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SOUTH FORK AMERICAN RIVER - PLACERVILLE (CBAC1)
Latitude: 38.77º NLongitude: 120.82º WElevation: 931 Feet
Location: El Dorado County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Lower SacramentoRiver Group: American
Issuance Time: May 02 2025 at 7:31 AM PDTNext Issuance: May 03 2025 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: N/A Minor Flood: N/A Moderate Flood: N/A Major Flood: N/A
Please Note:This section of the South Fork of the American River is highly regulated. Future releases from upstream reservoirs are often unknown. Users seeking recreational flow schedules should consult other sources.

# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: South Fork American River - Placerville (CBAC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  05/02/2025 at 07:32 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  05/01/2025 at 07:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       5.30 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        2762 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     05/07/2025 at 04:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       5.02 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        2493 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/27/2025 07 AM PDT            4.36           1899                Not Applicable
  04/27/2025 08 AM PDT            4.37           1908         +      Not Applicable
  04/27/2025 09 AM PDT            4.36           1899         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2025 10 AM PDT            4.36           1899         0      Not Applicable
  04/27/2025 11 AM PDT            4.36           1899         0      Not Applicable
  04/27/2025 12 PM PDT            4.36           1899         0      Not Applicable
  04/27/2025 01 PM PDT            4.36           1899         0      Not Applicable
  04/27/2025 02 PM PDT            4.35           1891         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2025 03 PM PDT            4.35           1891         0      Not Applicable
  04/27/2025 04 PM PDT            4.35           1891         0      Not Applicable
  04/27/2025 05 PM PDT            4.35           1891         0      Not Applicable
  04/27/2025 06 PM PDT            4.34           1882         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2025 07 PM PDT            4.34           1882         0      Not Applicable
  04/27/2025 08 PM PDT            4.03           1639         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2025 09 PM PDT            4.03           1639         0      Not Applicable
  04/27/2025 10 PM PDT            4.02           1631         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2025 11 PM PDT            4.02           1631         0      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 12 AM PDT            4.34           1882         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 01 AM PDT            4.34           1882         0      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 02 AM PDT            4.34           1882         0      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 03 AM PDT            4.34           1882         0      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 04 AM PDT            4.34           1882         0      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 05 AM PDT            4.35           1891         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 06 AM PDT            4.34           1882         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 07 AM PDT            4.35           1891         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 08 AM PDT            4.35           1891         0      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 09 AM PDT            4.34           1882         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 10 AM PDT            4.34           1882         0      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 11 AM PDT            4.33           1874         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 12 PM PDT            4.33           1874         0      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 01 PM PDT            4.33           1874         0      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 02 PM PDT            4.33           1874         0      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 03 PM PDT            4.32           1866         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 04 PM PDT            4.32           1866         0      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 05 PM PDT            4.32           1866         0      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 06 PM PDT            4.31           1857         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 07 PM PDT            4.32           1866         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 08 PM PDT            4.32           1866         0      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 09 PM PDT            4.05           1654         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 10 PM PDT            4.04           1646         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2025 11 PM PDT            4.04           1646         0      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 12 AM PDT            4.04           1646         0      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 01 AM PDT            4.03           1639         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 02 AM PDT            4.02           1631         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 03 AM PDT            4.02           1631         0      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 04 AM PDT            4.02           1631         0      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 05 AM PDT            4.10           1694         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 06 AM PDT            4.34           1882         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 07 AM PDT            4.34           1882         0      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 08 AM PDT            4.43           1959         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 09 AM PDT            4.43           1959         0      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 10 AM PDT            4.32           1866         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 11 AM PDT            4.32           1866         0      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 12 PM PDT            4.32           1866         0      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 01 PM PDT            4.31           1857         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 02 PM PDT            4.31           1857         0      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 03 PM PDT            4.30           1849         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 04 PM PDT            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 05 PM PDT            4.29           1841         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 06 PM PDT            4.29           1841         0      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 07 PM PDT            4.28           1832         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 08 PM PDT            4.29           1841         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 09 PM PDT            4.29           1841         0      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 10 PM PDT            4.30           1849         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2025 11 PM PDT            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 12 AM PDT            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 01 AM PDT            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 02 AM PDT            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 03 AM PDT            4.07           1670         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 04 AM PDT            3.31           1108         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 05 AM PDT            2.91            872         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 06 AM PDT            2.91            872         0      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 07 AM PDT            2.88            856         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 08 AM PDT            2.88            856         0      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 09 AM PDT            2.88            856         0      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 10 AM PDT            2.88            856         0      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 11 AM PDT            3.20           1037         +      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 12 PM PDT            3.21           1043         +      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 01 PM PDT            3.21           1043         0      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 02 PM PDT            3.21           1043         0      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 03 PM PDT            3.21           1043         0      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 04 PM PDT            3.46           1214         +      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 05 PM PDT            4.15           1730         +      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 06 PM PDT            4.32           1866         +      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 07 PM PDT            4.32           1866         0      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 08 PM PDT            4.32           1866         0      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 09 PM PDT            4.33           1874         +      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 10 PM PDT            4.33           1874         0      Not Applicable
  04/30/2025 11 PM PDT            4.35           1891         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 12 AM PDT            4.77           2261         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 01 AM PDT            5.00           2476         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 02 AM PDT            5.07           2537         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 03 AM PDT            5.18           2642         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 04 AM PDT            5.19           2652         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 05 AM PDT            5.20           2662         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 06 AM PDT            5.18           2642         -      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 07 AM PDT            5.30           2762         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 08 AM PDT            4.87           2353         -      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 09 AM PDT            4.57           2080         -      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 10 AM PDT            4.36           1899         -      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 11 AM PDT            4.36           1899         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 12 PM PDT            4.36           1899         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 01 PM PDT            4.35           1891         -      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 02 PM PDT            4.35           1891         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 03 PM PDT            4.35           1891         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 04 PM PDT            4.34           1882         -      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 05 PM PDT            4.34           1882         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 06 PM PDT            4.34           1882         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 07 PM PDT            4.34           1882         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 08 PM PDT            4.35           1891         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 09 PM PDT            4.35           1891         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 10 PM PDT            4.36           1899         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2025 11 PM PDT            4.36           1899         0      Not Applicable
  05/02/2025 12 AM PDT            4.75           2242         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2025 01 AM PDT            5.00           2476         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2025 02 AM PDT            5.09           2554         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2025 03 AM PDT            5.12           2583         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2025 04 AM PDT            5.14           2602         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2025 05 AM PDT            5.11           2573         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2025 06 AM PDT            5.06           2528         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2025 07 AM PDT            4.99           2466         -      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  05/02/2025 08 AM PDT            4.91           2390                Not Applicable
  05/02/2025 09 AM PDT            4.84           2325         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2025 10 AM PDT            4.78           2270         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2025 11 AM PDT            4.72           2215         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2025 12 PM PDT            4.67           2170         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2025 01 PM PDT            4.62           2125         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2025 02 PM PDT            4.58           2089         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2025 03 PM PDT            4.56           2072         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2025 04 PM PDT            4.55           2063         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2025 05 PM PDT            4.56           2072         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2025 06 PM PDT            4.57           2080         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2025 07 PM PDT            4.58           2089         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2025 08 PM PDT            4.61           2116         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2025 09 PM PDT            4.64           2143         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2025 10 PM PDT            4.67           2170         +      Not Applicable
  05/02/2025 11 PM PDT            4.70           2197         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 12 AM PDT            4.73           2224         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 01 AM PDT            4.77           2261         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 02 AM PDT            4.79           2279         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 03 AM PDT            4.80           2288         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 04 AM PDT            4.81           2297         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 05 AM PDT            4.82           2306         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 06 AM PDT            4.83           2316         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 07 AM PDT            4.83           2316         0      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 08 AM PDT            4.83           2316         0      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 09 AM PDT            4.83           2316         0      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 10 AM PDT            4.83           2316         0      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 11 AM PDT            4.82           2306         -      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 12 PM PDT            4.82           2306         0      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 01 PM PDT            4.81           2297         -      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 02 PM PDT            4.81           2297         0      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 03 PM PDT            4.82           2306         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 04 PM PDT            4.82           2306         0      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 05 PM PDT            4.83           2316         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 06 PM PDT            4.84           2325         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 07 PM PDT            4.85           2334         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 08 PM PDT            4.86           2344         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 09 PM PDT            4.87           2353         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 10 PM PDT            4.88           2362         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2025 11 PM PDT            4.89           2372         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 12 AM PDT            4.90           2381         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 01 AM PDT            4.91           2390         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 02 AM PDT            4.92           2400         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 03 AM PDT            4.91           2390         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 04 AM PDT            4.91           2390         0      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 05 AM PDT            4.91           2390         0      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 06 AM PDT            4.90           2381         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 07 AM PDT            4.89           2372         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 08 AM PDT            4.89           2372         0      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 09 AM PDT            4.88           2362         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 10 AM PDT            4.86           2344         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 11 AM PDT            4.85           2334         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 12 PM PDT            4.83           2316         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 01 PM PDT            4.82           2306         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 02 PM PDT            4.80           2288         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 03 PM PDT            4.79           2279         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 04 PM PDT            4.79           2279         0      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 05 PM PDT            4.78           2270         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 06 PM PDT            4.77           2261         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 07 PM PDT            4.76           2251         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 08 PM PDT            4.76           2251         0      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 09 PM PDT            4.76           2251         0      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 10 PM PDT            4.76           2251         0      Not Applicable
  05/04/2025 11 PM PDT            4.76           2251         0      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 12 AM PDT            4.77           2261         +      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 01 AM PDT            4.77           2261         0      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 02 AM PDT            4.77           2261         0      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 03 AM PDT            4.77           2261         0      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 04 AM PDT            4.77           2261         0      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 05 AM PDT            4.76           2251         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 06 AM PDT            4.76           2251         0      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 07 AM PDT            4.76           2251         0      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 08 AM PDT            4.75           2242         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 09 AM PDT            4.75           2242         0      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 10 AM PDT            4.73           2224         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 11 AM PDT            4.72           2215         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 12 PM PDT            4.71           2206         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 01 PM PDT            4.70           2197         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 02 PM PDT            4.69           2188         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 03 PM PDT            4.69           2188         0      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 04 PM PDT            4.69           2188         0      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 05 PM PDT            4.69           2188         0      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 06 PM PDT            4.68           2179         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 07 PM PDT            4.68           2179         0      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 08 PM PDT            4.69           2188         +      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 09 PM PDT            4.71           2206         +      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 10 PM PDT            4.73           2224         +      Not Applicable
  05/05/2025 11 PM PDT            4.75           2242         +      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 12 AM PDT            4.77           2261         +      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 01 AM PDT            4.79           2279         +      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 02 AM PDT            4.81           2297         +      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 03 AM PDT            4.82           2306         +      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 04 AM PDT            4.83           2316         +      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 05 AM PDT            4.84           2325         +      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 06 AM PDT            4.85           2334         +      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 07 AM PDT            4.86           2344         +      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 08 AM PDT            4.86           2344         0      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 09 AM PDT            4.86           2344         0      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 10 AM PDT            4.85           2334         -      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 11 AM PDT            4.84           2325         -      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 12 PM PDT            4.84           2325         0      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 01 PM PDT            4.83           2316         -      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 02 PM PDT            4.83           2316         0      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 03 PM PDT            4.83           2316         0      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 04 PM PDT            4.84           2325         +      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 05 PM PDT            4.84           2325         0      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 06 PM PDT            4.85           2334         +      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 07 PM PDT            4.86           2344         +      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 08 PM PDT            4.87           2353         +      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 09 PM PDT            4.89           2372         +      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 10 PM PDT            4.92           2400         +      Not Applicable
  05/06/2025 11 PM PDT            4.94           2419         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2025 12 AM PDT            4.96           2438         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2025 01 AM PDT            4.98           2457         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2025 02 AM PDT            5.00           2476         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2025 03 AM PDT            5.01           2485         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2025 04 AM PDT            5.02           2493         +      Not Applicable
  05/07/2025 05 AM PDT            5.02           2493         0      Not Applicable
#
# 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.