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SMITH RIVER - JEDEDIAH SMITH SP NEAR CRESCENT CITY (CREC1)
Latitude: 41.79º NLongitude: 124.08º WElevation: 79 FeetForecast Type: Official Location
Location: Del Norte County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: North CoastRiver Group: North Coast
Issuance Time: Sep 03 2026 at 7:13 AM PDTNext Issuance: Sep 04 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action: 25.0 FeetMinor Flood: 29.0 FeetModerate Flood: 34.0 FeetMajor Flood: 37.0 Feet


# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: Smith River - Jedediah Smith SP (CREC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  09/03/2026 at 07:13 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  09/03/2026 at 07:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       5.29 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        647 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     09/03/2026 at 10:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       5.34 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        675 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  08/29/2026 07 AM PDT            4.35            221                        Normal
  08/29/2026 08 AM PDT            4.35            221         0              Normal
  08/29/2026 09 AM PDT            4.35            221         0              Normal
  08/29/2026 10 AM PDT            4.35            221         0              Normal
  08/29/2026 11 AM PDT            4.35            221         0              Normal
  08/29/2026 12 PM PDT            4.35            221         0              Normal
  08/29/2026 01 PM PDT            4.35            221         0              Normal
  08/29/2026 02 PM PDT            4.35            221         0              Normal
  08/29/2026 03 PM PDT            4.35            221         0              Normal
  08/29/2026 04 PM PDT            4.35            221         0              Normal
  08/29/2026 05 PM PDT            4.35            221         0              Normal
  08/29/2026 06 PM PDT            4.35            221         0              Normal
  08/29/2026 07 PM PDT            4.34            217         -              Normal
  08/29/2026 08 PM PDT            4.35            221         +              Normal
  08/29/2026 09 PM PDT            4.34            217         -              Normal
  08/29/2026 10 PM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  08/29/2026 11 PM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  08/30/2026 12 AM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  08/30/2026 01 AM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  08/30/2026 02 AM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  08/30/2026 03 AM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  08/30/2026 04 AM PDT            4.33            214         -              Normal
  08/30/2026 05 AM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  08/30/2026 06 AM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  08/30/2026 07 AM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  08/30/2026 08 AM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  08/30/2026 09 AM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  08/30/2026 10 AM PDT            4.34            217         +              Normal
  08/30/2026 11 AM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  08/30/2026 12 PM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  08/30/2026 01 PM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  08/30/2026 02 PM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  08/30/2026 03 PM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  08/30/2026 04 PM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  08/30/2026 05 PM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  08/30/2026 06 PM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  08/30/2026 07 PM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  08/30/2026 08 PM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  08/30/2026 09 PM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  08/30/2026 10 PM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  08/30/2026 11 PM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  08/31/2026 12 AM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  08/31/2026 01 AM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  08/31/2026 02 AM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  08/31/2026 03 AM PDT            4.33            214         -              Normal
  08/31/2026 04 AM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  08/31/2026 05 AM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  08/31/2026 06 AM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  08/31/2026 07 AM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  08/31/2026 08 AM PDT            4.32            210         -              Normal
  08/31/2026 09 AM PDT            4.33            214         +              Normal
  08/31/2026 10 AM PDT            4.32            210         -              Normal
  08/31/2026 11 AM PDT            4.33            214         +              Normal
  08/31/2026 12 PM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  08/31/2026 01 PM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  08/31/2026 02 PM PDT            4.32            210         -              Normal
  08/31/2026 03 PM PDT            4.33            214         +              Normal
  08/31/2026 04 PM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  08/31/2026 05 PM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  08/31/2026 06 PM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  08/31/2026 07 PM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  08/31/2026 08 PM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  08/31/2026 09 PM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  08/31/2026 10 PM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  08/31/2026 11 PM PDT            4.32            210         -              Normal
  09/01/2026 12 AM PDT            4.33            214         +              Normal
  09/01/2026 01 AM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  09/01/2026 02 AM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  09/01/2026 03 AM PDT            4.34            217         +              Normal
  09/01/2026 04 AM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  09/01/2026 05 AM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  09/01/2026 06 AM PDT            4.33            214         -              Normal
  09/01/2026 07 AM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  09/01/2026 08 AM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  09/01/2026 09 AM PDT            4.32            210         -              Normal
  09/01/2026 10 AM PDT            4.33            214         +              Normal
  09/01/2026 11 AM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  09/01/2026 12 PM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  09/01/2026 01 PM PDT            4.32            210         -              Normal
  09/01/2026 02 PM PDT            4.32            210         0              Normal
  09/01/2026 03 PM PDT            4.33            214         +              Normal
  09/01/2026 04 PM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  09/01/2026 05 PM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  09/01/2026 06 PM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  09/01/2026 07 PM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  09/01/2026 08 PM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  09/01/2026 09 PM PDT            4.34            217         +              Normal
  09/01/2026 10 PM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  09/01/2026 11 PM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  09/02/2026 12 AM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  09/02/2026 01 AM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  09/02/2026 02 AM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  09/02/2026 03 AM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  09/02/2026 04 AM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  09/02/2026 05 AM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  09/02/2026 06 AM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  09/02/2026 07 AM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  09/02/2026 08 AM PDT            4.34            217         0              Normal
  09/02/2026 09 AM PDT            4.35            221         +              Normal
  09/02/2026 10 AM PDT            4.37            228         +              Normal
  09/02/2026 11 AM PDT            4.38            231         +              Normal
  09/02/2026 12 PM PDT            4.38            231         0              Normal
  09/02/2026 01 PM PDT            4.39            234         +              Normal
  09/02/2026 02 PM PDT            4.42            245         +              Normal
  09/02/2026 03 PM PDT            4.46            260         +              Normal
  09/02/2026 04 PM PDT            4.50            275         +              Normal
  09/02/2026 05 PM PDT            4.56            298         +              Normal
  09/02/2026 06 PM PDT            4.60            314         +              Normal
  09/02/2026 07 PM PDT            4.64            330         +              Normal
  09/02/2026 08 PM PDT            4.68            347         +              Normal
  09/02/2026 09 PM PDT            4.72            364         +              Normal
  09/02/2026 10 PM PDT            4.77            385         +              Normal
  09/02/2026 11 PM PDT            4.82            408         +              Normal
  09/03/2026 12 AM PDT            4.87            431         +              Normal
  09/03/2026 01 AM PDT            4.92            454         +              Normal
  09/03/2026 02 AM PDT            4.97            479         +              Normal
  09/03/2026 03 AM PDT            5.03            508         +              Normal
  09/03/2026 04 AM PDT            5.10            544         +              Normal
  09/03/2026 05 AM PDT            5.18            586         +              Normal
  09/03/2026 06 AM PDT            5.25            624         +              Normal
  09/03/2026 07 AM PDT            5.29            647         +              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  09/03/2026 08 AM PDT            5.32            664                        Normal
  09/03/2026 09 AM PDT            5.33            669         +              Normal
  09/03/2026 10 AM PDT            5.34            675         +              Normal
  09/03/2026 11 AM PDT            5.33            669         -              Normal
  09/03/2026 12 PM PDT            5.27            635         -              Normal
  09/03/2026 01 PM PDT            5.21            602         -              Normal
  09/03/2026 02 PM PDT            5.14            565         -              Normal
  09/03/2026 03 PM PDT            5.08            534         -              Normal
  09/03/2026 04 PM PDT            5.02            503         -              Normal
  09/03/2026 05 PM PDT            4.97            479         -              Normal
  09/03/2026 06 PM PDT            4.92            454         -              Normal
  09/03/2026 07 PM PDT            4.88            435         -              Normal
  09/03/2026 08 PM PDT            4.84            417         -              Normal
  09/03/2026 09 PM PDT            4.81            403         -              Normal
  09/03/2026 10 PM PDT            4.78            390         -              Normal
  09/03/2026 11 PM PDT            4.75            377         -              Normal
  09/04/2026 12 AM PDT            4.72            364         -              Normal
  09/04/2026 01 AM PDT            4.69            351         -              Normal
  09/04/2026 02 AM PDT            4.66            338         -              Normal
  09/04/2026 03 AM PDT            4.63            326         -              Normal
  09/04/2026 04 AM PDT            4.60            314         -              Normal
  09/04/2026 05 AM PDT            4.58            306         -              Normal
  09/04/2026 06 AM PDT            4.55            294         -              Normal
  09/04/2026 07 AM PDT            4.52            282         -              Normal
  09/04/2026 08 AM PDT            4.50            275         -              Normal
  09/04/2026 09 AM PDT            4.47            263         -              Normal
  09/04/2026 10 AM PDT            4.45            256         -              Normal
  09/04/2026 11 AM PDT            4.43            249         -              Normal
  09/04/2026 12 PM PDT            4.42            245         -              Normal
  09/04/2026 01 PM PDT            4.40            238         -              Normal
  09/04/2026 02 PM PDT            4.39            234         -              Normal
  09/04/2026 03 PM PDT            4.39            234         0              Normal
  09/04/2026 04 PM PDT            4.38            231         -              Normal
  09/04/2026 05 PM PDT            4.38            231         0              Normal
  09/04/2026 06 PM PDT            4.38            231         0              Normal
  09/04/2026 07 PM PDT            4.38            231         0              Normal
  09/04/2026 08 PM PDT            4.38            231         0              Normal
  09/04/2026 09 PM PDT            4.38            231         0              Normal
  09/04/2026 10 PM PDT            4.38            231         0              Normal
  09/04/2026 11 PM PDT            4.38            231         0              Normal
  09/05/2026 12 AM PDT            4.37            228         -              Normal
  09/05/2026 01 AM PDT            4.37            228         0              Normal
  09/05/2026 02 AM PDT            4.37            228         0              Normal
  09/05/2026 03 AM PDT            4.36            224         -              Normal
  09/05/2026 04 AM PDT            4.35            221         -              Normal
  09/05/2026 05 AM PDT            4.35            221         0              Normal
  09/05/2026 06 AM PDT            4.34            217         -              Normal
  09/05/2026 07 AM PDT            4.33            214         -              Normal
  09/05/2026 08 AM PDT            4.33            214         0              Normal
  09/05/2026 09 AM PDT            4.32            210         -              Normal
  09/05/2026 10 AM PDT            4.31            207         -              Normal
  09/05/2026 11 AM PDT            4.30            204         -              Normal
  09/05/2026 12 PM PDT            4.30            204         0              Normal
  09/05/2026 01 PM PDT            4.30            204         0              Normal
  09/05/2026 02 PM PDT            4.29            201         -              Normal
  09/05/2026 03 PM PDT            4.29            201         0              Normal
  09/05/2026 04 PM PDT            4.29            201         0              Normal
  09/05/2026 05 PM PDT            4.28            197         -              Normal
  09/05/2026 06 PM PDT            4.28            197         0              Normal
  09/05/2026 07 PM PDT            4.28            197         0              Normal
  09/05/2026 08 PM PDT            4.28            197         0              Normal
  09/05/2026 09 PM PDT            4.27            194         -              Normal
  09/05/2026 10 PM PDT            4.27            194         0              Normal
  09/05/2026 11 PM PDT            4.27            194         0              Normal
  09/06/2026 12 AM PDT            4.27            194         0              Normal
  09/06/2026 01 AM PDT            4.27            194         0              Normal
  09/06/2026 02 AM PDT            4.26            191         -              Normal
  09/06/2026 03 AM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/06/2026 04 AM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/06/2026 05 AM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/06/2026 06 AM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/06/2026 07 AM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/06/2026 08 AM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/06/2026 09 AM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/06/2026 10 AM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/06/2026 11 AM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/06/2026 12 PM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/06/2026 01 PM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/06/2026 02 PM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/06/2026 03 PM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/06/2026 04 PM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/06/2026 05 PM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/06/2026 06 PM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/06/2026 07 PM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/06/2026 08 PM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/06/2026 09 PM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/06/2026 10 PM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/06/2026 11 PM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/07/2026 12 AM PDT            4.27            194         +              Normal
  09/07/2026 01 AM PDT            4.28            197         +              Normal
  09/07/2026 02 AM PDT            4.28            197         0              Normal
  09/07/2026 03 AM PDT            4.29            201         +              Normal
  09/07/2026 04 AM PDT            4.29            201         0              Normal
  09/07/2026 05 AM PDT            4.29            201         0              Normal
  09/07/2026 06 AM PDT            4.29            201         0              Normal
  09/07/2026 07 AM PDT            4.29            201         0              Normal
  09/07/2026 08 AM PDT            4.29            201         0              Normal
  09/07/2026 09 AM PDT            4.29            201         0              Normal
  09/07/2026 10 AM PDT            4.28            197         -              Normal
  09/07/2026 11 AM PDT            4.28            197         0              Normal
  09/07/2026 12 PM PDT            4.28            197         0              Normal
  09/07/2026 01 PM PDT            4.27            194         -              Normal
  09/07/2026 02 PM PDT            4.27            194         0              Normal
  09/07/2026 03 PM PDT            4.27            194         0              Normal
  09/07/2026 04 PM PDT            4.27            194         0              Normal
  09/07/2026 05 PM PDT            4.26            191         -              Normal
  09/07/2026 06 PM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/07/2026 07 PM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/07/2026 08 PM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/07/2026 09 PM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/07/2026 10 PM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/07/2026 11 PM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/08/2026 12 AM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/08/2026 01 AM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/08/2026 02 AM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/08/2026 03 AM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/08/2026 04 AM PDT            4.26            191         0              Normal
  09/08/2026 05 AM PDT            4.25            188         -              Normal
#
# 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.