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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 23 2026 at 1:12 PM PDTNext Issuance: Mar 24 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:  03/23/2026 at 01:16 PM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  03/21/2026 at 12:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       5.91 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        3413 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     03/25/2026 at 05:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       4.33 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        1874 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/18/2026 01 PM PDT            2.31            584                Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 02 PM PDT            3.09            964         +      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 03 PM PDT            3.70           1389         +      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 04 PM PDT            4.35           1891         +      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 05 PM PDT            4.30           1849         -      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 06 PM PDT            4.26           1816         -      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 07 PM PDT            4.43           1959         +      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 08 PM PDT            4.78           2270         +      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 09 PM PDT            4.83           2316         +      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 10 PM PDT            4.89           2372         +      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 11 PM PDT            4.85           2334         -      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 12 AM PDT            4.77           2261         -      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 01 AM PDT            4.71           2206         -      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 02 AM PDT            4.68           2179         -      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 03 AM PDT            4.66           2161         -      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 04 AM PDT            4.64           2143         -      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 05 AM PDT            4.54           2054         -      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 06 AM PDT            4.44           1967         -      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 07 AM PDT            4.38           1916         -      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 08 AM PDT            4.35           1891         -      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 09 AM PDT            4.35           1891         0      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 10 AM PDT            4.35           1891         0      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 11 AM PDT            4.34           1882         -      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 12 PM PDT            4.33           1874         -      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 01 PM PDT            4.32           1866         -      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 02 PM PDT            4.33           1874         +      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 03 PM PDT            4.29           1841         -      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 04 PM PDT            4.29           1841         0      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 05 PM PDT            4.30           1849         +      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 06 PM PDT            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 07 PM PDT            4.29           1841         -      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 08 PM PDT            4.29           1841         0      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 09 PM PDT            4.62           2125         +      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 10 PM PDT            5.25           2712         +      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 11 PM PDT            5.62           3095         +      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 12 AM PDT            5.73           3215         +      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 01 AM PDT            5.32           2782         -      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 02 AM PDT            5.06           2528         -      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 03 AM PDT            4.91           2390         -      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 04 AM PDT            4.83           2316         -      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 05 AM PDT            4.74           2233         -      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 06 AM PDT            4.73           2224         -      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 07 AM PDT            4.68           2179         -      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 08 AM PDT            4.63           2134         -      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 09 AM PDT            4.36           1899         -      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 10 AM PDT            4.30           1849         -      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 11 AM PDT            4.27           1824         -      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 12 PM PDT            4.27           1824         0      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 01 PM PDT            4.27           1824         0      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 02 PM PDT            4.27           1824         0      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 03 PM PDT            4.27           1824         0      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 04 PM PDT            4.28           1832         +      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 05 PM PDT            4.28           1832         0      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 06 PM PDT            4.79           2279         +      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 07 PM PDT            5.25           2712         +      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 08 PM PDT            5.56           3031         +      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 09 PM PDT            5.58           3053         +      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 10 PM PDT            5.66           3139         +      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 11 PM PDT            5.76           3247         +      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 12 AM PDT            5.91           3413         +      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 01 AM PDT            5.54           3010         -      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 02 AM PDT            5.16           2622         -      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 03 AM PDT            5.00           2476         -      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 04 AM PDT            4.90           2381         -      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 05 AM PDT            4.86           2344         -      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 06 AM PDT            4.88           2362         +      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 07 AM PDT            5.04           2511         +      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 08 AM PDT            4.80           2288         -      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 09 AM PDT            4.68           2179         -      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 10 AM PDT            4.54           2054         -      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 11 AM PDT            4.59           2098         +      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 12 PM PDT            4.26           1816         -      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 01 PM PDT            4.27           1824         +      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 02 PM PDT            4.27           1824         0      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 03 PM PDT            4.27           1824         0      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 04 PM PDT            4.28           1832         +      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 05 PM PDT            4.28           1832         0      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 06 PM PDT            4.29           1841         +      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 07 PM PDT            4.28           1832         -      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 08 PM PDT            4.29           1841         +      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 09 PM PDT            4.29           1841         0      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 10 PM PDT            4.29           1841         0      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 11 PM PDT            4.29           1841         0      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 12 AM PDT            4.30           1849         +      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 01 AM PDT            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 02 AM PDT            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 03 AM PDT            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 04 AM PDT            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 05 AM PDT            4.36           1899         +      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 06 AM PDT            4.44           1967         +      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 07 AM PDT            4.51           2028         +      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 08 AM PDT            4.53           2045         +      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 09 AM PDT            4.30           1849         -      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 10 AM PDT            4.29           1841         -      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 11 AM PDT            4.28           1832         -      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 12 PM PDT            4.28           1832         0      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 01 PM PDT            4.28           1832         0      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 02 PM PDT            4.28           1832         0      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 03 PM PDT            4.29           1841         +      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 04 PM PDT            4.29           1841         0      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 05 PM PDT            4.30           1849         +      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 06 PM PDT            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 07 PM PDT            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 08 PM PDT            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 09 PM PDT            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 10 PM PDT            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  03/22/2026 11 PM PDT            4.31           1857         +      Not Applicable
  03/23/2026 12 AM PDT            4.31           1857         0      Not Applicable
  03/23/2026 01 AM PDT            4.31           1857         0      Not Applicable
  03/23/2026 02 AM PDT            4.30           1849         -      Not Applicable
  03/23/2026 03 AM PDT            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  03/23/2026 04 AM PDT            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  03/23/2026 05 AM PDT            4.30           1849         0      Not Applicable
  03/23/2026 06 AM PDT            4.29           1841         -      Not Applicable
  03/23/2026 07 AM PDT            4.30           1849         +      Not Applicable
  03/23/2026 08 AM PDT            4.36           1899         +      Not Applicable
  03/23/2026 09 AM PDT            4.29           1841         -      Not Applicable
  03/23/2026 10 AM PDT            4.28           1832         -      Not Applicable
  03/23/2026 11 AM PDT            4.28           1832         0      Not Applicable
  03/23/2026 12 PM PDT            4.15           1730         -      Not Applicable
  03/23/2026 01 PM PDT            4.03           1639         -      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/23/2026 02 PM PDT            4.04           1646                Not Applicable
  03/23/2026 03 PM PDT            4.10           1694         +      Not Applicable
  03/23/2026 04 PM PDT            4.08           1678         -      Not Applicable
  03/23/2026 05 PM PDT            4.03           1639         -      Not Applicable
  03/23/2026 06 PM PDT            3.96           1584         -      Not Applicable
  03/23/2026 07 PM PDT            3.90           1538         -      Not Applicable
  03/23/2026 08 PM PDT            3.89           1530         -      Not Applicable
  03/23/2026 09 PM PDT            3.94           1569         +      Not Applicable
  03/23/2026 10 PM PDT            4.02           1631         +      Not Applicable
  03/23/2026 11 PM PDT            4.09           1686         +      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 12 AM PDT            4.14           1723         +      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 01 AM PDT            4.19           1759         +      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 02 AM PDT            4.21           1774         +      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 03 AM PDT            4.23           1791         +      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 04 AM PDT            4.24           1799         +      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 05 AM PDT            4.25           1807         +      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 06 AM PDT            4.25           1807         0      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 07 AM PDT            4.25           1807         0      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 08 AM PDT            4.25           1807         0      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 09 AM PDT            4.25           1807         0      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 10 AM PDT            4.25           1807         0      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 11 AM PDT            4.25           1807         0      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 12 PM PDT            4.24           1799         -      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 01 PM PDT            4.24           1799         0      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 02 PM PDT            4.23           1791         -      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 03 PM PDT            4.23           1791         0      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 04 PM PDT            4.24           1799         +      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 05 PM PDT            4.24           1799         0      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 06 PM PDT            4.24           1799         0      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 07 PM PDT            4.25           1807         +      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 08 PM PDT            4.25           1807         0      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 09 PM PDT            4.26           1816         +      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 10 PM PDT            4.27           1824         +      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 11 PM PDT            4.28           1832         +      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 12 AM PDT            4.30           1849         +      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 01 AM PDT            4.31           1857         +      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 02 AM PDT            4.32           1866         +      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 03 AM PDT            4.32           1866         0      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 04 AM PDT            4.32           1866         0      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 05 AM PDT            4.33           1874         +      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 06 AM PDT            4.33           1874         0      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 07 AM PDT            4.32           1866         -      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 08 AM PDT            4.32           1866         0      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 09 AM PDT            4.32           1866         0      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 10 AM PDT            4.31           1857         -      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 11 AM PDT            4.30           1849         -      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 12 PM PDT            4.29           1841         -      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 01 PM PDT            4.29           1841         0      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 02 PM PDT            4.28           1832         -      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 03 PM PDT            4.28           1832         0      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 04 PM PDT            4.27           1824         -      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 05 PM PDT            4.27           1824         0      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 06 PM PDT            4.27           1824         0      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 07 PM PDT            4.27           1824         0      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 08 PM PDT            4.27           1824         0      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 09 PM PDT            4.27           1824         0      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 10 PM PDT            4.28           1832         +      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 11 PM PDT            4.28           1832         0      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 12 AM PDT            4.29           1841         +      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 01 AM PDT            4.29           1841         0      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 02 AM PDT            4.30           1849         +      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 03 AM PDT            4.29           1841         -      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 04 AM PDT            4.29           1841         0      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 05 AM PDT            4.29           1841         0      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 06 AM PDT            4.29           1841         0      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 07 AM PDT            4.28           1832         -      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 08 AM PDT            4.28           1832         0      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 09 AM PDT            4.27           1824         -      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 10 AM PDT            4.26           1816         -      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 11 AM PDT            4.25           1807         -      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 12 PM PDT            4.24           1799         -      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 01 PM PDT            4.23           1791         -      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 02 PM PDT            4.22           1782         -      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 03 PM PDT            4.21           1774         -      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 04 PM PDT            4.21           1774         0      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 05 PM PDT            4.21           1774         0      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 06 PM PDT            4.20           1766         -      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 07 PM PDT            4.20           1766         0      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 08 PM PDT            4.20           1766         0      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 09 PM PDT            4.20           1766         0      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 10 PM PDT            4.21           1774         +      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 11 PM PDT            4.21           1774         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 12 AM PDT            4.22           1782         +      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 01 AM PDT            4.23           1791         +      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 02 AM PDT            4.23           1791         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 03 AM PDT            4.23           1791         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 04 AM PDT            4.23           1791         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 05 AM PDT            4.23           1791         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 06 AM PDT            4.23           1791         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 07 AM PDT            4.23           1791         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 08 AM PDT            4.22           1782         -      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 09 AM PDT            4.22           1782         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 10 AM PDT            4.21           1774         -      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 11 AM PDT            4.20           1766         -      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 12 PM PDT            4.19           1759         -      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 01 PM PDT            4.18           1751         -      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 02 PM PDT            4.18           1751         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 03 PM PDT            4.17           1744         -      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 04 PM PDT            4.17           1744         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 05 PM PDT            4.16           1737         -      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 06 PM PDT            4.16           1737         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 07 PM PDT            4.16           1737         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 08 PM PDT            4.16           1737         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 09 PM PDT            4.16           1737         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 10 PM PDT            4.17           1744         +      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 11 PM PDT            4.18           1751         +      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 12 AM PDT            4.19           1759         +      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 01 AM PDT            4.20           1766         +      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 02 AM PDT            4.20           1766         0      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 03 AM PDT            4.21           1774         +      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 04 AM PDT            4.21           1774         0      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 05 AM PDT            4.21           1774         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.