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SOUTH FORK AMERICAN RIVER - PLACERVILLE (CBAC1)
Latitude: 38.77º NLongitude: 120.82º WElevation: 931 FeetForecast Type: Unofficial Location
Location: El Dorado County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Lower SacramentoRiver Group: American
Issuance Time: Apr 20 2026 at 7:07 AM PDTNext Issuance: Apr 21 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: N/A Minor Flood: N/A Moderate Flood: N/A Major Flood: N/A
Please Note:

# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: South Fork American River - Placerville (CBAC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  04/20/2026 at 07:09 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  04/16/2026 at 07:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       6.63 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        4267 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     04/21/2026 at 11:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       6.64 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        4280 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/15/2026 07 AM PDT            5.91           3413                Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 08 AM PDT            5.43           2895         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 09 AM PDT            4.85           2334         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 10 AM PDT            4.54           2054         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 11 AM PDT            4.27           1824         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 12 PM PDT            4.27           1824         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 01 PM PDT            4.27           1824         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 02 PM PDT            4.27           1824         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 03 PM PDT            4.27           1824         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 04 PM PDT            4.27           1824         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 05 PM PDT            4.28           1832         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 06 PM PDT            4.28           1832         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 07 PM PDT            4.29           1841         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 08 PM PDT            4.42           1950         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 09 PM PDT            5.55           3021         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 10 PM PDT            6.14           3676         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 11 PM PDT            6.34           3912         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 12 AM PDT            6.36           3936         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 01 AM PDT            6.52           4131         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 02 AM PDT            6.55           4168         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 03 AM PDT            6.58           4205         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 04 AM PDT            6.61           4242         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 05 AM PDT            6.53           4143         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 06 AM PDT            6.60           4230         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 07 AM PDT            6.63           4267         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 08 AM PDT            6.62           4255         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 09 AM PDT            5.60           3074         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 10 AM PDT            5.04           2511         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 11 AM PDT            4.55           2063         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 12 PM PDT            4.16           1737         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 01 PM PDT            4.12           1708         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 02 PM PDT            4.10           1694         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 03 PM PDT            4.08           1678         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 04 PM PDT            4.06           1662         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 05 PM PDT            4.04           1646         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 06 PM PDT            4.04           1646         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 07 PM PDT            4.04           1646         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 08 PM PDT            4.06           1662         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 09 PM PDT            4.10           1694         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 10 PM PDT            4.18           1751         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 11 PM PDT            4.26           1816         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 12 AM PDT            4.32           1866         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 01 AM PDT            4.35           1891         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 02 AM PDT            4.37           1908         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 03 AM PDT            4.35           1891         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 04 AM PDT            4.33           1874         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 05 AM PDT            4.30           1849         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 06 AM PDT            4.27           1824         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 07 AM PDT            4.23           1791         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 08 AM PDT            4.20           1766         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 09 AM PDT            4.16           1737         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 10 AM PDT            4.12           1708         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 11 AM PDT            4.09           1686         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 12 PM PDT            4.06           1662         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 01 PM PDT            4.03           1639         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 02 PM PDT            4.01           1623         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 03 PM PDT            4.00           1615         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 04 PM PDT            3.98           1599         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 05 PM PDT            3.98           1599         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 06 PM PDT            3.99           1607         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 07 PM PDT            4.01           1623         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 08 PM PDT            4.04           1646         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 09 PM PDT            4.06           1662         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 10 PM PDT            4.08           1678         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 11 PM PDT            4.12           1708         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 12 AM PDT            4.18           1751         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 01 AM PDT            4.24           1799         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 02 AM PDT            4.27           1824         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 03 AM PDT            4.28           1832         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 04 AM PDT            4.28           1832         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 05 AM PDT            4.27           1824         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 06 AM PDT            4.25           1807         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 07 AM PDT            4.22           1782         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 08 AM PDT            4.20           1766         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 09 AM PDT            4.18           1751         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 10 AM PDT            4.15           1730         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 11 AM PDT            4.12           1708         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 12 PM PDT            4.10           1694         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 01 PM PDT            4.09           1686         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 02 PM PDT            4.08           1678         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 03 PM PDT            4.07           1670         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 04 PM PDT            4.05           1654         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 05 PM PDT            4.04           1646         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 06 PM PDT            4.04           1646         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 07 PM PDT            4.03           1639         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 08 PM PDT            4.04           1646         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 09 PM PDT            4.07           1670         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 10 PM PDT            4.12           1708         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 11 PM PDT            4.21           1774         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 12 AM PDT            4.28           1832         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 01 AM PDT            4.34           1882         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 02 AM PDT            4.37           1908         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 03 AM PDT            4.37           1908         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 04 AM PDT            4.35           1891         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 05 AM PDT            4.33           1874         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 06 AM PDT            4.30           1849         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 07 AM PDT            4.27           1824         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 08 AM PDT            4.24           1799         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 09 AM PDT            4.21           1774         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 10 AM PDT            4.18           1751         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 11 AM PDT            4.16           1737         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 12 PM PDT            4.13           1715         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 01 PM PDT            4.11           1701         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 02 PM PDT            4.09           1686         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 03 PM PDT            4.08           1678         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 04 PM PDT            4.06           1662         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 05 PM PDT            4.04           1646         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 06 PM PDT            4.01           1623         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 07 PM PDT            3.99           1607         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 08 PM PDT            3.98           1599         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 09 PM PDT            3.98           1599         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 10 PM PDT            3.99           1607         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 11 PM PDT            4.01           1623         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 12 AM PDT            4.04           1646         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 01 AM PDT            4.08           1678         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 02 AM PDT            4.10           1694         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 03 AM PDT            4.11           1701         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 04 AM PDT            4.11           1701         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 05 AM PDT            4.10           1694         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 06 AM PDT            4.09           1686         -      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/20/2026 07 AM PDT            4.07           1670                Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 08 AM PDT            4.05           1654         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 09 AM PDT            4.04           1646         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 10 AM PDT            4.03           1639         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 11 AM PDT            4.01           1623         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 12 PM PDT            4.00           1615         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 01 PM PDT            3.99           1607         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 02 PM PDT            3.98           1599         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 03 PM PDT            3.97           1592         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 04 PM PDT            3.97           1592         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 05 PM PDT            3.97           1592         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 06 PM PDT            3.96           1584         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 07 PM PDT            3.96           1584         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 08 PM PDT            3.96           1584         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 09 PM PDT            3.97           1592         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 10 PM PDT            3.98           1599         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 11 PM PDT            3.98           1599         0      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 12 AM PDT            4.00           1615         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 01 AM PDT            4.01           1623         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 02 AM PDT            4.03           1639         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 03 AM PDT            4.06           1662         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 04 AM PDT            4.09           1686         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 05 AM PDT            4.13           1715         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 06 AM PDT            4.24           1799         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 07 AM PDT            4.34           1882         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 08 AM PDT            4.46           1984         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 09 AM PDT            4.62           2125         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 10 AM PDT            4.78           2270         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 11 AM PDT            4.94           2419         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 12 PM PDT            5.22           2682         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 01 PM PDT            5.48           2947         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 02 PM PDT            5.72           3204         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 03 PM PDT            5.95           3458         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 04 PM PDT            6.17           3711         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 05 PM PDT            6.39           3972         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 06 PM PDT            6.47           4069         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 07 PM PDT            6.54           4155         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 08 PM PDT            6.59           4218         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 09 PM PDT            6.61           4242         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 10 PM PDT            6.63           4267         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 11 PM PDT            6.64           4280         +      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 12 AM PDT            6.60           4230         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 01 AM PDT            6.55           4168         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 02 AM PDT            6.50           4106         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 03 AM PDT            6.43           4020         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 04 AM PDT            6.35           3924         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 05 AM PDT            6.27           3828         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 06 AM PDT            6.20           3746         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 07 AM PDT            6.13           3664         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 08 AM PDT            6.07           3595         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 09 AM PDT            5.99           3504         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 10 AM PDT            5.92           3424         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 11 AM PDT            5.85           3346         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 12 PM PDT            5.78           3269         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 01 PM PDT            5.72           3204         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 02 PM PDT            5.66           3139         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 03 PM PDT            5.60           3074         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 04 PM PDT            5.54           3010         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 05 PM PDT            5.48           2947         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 06 PM PDT            5.41           2874         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 07 PM PDT            5.35           2813         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 08 PM PDT            5.29           2752         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 09 PM PDT            5.25           2712         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 10 PM PDT            5.21           2672         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 11 PM PDT            5.17           2632         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 12 AM PDT            5.15           2612         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 01 AM PDT            5.12           2583         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 02 AM PDT            5.09           2554         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 03 AM PDT            5.05           2519         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 04 AM PDT            5.01           2485         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 05 AM PDT            4.98           2457         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 06 AM PDT            4.95           2428         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 07 AM PDT            4.92           2400         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 08 AM PDT            4.89           2372         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 09 AM PDT            4.85           2334         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 10 AM PDT            4.81           2297         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 11 AM PDT            4.78           2270         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 12 PM PDT            4.74           2233         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 01 PM PDT            4.72           2215         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 02 PM PDT            4.70           2197         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 03 PM PDT            4.69           2188         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 04 PM PDT            4.69           2188         0      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 05 PM PDT            4.70           2197         +      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 06 PM PDT            4.70           2197         0      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 07 PM PDT            4.70           2197         0      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 08 PM PDT            4.72           2215         +      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 09 PM PDT            4.75           2242         +      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 10 PM PDT            4.78           2270         +      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 11 PM PDT            4.82           2306         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 12 AM PDT            4.86           2344         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 01 AM PDT            4.89           2372         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 02 AM PDT            4.91           2390         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 03 AM PDT            4.92           2400         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 04 AM PDT            4.92           2400         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 05 AM PDT            4.92           2400         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 06 AM PDT            4.92           2400         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 07 AM PDT            4.91           2390         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 08 AM PDT            4.90           2381         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 09 AM PDT            4.88           2362         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 10 AM PDT            4.86           2344         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 11 AM PDT            4.83           2316         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 12 PM PDT            4.81           2297         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 01 PM PDT            4.78           2270         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 02 PM PDT            4.77           2261         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 03 PM PDT            4.78           2270         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 04 PM PDT            4.80           2288         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 05 PM PDT            4.82           2306         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 06 PM PDT            4.83           2316         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 07 PM PDT            4.85           2334         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 08 PM PDT            4.88           2362         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 09 PM PDT            4.90           2381         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 10 PM PDT            4.93           2409         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 11 PM PDT            4.95           2428         +      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 12 AM PDT            4.98           2457         +      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 01 AM PDT            5.00           2476         +      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 02 AM PDT            5.02           2493         +      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 03 AM PDT            5.01           2485         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 04 AM PDT            5.00           2476         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 05 AM PDT            4.99           2466         -      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.