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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: Mar 10 2026 at 12:44 PM PDTNext Issuance: Mar 11 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: 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:  03/10/2026 at 12:44 PM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  03/05/2026 at 11:00 AM PST
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       8.90 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        4548 cfs
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# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     03/10/2026 at 01:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       7.49 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        2459 cfs
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# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/05/2026 11 AM PST            8.90           4548                        Normal
  03/05/2026 12 PM PST            8.87           4496         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 01 PM PST            8.87           4496         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 02 PM PST            8.87           4496         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 03 PM PST            8.86           4479         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 04 PM PST            8.84           4445         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 05 PM PST            8.83           4428         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 06 PM PST            8.79           4361         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 07 PM PST            8.79           4361         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 08 PM PST            8.78           4344         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 09 PM PST            8.77           4327         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 10 PM PST            8.75           4294         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 11 PM PST            8.74           4277         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 12 AM PST            8.70           4211         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 01 AM PST            8.68           4178         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 02 AM PST            8.69           4195         +              Normal
  03/06/2026 03 AM PST            8.67           4162         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 04 AM PST            8.64           4113         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 05 AM PST            8.63           4096         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 06 AM PST            8.62           4080         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 07 AM PST            8.60           4048         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 08 AM PST            8.58           4015         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 09 AM PST            8.55           3967         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 10 AM PST            8.57           3999         +              Normal
  03/06/2026 11 AM PST            8.54           3951         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 12 PM PST            8.53           3935         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 01 PM PST            8.51           3904         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 02 PM PST            8.49           3872         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 03 PM PST            8.45           3809         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 04 PM PST            8.46           3825         +              Normal
  03/06/2026 05 PM PST            8.44           3793         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 06 PM PST            8.44           3793         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 07 PM PST            8.43           3778         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 08 PM PST            8.41           3747         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 09 PM PST            8.38           3700         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 10 PM PST            8.36           3669         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 11 PM PST            8.35           3654         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 12 AM PST            8.34           3639         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 01 AM PST            8.32           3608         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 02 AM PST            8.31           3593         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 03 AM PST            8.31           3593         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 04 AM PST            8.28           3548         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 05 AM PST            8.27           3533         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 06 AM PST            8.28           3548         +              Normal
  03/07/2026 07 AM PST            8.25           3502         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 08 AM PST            8.23           3473         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 09 AM PST            8.23           3473         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 10 AM PST            8.21           3443         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 11 AM PST            8.20           3428         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 12 PM PST            8.19           3413         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 01 PM PST            8.19           3413         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 02 PM PST            8.17           3384         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 03 PM PST            8.16           3369         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 04 PM PST            8.14           3340         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 05 PM PST            8.14           3340         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 06 PM PST            8.13           3325         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 07 PM PST            8.12           3310         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 08 PM PST            8.10           3281         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 09 PM PST            8.09           3267         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 10 PM PST            8.08           3252         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 11 PM PST            8.06           3224         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 12 AM PST            8.06           3224         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 01 AM PST            8.04           3195         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 03 AM PDT            8.03           3181         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 04 AM PDT            8.02           3166         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 05 AM PDT            8.01           3152         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 06 AM PDT            8.01           3152         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 07 AM PDT            7.97           3096         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 08 AM PDT            7.98           3110         +              Normal
  03/08/2026 09 AM PDT            7.97           3096         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 10 AM PDT            7.96           3082         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 11 AM PDT            7.96           3082         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 12 PM PDT            7.95           3068         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 01 PM PDT            7.93           3040         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 02 PM PDT            7.92           3026         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 03 PM PDT            7.90           2998         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 04 PM PDT            7.91           3012         +              Normal
  03/08/2026 05 PM PDT            7.89           2984         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 06 PM PDT            7.89           2984         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 07 PM PDT            7.87           2957         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 08 PM PDT            7.86           2943         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 09 PM PDT            7.85           2929         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 10 PM PDT            7.85           2929         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 11 PM PDT            7.82           2889         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 12 AM PDT            7.83           2902         +              Normal
  03/09/2026 01 AM PDT            7.80           2862         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 02 AM PDT            7.80           2862         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 03 AM PDT            7.79           2848         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 04 AM PDT            7.76           2808         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 05 AM PDT            7.77           2821         +              Normal
  03/09/2026 06 AM PDT            7.76           2808         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 07 AM PDT            7.74           2781         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 08 AM PDT            7.75           2795         +              Normal
  03/09/2026 09 AM PDT            7.73           2768         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 10 AM PDT            7.72           2755         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 11 AM PDT            7.73           2768         +              Normal
  03/09/2026 12 PM PDT            7.71           2741         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 01 PM PDT            7.71           2741         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 02 PM PDT            7.69           2715         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 03 PM PDT            7.69           2715         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 04 PM PDT            7.68           2702         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 05 PM PDT            7.66           2676         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 06 PM PDT            7.65           2663         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 07 PM PDT            7.65           2663         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 08 PM PDT            7.64           2650         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 09 PM PDT            7.62           2624         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 10 PM PDT            7.60           2598         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 11 PM PDT            7.60           2598         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 12 AM PDT            7.59           2585         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 01 AM PDT            7.59           2585         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 02 AM PDT            7.57           2560         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 03 AM PDT            7.57           2560         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 04 AM PDT            7.55           2535         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 05 AM PDT            7.55           2535         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 06 AM PDT            7.54           2522         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 07 AM PDT            7.54           2522         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 08 AM PDT            7.53           2509         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 09 AM PDT            7.52           2497         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 10 AM PDT            7.51           2484         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 11 AM PDT            7.51           2484         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 12 PM PDT            7.50           2472         -              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/10/2026 01 PM PDT            7.49           2459                        Normal
  03/10/2026 02 PM PDT            7.49           2459         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 03 PM PDT            7.48           2447         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 04 PM PDT            7.47           2434         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 05 PM PDT            7.46           2422         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 06 PM PDT            7.45           2409         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 07 PM PDT            7.45           2409         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 08 PM PDT            7.44           2397         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 09 PM PDT            7.43           2385         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 10 PM PDT            7.42           2373         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 11 PM PDT            7.42           2373         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 12 AM PDT            7.41           2360         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 01 AM PDT            7.40           2348         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 02 AM PDT            7.39           2336         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 03 AM PDT            7.39           2336         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 04 AM PDT            7.38           2324         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 05 AM PDT            7.37           2312         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 06 AM PDT            7.36           2300         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 07 AM PDT            7.36           2300         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 08 AM PDT            7.35           2288         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 09 AM PDT            7.34           2276         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 10 AM PDT            7.34           2276         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 11 AM PDT            7.33           2264         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 12 PM PDT            7.32           2252         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 01 PM PDT            7.32           2252         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 02 PM PDT            7.31           2240         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 03 PM PDT            7.30           2228         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 04 PM PDT            7.29           2216         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 05 PM PDT            7.29           2216         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 06 PM PDT            7.28           2204         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 07 PM PDT            7.27           2193         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 08 PM PDT            7.27           2193         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 09 PM PDT            7.26           2181         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 10 PM PDT            7.25           2169         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 11 PM PDT            7.25           2169         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 12 AM PDT            7.24           2158         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 01 AM PDT            7.24           2158         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 02 AM PDT            7.23           2146         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 03 AM PDT            7.22           2134         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 04 AM PDT            7.22           2134         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 05 AM PDT            7.21           2123         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 06 AM PDT            7.20           2111         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 07 AM PDT            7.20           2111         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 08 AM PDT            7.19           2100         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 09 AM PDT            7.18           2088         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 10 AM PDT            7.18           2088         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 11 AM PDT            7.17           2077         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 12 PM PDT            7.17           2077         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 01 PM PDT            7.16           2065         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 02 PM PDT            7.16           2065         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 03 PM PDT            7.15           2054         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 04 PM PDT            7.14           2043         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 05 PM PDT            7.14           2043         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 06 PM PDT            7.13           2031         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 07 PM PDT            7.13           2031         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 08 PM PDT            7.12           2020         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 09 PM PDT            7.12           2020         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 10 PM PDT            7.11           2009         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 11 PM PDT            7.10           1998         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 12 AM PDT            7.10           1998         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 01 AM PDT            7.09           1987         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 02 AM PDT            7.09           1987         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 03 AM PDT            7.08           1975         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 04 AM PDT            7.08           1975         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 05 AM PDT            7.07           1964         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 06 AM PDT            7.07           1964         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 07 AM PDT            7.06           1953         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 08 AM PDT            7.06           1953         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 09 AM PDT            7.05           1942         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 10 AM PDT            7.04           1931         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 11 AM PDT            7.04           1931         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 12 PM PDT            7.04           1931         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 01 PM PDT            7.03           1920         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 02 PM PDT            7.03           1920         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 03 PM PDT            7.02           1909         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 04 PM PDT            7.01           1898         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 05 PM PDT            7.01           1898         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 06 PM PDT            7.00           1887         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 07 PM PDT            7.00           1887         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 08 PM PDT            7.00           1887         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 09 PM PDT            6.99           1877         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 10 PM PDT            6.99           1877         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 11 PM PDT            6.98           1866         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 12 AM PDT            6.98           1866         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 01 AM PDT            6.97           1855         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 02 AM PDT            6.97           1855         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 03 AM PDT            6.96           1844         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 04 AM PDT            6.96           1844         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 05 AM PDT            6.95           1833         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 06 AM PDT            6.95           1833         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 07 AM PDT            6.94           1823         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 08 AM PDT            6.94           1823         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 09 AM PDT            6.94           1823         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 10 AM PDT            6.93           1812         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 11 AM PDT            6.93           1812         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 12 PM PDT            6.93           1812         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 01 PM PDT            6.93           1812         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 02 PM PDT            6.92           1801         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 03 PM PDT            6.92           1801         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 04 PM PDT            6.92           1801         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 05 PM PDT            6.92           1801         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 06 PM PDT            6.92           1801         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 07 PM PDT            6.91           1791         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 08 PM PDT            6.91           1791         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 09 PM PDT            6.91           1791         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 10 PM PDT            6.90           1780         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 11 PM PDT            6.90           1780         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 12 AM PDT            6.89           1770         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 01 AM PDT            6.89           1770         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 02 AM PDT            6.88           1759         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 03 AM PDT            6.88           1759         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 04 AM PDT            6.87           1749         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 05 AM PDT            6.87           1749         0              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.