDT            7.78           1209         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 07 AM PDT            7.78           1209         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 08 AM PDT            7.77           1202         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 09 AM PDT            7.76           1195         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 10 AM PDT            7.76           1195         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 11 AM PDT            7.75           1187         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 12 PM PDT            7.75           1187         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 01 PM PDT            7.74           1180         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 02 PM PDT            7.73           1173         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 03 PM PDT            7.73           1173         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 04 PM PDT            7.72           1166         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 05 PM PDT            7.72           1166         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 06 PM PDT            7.71           1159         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 07 PM PDT            7.71           1159         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 08 PM PDT            7.70           1151         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 09 PM PDT            7.69           1144         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 10 PM PDT            7.69           1144         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 11 PM PDT            7.68           1137         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 12 AM PDT            7.68           1137         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 01 AM PDT            7.67           1130         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 02 AM PDT            7.66           1123         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 03 AM PDT            7.66           1123         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 04 AM PDT            7.65           1116         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 05 AM PDT            7.65           1116         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 06 AM PDT            7.64           1109         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 07 AM PDT            7.64           1109         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 08 AM PDT            7.63           1102         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 09 AM PDT            7.62           1095         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 10 AM PDT            7.62           1095         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 11 AM PDT            7.61           1088         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 12 PM PDT            7.61           1088         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 01 PM PDT            7.60           1081         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 02 PM PDT            7.59           1074         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 03 PM PDT            7.59           1074         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 04 PM PDT            7.58           1067         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 05 PM PDT            7.57           1061         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 06 PM PDT            7.56           1054         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 07 PM PDT            7.55           1047         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 08 PM PDT            7.55           1047         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 09 PM PDT            7.54           1040         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 10 PM PDT            7.53           1034         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 11 PM PDT            7.52           1027         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 12 AM PDT            7.51           1020         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 01 AM PDT            7.50           1013         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 02 AM PDT            7.49           1007         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 03 AM PDT            7.48           1000         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 04 AM PDT            7.48           1000         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 05 AM PDT            7.47            994         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 06 AM PDT            7.47            994         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 07 AM PDT            7.46            987         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 08 AM PDT            7.46            987         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 09 AM PDT            7.45            980         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 10 AM PDT            7.44            974         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 11 AM PDT            7.44            974         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 12 PM PDT            7.43            967         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 01 PM PDT            7.43            967         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 02 PM PDT            7.42            961         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 03 PM PDT            7.42            961         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 04 PM PDT            7.41            954         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 05 PM PDT            7.41            954         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 06 PM PDT            7.40            948         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 07 PM PDT            7.39            942         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 08 PM PDT            7.39            942         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 09 PM PDT            7.38            935         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 10 PM PDT            7.38            935         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 11 PM PDT            7.38            935         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 12 AM PDT            7.37            929         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 01 AM PDT            7.37            929         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 02 AM PDT            7.36            922         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 03 AM PDT            7.36            922         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 04 AM PDT            7.35            916         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 05 AM PDT            7.35            916         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.