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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: Mar 09 2026 at 12:55 PM PDTNext Issuance: Mar 10 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:  03/09/2026 at 12:57 PM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  03/06/2026 at 04:00 AM PST
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       6.02 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        3538 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     03/14/2026 at 04:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       4.95 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        2428 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/04/2026 11 AM PST            4.47           1993                Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 12 PM PST            4.38           1916         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 01 PM PST            4.35           1891         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 02 PM PST            4.35           1891         0      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 03 PM PST            4.34           1882         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 04 PM PST            4.34           1882         0      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 05 PM PST            4.34           1882         0      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 06 PM PST            4.34           1882         0      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 07 PM PST            4.34           1882         0      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 08 PM PST            4.34           1882         0      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 09 PM PST            4.35           1891         +      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 10 PM PST            4.35           1891         0      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 11 PM PST            4.51           2028         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 12 AM PST            4.62           2125         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 01 AM PST            4.73           2224         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 02 AM PST            4.84           2325         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 03 AM PST            4.89           2372         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 04 AM PST            4.96           2438         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 05 AM PST            4.96           2438         0      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 06 AM PST            5.28           2742         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 07 AM PST            5.42           2885         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 08 AM PST            5.25           2712         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 09 AM PST            4.66           2161         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 10 AM PST            4.39           1925         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 11 AM PST            4.33           1874         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 12 PM PST            4.34           1882         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 01 PM PST            4.34           1882         0      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 02 PM PST            4.34           1882         0      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 03 PM PST            4.34           1882         0      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 04 PM PST            4.34           1882         0      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 05 PM PST            4.35           1891         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 06 PM PST            4.36           1899         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 07 PM PST            4.35           1891         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 08 PM PST            4.35           1891         0      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 09 PM PST            4.34           1882         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 10 PM PST            4.34           1882         0      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 11 PM PST            4.35           1891         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 12 AM PST            5.06           2528         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 01 AM PST            5.70           3182         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 02 AM PST            5.92           3424         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 03 AM PST            5.99           3504         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 04 AM PST            6.02           3538         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 05 AM PST            5.95           3458         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 06 AM PST            5.93           3436         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 07 AM PST            5.70           3182         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 08 AM PST            5.62           3095         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 09 AM PST            5.06           2528         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 10 AM PST            4.69           2188         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 11 AM PST            4.34           1882         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 12 PM PST            4.35           1891         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 01 PM PST            4.30           1849         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 02 PM PST            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 03 PM PST            4.27           1824         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 04 PM PST            4.28           1832         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 05 PM PST            4.28           1832         0      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 06 PM PST            4.29           1841         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 07 PM PST            4.28           1832         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 08 PM PST            4.50           2019         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 09 PM PST            4.93           2409         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 10 PM PST            5.18           2642         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 11 PM PST            5.33           2792         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 12 AM PST            5.21           2672         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 01 AM PST            5.08           2545         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 02 AM PST            4.96           2438         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 03 AM PST            4.91           2390         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 04 AM PST            4.88           2362         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 05 AM PST            4.93           2409         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 06 AM PST            4.98           2457         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 07 AM PST            4.82           2306         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 08 AM PST            4.44           1967         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 09 AM PST            4.28           1832         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 10 AM PST            4.27           1824         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 11 AM PST            4.27           1824         0      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 12 PM PST            4.28           1832         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 01 PM PST            4.28           1832         0      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 02 PM PST            4.28           1832         0      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 03 PM PST            4.28           1832         0      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 04 PM PST            4.29           1841         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 05 PM PST            4.29           1841         0      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 06 PM PST            4.30           1849         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 07 PM PST            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 08 PM PST            4.29           1841         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 09 PM PST            4.30           1849         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 10 PM PST            4.69           2188         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 11 PM PST            5.05           2519         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 12 AM PST            5.25           2712         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 01 AM PST            5.31           2772         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 03 AM PDT            5.34           2803         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 04 AM PDT            5.34           2803         0      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 05 AM PDT            5.24           2702         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 06 AM PDT            5.17           2632         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 07 AM PDT            5.15           2612         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 08 AM PDT            5.17           2632         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 09 AM PDT            4.53           2045         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 10 AM PDT            4.29           1841         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 11 AM PDT            4.28           1832         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 12 PM PDT            4.27           1824         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 01 PM PDT            4.27           1824         0      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 02 PM PDT            4.27           1824         0      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 03 PM PDT            4.28           1832         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 04 PM PDT            4.28           1832         0      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 05 PM PDT            4.29           1841         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 06 PM PDT            4.29           1841         0      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 07 PM PDT            4.30           1849         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 08 PM PDT            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 09 PM PDT            4.50           2019         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 10 PM PDT            5.19           2652         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 11 PM PDT            5.30           2762         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 12 AM PDT            5.29           2752         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 01 AM PDT            5.19           2652         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 02 AM PDT            5.02           2493         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 03 AM PDT            4.98           2457         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 04 AM PDT            5.01           2485         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 05 AM PDT            4.99           2466         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 06 AM PDT            5.08           2545         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 07 AM PDT            5.29           2752         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 08 AM PDT            5.64           3117         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 09 AM PDT            5.09           2554         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 10 AM PDT            4.67           2170         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 11 AM PDT            4.51           2028         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 12 PM PDT            4.46           1984         -      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/09/2026 01 PM PDT            4.45           1976                Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 02 PM PDT            4.45           1976         0      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 03 PM PDT            4.41           1942         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 04 PM PDT            4.35           1891         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 05 PM PDT            4.31           1857         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 06 PM PDT            4.27           1824         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 07 PM PDT            4.24           1799         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 08 PM PDT            4.29           1841         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 09 PM PDT            4.43           1959         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 10 PM PDT            4.54           2054         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 11 PM PDT            4.60           2107         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 12 AM PDT            4.63           2134         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 01 AM PDT            4.65           2152         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 02 AM PDT            4.66           2161         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 03 AM PDT            4.67           2170         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 04 AM PDT            4.67           2170         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 05 AM PDT            4.67           2170         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 06 AM PDT            4.67           2170         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 07 AM PDT            4.67           2170         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 08 AM PDT            4.67           2170         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 09 AM PDT            4.66           2161         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 10 AM PDT            4.65           2152         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 11 AM PDT            4.64           2143         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 12 PM PDT            4.63           2134         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 01 PM PDT            4.62           2125         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 02 PM PDT            4.61           2116         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 03 PM PDT            4.61           2116         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 04 PM PDT            4.60           2107         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 05 PM PDT            4.59           2098         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 06 PM PDT            4.59           2098         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 07 PM PDT            4.58           2089         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 08 PM PDT            4.58           2089         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 09 PM PDT            4.58           2089         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 10 PM PDT            4.59           2098         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 11 PM PDT            4.59           2098         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 12 AM PDT            4.60           2107         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 01 AM PDT            4.61           2116         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 02 AM PDT            4.62           2125         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 03 AM PDT            4.62           2125         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 04 AM PDT            4.62           2125         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 05 AM PDT            4.62           2125         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 06 AM PDT            4.62           2125         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 07 AM PDT            4.62           2125         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 08 AM PDT            4.62           2125         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 09 AM PDT            4.62           2125         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 10 AM PDT            4.61           2116         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 11 AM PDT            4.60           2107         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 12 PM PDT            4.59           2098         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 01 PM PDT            4.58           2089         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 02 PM PDT            4.58           2089         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 03 PM PDT            4.57           2080         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 04 PM PDT            4.57           2080         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 05 PM PDT            4.57           2080         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 06 PM PDT            4.57           2080         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 07 PM PDT            4.57           2080         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 08 PM PDT            4.57           2080         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 09 PM PDT            4.58           2089         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 10 PM PDT            4.59           2098         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 11 PM PDT            4.61           2116         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 12 AM PDT            4.62           2125         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 01 AM PDT            4.64           2143         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 02 AM PDT            4.65           2152         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 03 AM PDT            4.66           2161         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 04 AM PDT            4.67           2170         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 05 AM PDT            4.68           2179         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 06 AM PDT            4.68           2179         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 07 AM PDT            4.69           2188         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 08 AM PDT            4.69           2188         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 09 AM PDT            4.69           2188         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 10 AM PDT            4.69           2188         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 11 AM PDT            4.69           2188         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 12 PM PDT            4.68           2179         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 01 PM PDT            4.68           2179         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 02 PM PDT            4.68           2179         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 03 PM PDT            4.68           2179         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 04 PM PDT            4.68           2179         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 05 PM PDT            4.69           2188         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 06 PM PDT            4.69           2188         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 07 PM PDT            4.70           2197         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 08 PM PDT            4.71           2206         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 09 PM PDT            4.72           2215         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 10 PM PDT            4.74           2233         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 11 PM PDT            4.76           2251         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 12 AM PDT            4.78           2270         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 01 AM PDT            4.80           2288         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 02 AM PDT            4.82           2306         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 03 AM PDT            4.83           2316         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 04 AM PDT            4.84           2325         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 05 AM PDT            4.84           2325         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 06 AM PDT            4.85           2334         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 07 AM PDT            4.86           2344         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 08 AM PDT            4.86           2344         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 09 AM PDT            4.85           2334         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 10 AM PDT            4.85           2334         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 11 AM PDT            4.84           2325         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 12 PM PDT            4.83           2316         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 01 PM PDT            4.83           2316         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 02 PM PDT            4.83           2316         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 03 PM PDT            4.83           2316         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 04 PM PDT            4.83           2316         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 05 PM PDT            4.83           2316         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 06 PM PDT            4.83           2316         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 07 PM PDT            4.83           2316         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 08 PM PDT            4.84           2325         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 09 PM PDT            4.86           2344         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 10 PM PDT            4.87           2353         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 11 PM PDT            4.89           2372         +      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 12 AM PDT            4.91           2390         +      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 01 AM PDT            4.92           2400         +      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 02 AM PDT            4.94           2419         +      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 03 AM PDT            4.94           2419         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 04 AM PDT            4.95           2428         +      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 05 AM PDT            4.95           2428         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.