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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 20 2025 at 8:14 AM PDTNext Issuance: May 21 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:  05/20/2025 at 08:15 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  05/16/2025 at 07:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       5.41 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        2874 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     05/22/2025 at 03:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       4.97 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        2447 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  05/15/2025 08 AM PDT            4.69           2188                Not Applicable
  05/15/2025 09 AM PDT            4.37           1908         -      Not Applicable
  05/15/2025 10 AM PDT            4.36           1899         -      Not Applicable
  05/15/2025 11 AM PDT            4.35           1891         -      Not Applicable
  05/15/2025 12 PM PDT            4.34           1882         -      Not Applicable
  05/15/2025 01 PM PDT            3.79           1455         -      Not Applicable
  05/15/2025 02 PM PDT            3.36           1144         -      Not Applicable
  05/15/2025 03 PM PDT            3.35           1137         -      Not Applicable
  05/15/2025 04 PM PDT            3.35           1137         0      Not Applicable
  05/15/2025 05 PM PDT            3.35           1137         0      Not Applicable
  05/15/2025 06 PM PDT            3.36           1144         +      Not Applicable
  05/15/2025 07 PM PDT            3.36           1144         0      Not Applicable
  05/15/2025 08 PM PDT            3.63           1338         +      Not Applicable
  05/15/2025 09 PM PDT            4.33           1874         +      Not Applicable
  05/15/2025 10 PM PDT            4.34           1882         +      Not Applicable
  05/15/2025 11 PM PDT            4.34           1882         0      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 12 AM PDT            4.69           2188         +      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 01 AM PDT            4.97           2447         +      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 02 AM PDT            5.13           2593         +      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 03 AM PDT            5.14           2602         +      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 04 AM PDT            5.11           2573         -      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 05 AM PDT            5.19           2652         +      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 06 AM PDT            5.15           2612         -      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 07 AM PDT            5.23           2692         +      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 08 AM PDT            5.34           2803         +      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 09 AM PDT            5.29           2752         -      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 10 AM PDT            4.99           2466         -      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 11 AM PDT            4.97           2447         -      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 12 PM PDT            4.82           2306         -      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 01 PM PDT            4.81           2297         -      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 02 PM PDT            4.75           2242         -      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 03 PM PDT            4.84           2325         +      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 04 PM PDT            4.95           2428         +      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 05 PM PDT            5.08           2545         +      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 06 PM PDT            5.30           2762         +      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 07 PM PDT            5.41           2874         +      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 08 PM PDT            5.39           2854         -      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 09 PM PDT            5.33           2792         -      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 10 PM PDT            5.34           2803         +      Not Applicable
  05/16/2025 11 PM PDT            5.33           2792         -      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 12 AM PDT            5.33           2792         0      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 01 AM PDT            5.38           2843         +      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 02 AM PDT            5.25           2712         -      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 03 AM PDT            5.08           2545         -      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 04 AM PDT            5.02           2493         -      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 05 AM PDT            5.09           2554         +      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 06 AM PDT            5.09           2554         0      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 07 AM PDT            5.00           2476         -      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 08 AM PDT            5.11           2573         +      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 09 AM PDT            4.73           2224         -      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 10 AM PDT            4.40           1933         -      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 11 AM PDT            4.36           1899         -      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 12 PM PDT            4.35           1891         -      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 01 PM PDT            4.34           1882         -      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 02 PM PDT            4.33           1874         -      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 03 PM PDT            4.32           1866         -      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 04 PM PDT            4.31           1857         -      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 05 PM PDT            4.30           1849         -      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 06 PM PDT            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 07 PM PDT            4.29           1841         -      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 08 PM PDT            4.29           1841         0      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 09 PM PDT            4.30           1849         +      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 10 PM PDT            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  05/17/2025 11 PM PDT            4.31           1857         +      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 12 AM PDT            4.31           1857         0      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 01 AM PDT            4.32           1866         +      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 02 AM PDT            4.33           1874         +      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 03 AM PDT            4.33           1874         0      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 04 AM PDT            4.34           1882         +      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 05 AM PDT            4.35           1891         +      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 06 AM PDT            4.35           1891         0      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 07 AM PDT            4.35           1891         0      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 08 AM PDT            4.34           1882         -      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 09 AM PDT            4.33           1874         -      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 10 AM PDT            4.32           1866         -      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 11 AM PDT            4.31           1857         -      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 12 PM PDT            4.30           1849         -      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 01 PM PDT            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 02 PM PDT            4.29           1841         -      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 03 PM PDT            4.11           1701         -      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 04 PM PDT            3.35           1137         -      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 05 PM PDT            3.26           1075         -      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 06 PM PDT            3.26           1075         0      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 07 PM PDT            3.26           1075         0      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 08 PM PDT            3.25           1069         -      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 09 PM PDT            3.25           1069         0      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 10 PM PDT            3.80           1462         +      Not Applicable
  05/18/2025 11 PM PDT            4.29           1841         +      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 12 AM PDT            4.30           1849         +      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 01 AM PDT            4.31           1857         +      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 02 AM PDT            4.32           1866         +      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 03 AM PDT            4.32           1866         0      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 04 AM PDT            4.33           1874         +      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 05 AM PDT            4.33           1874         0      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 06 AM PDT            4.34           1882         +      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 07 AM PDT            4.34           1882         0      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 08 AM PDT            4.33           1874         -      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 09 AM PDT            4.33           1874         0      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 10 AM PDT            4.32           1866         -      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 11 AM PDT            4.31           1857         -      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 12 PM PDT            4.30           1849         -      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 01 PM PDT            4.29           1841         -      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 02 PM PDT            4.29           1841         0      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 03 PM PDT            4.28           1832         -      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 04 PM PDT            4.27           1824         -      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 05 PM PDT            4.26           1816         -      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 06 PM PDT            4.25           1807         -      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 07 PM PDT            4.25           1807         0      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 08 PM PDT            4.25           1807         0      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 09 PM PDT            4.26           1816         +      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 10 PM PDT            4.26           1816         0      Not Applicable
  05/19/2025 11 PM PDT            4.27           1824         +      Not Applicable
  05/20/2025 12 AM PDT            4.28           1832         +      Not Applicable
  05/20/2025 01 AM PDT            4.29           1841         +      Not Applicable
  05/20/2025 02 AM PDT            4.30           1849         +      Not Applicable
  05/20/2025 03 AM PDT            4.31           1857         +      Not Applicable
  05/20/2025 04 AM PDT            4.31           1857         0      Not Applicable
  05/20/2025 05 AM PDT            4.32           1866         +      Not Applicable
  05/20/2025 06 AM PDT            4.39           1925         +      Not Applicable
  05/20/2025 07 AM PDT            4.47           1993         +      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  05/20/2025 08 AM PDT            4.58           2089                Not Applicable
  05/20/2025 09 AM PDT            4.71           2206         +      Not Applicable
  05/20/2025 10 AM PDT            4.87           2353         +      Not Applicable
  05/20/2025 11 AM PDT            4.91           2390         +      Not Applicable
  05/20/2025 12 PM PDT            4.87           2353         -      Not Applicable
  05/20/2025 01 PM PDT            4.79           2279         -      Not Applicable
  05/20/2025 02 PM PDT            4.71           2206         -      Not Applicable
  05/20/2025 03 PM PDT            4.66           2161         -      Not Applicable
  05/20/2025 04 PM PDT            4.64           2143         -      Not Applicable
  05/20/2025 05 PM PDT            4.63           2134         -      Not Applicable
  05/20/2025 06 PM PDT            4.63           2134         0      Not Applicable
  05/20/2025 07 PM PDT            4.64           2143         +      Not Applicable
  05/20/2025 08 PM PDT            4.66           2161         +      Not Applicable
  05/20/2025 09 PM PDT            4.68           2179         +      Not Applicable
  05/20/2025 10 PM PDT            4.70           2197         +      Not Applicable
  05/20/2025 11 PM PDT            4.73           2224         +      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 12 AM PDT            4.75           2242         +      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 01 AM PDT            4.78           2270         +      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 02 AM PDT            4.80           2288         +      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 03 AM PDT            4.81           2297         +      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 04 AM PDT            4.82           2306         +      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 05 AM PDT            4.83           2316         +      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 06 AM PDT            4.84           2325         +      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 07 AM PDT            4.85           2334         +      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 08 AM PDT            4.85           2334         0      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 09 AM PDT            4.85           2334         0      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 10 AM PDT            4.85           2334         0      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 11 AM PDT            4.84           2325         -      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 12 PM PDT            4.84           2325         0      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 01 PM PDT            4.83           2316         -      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 02 PM PDT            4.83           2316         0      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 03 PM PDT            4.83           2316         0      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 04 PM PDT            4.84           2325         +      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 05 PM PDT            4.85           2334         +      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 06 PM PDT            4.86           2344         +      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 07 PM PDT            4.87           2353         +      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 08 PM PDT            4.88           2362         +      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 09 PM PDT            4.89           2372         +      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 10 PM PDT            4.91           2390         +      Not Applicable
  05/21/2025 11 PM PDT            4.92           2400         +      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 12 AM PDT            4.94           2419         +      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 01 AM PDT            4.96           2438         +      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 02 AM PDT            4.96           2438         0      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 03 AM PDT            4.97           2447         +      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 04 AM PDT            4.97           2447         0      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 05 AM PDT            4.96           2438         -      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 06 AM PDT            4.96           2438         0      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 07 AM PDT            4.96           2438         0      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 08 AM PDT            4.95           2428         -      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 09 AM PDT            4.95           2428         0      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 10 AM PDT            4.93           2409         -      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 11 AM PDT            4.92           2400         -      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 12 PM PDT            4.91           2390         -      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 01 PM PDT            4.90           2381         -      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 02 PM PDT            4.89           2372         -      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 03 PM PDT            4.89           2372         0      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 04 PM PDT            4.89           2372         0      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 05 PM PDT            4.88           2362         -      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 06 PM PDT            4.88           2362         0      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 07 PM PDT            4.88           2362         0      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 08 PM PDT            4.88           2362         0      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 09 PM PDT            4.89           2372         +      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 10 PM PDT            4.89           2372         0      Not Applicable
  05/22/2025 11 PM PDT            4.89           2372         0      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 12 AM PDT            4.90           2381         +      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 01 AM PDT            4.90           2381         0      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 02 AM PDT            4.90           2381         0      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 03 AM PDT            4.89           2372         -      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 04 AM PDT            4.88           2362         -      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 05 AM PDT            4.87           2353         -      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 06 AM PDT            4.87           2353         0      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 07 AM PDT            4.86           2344         -      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 08 AM PDT            4.84           2325         -      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 09 AM PDT            4.83           2316         -      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 10 AM PDT            4.82           2306         -      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 11 AM PDT            4.80           2288         -      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 12 PM PDT            4.79           2279         -      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 01 PM PDT            4.77           2261         -      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 02 PM PDT            4.76           2251         -      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 03 PM PDT            4.75           2242         -      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 04 PM PDT            4.75           2242         0      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 05 PM PDT            4.74           2233         -      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 06 PM PDT            4.74           2233         0      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 07 PM PDT            4.73           2224         -      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 08 PM PDT            4.73           2224         0      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 09 PM PDT            4.73           2224         0      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 10 PM PDT            4.74           2233         +      Not Applicable
  05/23/2025 11 PM PDT            4.74           2233         0      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 12 AM PDT            4.74           2233         0      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 01 AM PDT            4.75           2242         +      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 02 AM PDT            4.75           2242         0      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 03 AM PDT            4.74           2233         -      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 04 AM PDT            4.73           2224         -      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 05 AM PDT            4.73           2224         0      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 06 AM PDT            4.72           2215         -      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 07 AM PDT            4.71           2206         -      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 08 AM PDT            4.70           2197         -      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 09 AM PDT            4.69           2188         -      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 10 AM PDT            4.68           2179         -      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 11 AM PDT            4.67           2170         -      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 12 PM PDT            4.66           2161         -      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 01 PM PDT            4.64           2143         -      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 02 PM PDT            4.63           2134         -      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 03 PM PDT            4.63           2134         0      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 04 PM PDT            4.63           2134         0      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 05 PM PDT            4.64           2143         +      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 06 PM PDT            4.64           2143         0      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 07 PM PDT            4.64           2143         0      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 08 PM PDT            4.65           2152         +      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 09 PM PDT            4.66           2161         +      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 10 PM PDT            4.67           2170         +      Not Applicable
  05/24/2025 11 PM PDT            4.68           2179         +      Not Applicable
  05/25/2025 12 AM PDT            4.70           2197         +      Not Applicable
  05/25/2025 01 AM PDT            4.71           2206         +      Not Applicable
  05/25/2025 02 AM PDT            4.72           2215         +      Not Applicable
  05/25/2025 03 AM PDT            4.72           2215         0      Not Applicable
  05/25/2025 04 AM PDT            4.72           2215         0      Not Applicable
  05/25/2025 05 AM PDT            4.72           2215         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.