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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: Nov 12 2026 at 1:18 PM PSTNext Issuance: Nov 13 2026 at 9:00 AM PST
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:  11/12/2026 at 01:19 PM PST
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  11/10/2026 at 01:00 PM PST
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       5.13 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        560 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     11/15/2026 at 08:00 PM PST
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       8.46 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        3827 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11/07/2026 01 PM PST            4.30            204                        Normal
  11/07/2026 02 PM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/07/2026 03 PM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/07/2026 04 PM PST            4.29            201         -              Normal
  11/07/2026 05 PM PST            4.30            204         +              Normal
  11/07/2026 06 PM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/07/2026 07 PM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/07/2026 08 PM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/07/2026 09 PM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/07/2026 10 PM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/07/2026 11 PM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/08/2026 12 AM PST            4.31            207         +              Normal
  11/08/2026 01 AM PST            4.31            207         0              Normal
  11/08/2026 02 AM PST            4.33            214         +              Normal
  11/08/2026 03 AM PST            4.35            221         +              Normal
  11/08/2026 04 AM PST            4.36            224         +              Normal
  11/08/2026 05 AM PST            4.37            228         +              Normal
  11/08/2026 06 AM PST            4.37            228         0              Normal
  11/08/2026 07 AM PST            4.37            228         0              Normal
  11/08/2026 08 AM PST            4.37            228         0              Normal
  11/08/2026 09 AM PST            4.38            231         +              Normal
  11/08/2026 10 AM PST            4.39            234         +              Normal
  11/08/2026 11 AM PST            4.39            234         0              Normal
  11/08/2026 12 PM PST            4.40            238         +              Normal
  11/08/2026 01 PM PST            4.41            242         +              Normal
  11/08/2026 02 PM PST            4.41            242         0              Normal
  11/08/2026 03 PM PST            4.41            242         0              Normal
  11/08/2026 04 PM PST            4.42            245         +              Normal
  11/08/2026 05 PM PST            4.42            245         0              Normal
  11/08/2026 06 PM PST            4.42            245         0              Normal
  11/08/2026 07 PM PST            4.43            249         +              Normal
  11/08/2026 08 PM PST            4.43            249         0              Normal
  11/08/2026 09 PM PST            4.43            249         0              Normal
  11/08/2026 10 PM PST            4.43            249         0              Normal
  11/08/2026 11 PM PST            4.44            252         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 12 AM PST            4.45            256         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 01 AM PST            4.46            260         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 02 AM PST            4.46            260         0              Normal
  11/09/2026 03 AM PST            4.47            263         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 04 AM PST            4.47            263         0              Normal
  11/09/2026 05 AM PST            4.48            267         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 06 AM PST            4.48            267         0              Normal
  11/09/2026 07 AM PST            4.49            271         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 08 AM PST            4.49            271         0              Normal
  11/09/2026 09 AM PST            4.51            278         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 10 AM PST            4.54            290         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 11 AM PST            4.58            306         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 12 PM PST            4.60            314         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 01 PM PST            4.61            318         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 02 PM PST            4.62            322         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 03 PM PST            4.64            330         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 04 PM PST            4.66            338         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 05 PM PST            4.69            351         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 06 PM PST            4.72            364         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 07 PM PST            4.75            377         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 08 PM PST            4.78            390         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 09 PM PST            4.83            412         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 10 PM PST            4.85            422         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 11 PM PST            4.86            426         +              Normal
  11/10/2026 12 AM PST            4.89            440         +              Normal
  11/10/2026 01 AM PST            4.91            450         +              Normal
  11/10/2026 02 AM PST            4.94            464         +              Normal
  11/10/2026 03 AM PST            4.97            479         +              Normal
  11/10/2026 04 AM PST            4.99            488         +              Normal
  11/10/2026 05 AM PST            5.01            498         +              Normal
  11/10/2026 06 AM PST            5.03            508         +              Normal
  11/10/2026 07 AM PST            5.06            523         +              Normal
  11/10/2026 08 AM PST            5.08            534         +              Normal
  11/10/2026 09 AM PST            5.11            549         +              Normal
  11/10/2026 10 AM PST            5.12            554         +              Normal
  11/10/2026 11 AM PST            5.13            560         +              Normal
  11/10/2026 12 PM PST            5.13            560         0              Normal
  11/10/2026 01 PM PST            5.13            560         0              Normal
  11/10/2026 02 PM PST            5.12            554         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 03 PM PST            5.11            549         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 04 PM PST            5.09            539         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 05 PM PST            5.08            534         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 06 PM PST            5.06            523         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 07 PM PST            5.04            513         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 08 PM PST            5.02            503         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 09 PM PST            5.00            493         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 10 PM PST            4.98            483         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 11 PM PST            4.96            474         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 12 AM PST            4.94            464         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 01 AM PST            4.91            450         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 02 AM PST            4.89            440         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 03 AM PST            4.87            431         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 04 AM PST            4.86            426         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 05 AM PST            4.84            417         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 06 AM PST            4.82            408         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 07 AM PST            4.81            403         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 08 AM PST            4.79            394         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 09 AM PST            4.78            390         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 10 AM PST            4.76            381         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 11 AM PST            4.75            377         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 12 PM PST            4.73            368         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 01 PM PST            4.73            368         0              Normal
  11/11/2026 02 PM PST            4.72            364         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 03 PM PST            4.70            355         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 04 PM PST            4.69            351         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 05 PM PST            4.68            347         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 06 PM PST            4.67            342         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 07 PM PST            4.66            338         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 08 PM PST            4.65            334         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 09 PM PST            4.64            330         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 10 PM PST            4.63            326         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 11 PM PST            4.63            326         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 12 AM PST            4.61            318         -              Normal
  11/12/2026 01 AM PST            4.61            318         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 02 AM PST            4.60            314         -              Normal
  11/12/2026 03 AM PST            4.59            310         -              Normal
  11/12/2026 04 AM PST            4.59            310         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 05 AM PST            4.58            306         -              Normal
  11/12/2026 06 AM PST            4.57            302         -              Normal
  11/12/2026 07 AM PST            4.57            302         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 08 AM PST            4.56            298         -              Normal
  11/12/2026 09 AM PST            4.56            298         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 10 AM PST            4.55            294         -              Normal
  11/12/2026 11 AM PST            4.55            294         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 12 PM PST            4.54            290         -              Normal
  11/12/2026 01 PM PST            4.54            290         0              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11/12/2026 02 PM PST            4.53            286                        Normal
  11/12/2026 03 PM PST            4.52            282         -              Normal
  11/12/2026 04 PM PST            4.51            278         -              Normal
  11/12/2026 05 PM PST            4.51            278         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 06 PM PST            4.50            275         -              Normal
  11/12/2026 07 PM PST            4.50            275         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 08 PM PST            4.49            271         -              Normal
  11/12/2026 09 PM PST            4.49            271         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 10 PM PST            4.49            271         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 11 PM PST            4.48            267         -              Normal
  11/13/2026 12 AM PST            4.48            267         0              Normal
  11/13/2026 01 AM PST            4.48            267         0              Normal
  11/13/2026 02 AM PST            4.48            267         0              Normal
  11/13/2026 03 AM PST            4.48            267         0              Normal
  11/13/2026 04 AM PST            4.48            267         0              Normal
  11/13/2026 05 AM PST            4.48            267         0              Normal
  11/13/2026 06 AM PST            4.48            267         0              Normal
  11/13/2026 07 AM PST            4.49            271         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 08 AM PST            4.50            275         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 09 AM PST            4.51            278         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 10 AM PST            4.52            282         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 11 AM PST            4.53            286         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 12 PM PST            4.62            322         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 01 PM PST            4.84            417         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 02 PM PST            5.13            560         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 03 PM PST            5.46            745         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 04 PM PST            5.79            951         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 05 PM PST            6.07           1143         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 06 PM PST            6.27           1291         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 07 PM PST            6.38           1375         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 08 PM PST            6.42           1409         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 09 PM PST            6.42           1409         0              Normal
  11/13/2026 10 PM PST            6.40           1391         -              Normal
  11/13/2026 11 PM PST            6.36           1360         -              Normal
  11/14/2026 12 AM PST            6.33           1337         -              Normal
  11/14/2026 01 AM PST            6.33           1337         0              Normal
  11/14/2026 02 AM PST            6.35           1352         +              Normal
  11/14/2026 03 AM PST            6.38           1375         +              Normal
  11/14/2026 04 AM PST            6.42           1409         +              Normal
  11/14/2026 05 AM PST            6.46           1444         +              Normal
  11/14/2026 06 AM PST            6.51           1490         +              Normal
  11/14/2026 07 AM PST            6.57           1545         +              Normal
  11/14/2026 08 AM PST            6.63           1601         +              Normal
  11/14/2026 09 AM PST            6.70           1668         +              Normal
  11/14/2026 10 AM PST            6.76           1727         +              Normal
  11/14/2026 11 AM PST            6.81           1776         +              Normal
  11/14/2026 12 PM PST            6.83           1796         +              Normal
  11/14/2026 01 PM PST            6.82           1786         -              Normal
  11/14/2026 02 PM PST            6.78           1746         -              Normal
  11/14/2026 03 PM PST            6.73           1697         -              Normal
  11/14/2026 04 PM PST            6.66           1630         -              Normal
  11/14/2026 05 PM PST            6.59           1563         -              Normal
  11/14/2026 06 PM PST            6.50           1480         -              Normal
  11/14/2026 07 PM PST            6.41           1400         -              Normal
  11/14/2026 08 PM PST            6.30           1314         -              Normal
  11/14/2026 09 PM PST            6.18           1223         -              Normal
  11/14/2026 10 PM PST            6.06           1136         -              Normal
  11/14/2026 11 PM PST            5.95           1059         -              Normal
  11/15/2026 12 AM PST            5.84            984         -              Normal
  11/15/2026 01 AM PST            5.74            919         -              Normal
  11/15/2026 02 AM PST            5.66            867         -              Normal
  11/15/2026 03 AM PST            5.58            818         -              Normal
  11/15/2026 04 AM PST            5.51            775         -              Normal
  11/15/2026 05 AM PST            5.45            739         -              Normal
  11/15/2026 06 AM PST            5.46            745         +              Normal
  11/15/2026 07 AM PST            5.58            818         +              Normal
  11/15/2026 08 AM PST            5.78            945         +              Normal
  11/15/2026 09 AM PST            6.01           1101         +              Normal
  11/15/2026 10 AM PST            6.25           1276         +              Normal
  11/15/2026 11 AM PST            6.48           1462         +              Normal
  11/15/2026 12 PM PST            6.74           1707         +              Normal
  11/15/2026 01 PM PST            7.06           2035         +              Normal
  11/15/2026 02 PM PST            7.41           2428         +              Normal
  11/15/2026 03 PM PST            7.74           2832         +              Normal
  11/15/2026 04 PM PST            8.01           3187         +              Normal
  11/15/2026 05 PM PST            8.27           3549         +              Normal
  11/15/2026 06 PM PST            8.39           3723         +              Normal
  11/15/2026 07 PM PST            8.44           3797         +              Normal
  11/15/2026 08 PM PST            8.46           3827         +              Normal
  11/15/2026 09 PM PST            8.46           3827         0              Normal
  11/15/2026 10 PM PST            8.44           3797         -              Normal
  11/15/2026 11 PM PST            8.40           3738         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 12 AM PST            8.33           3636         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 01 AM PST            8.25           3521         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 02 AM PST            8.16           3393         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 03 AM PST            8.07           3269         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 04 AM PST            7.99           3160         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 05 AM PST            7.93           3080         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 06 AM PST            7.86           2987         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 07 AM PST            7.79           2896         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 08 AM PST            7.73           2819         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 09 AM PST            7.68           2756         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 10 AM PST            7.62           2682         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 11 AM PST            7.56           2608         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 12 PM PST            7.49           2523         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 01 PM PST            7.39           2405         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 02 PM PST            7.29           2289         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 03 PM PST            7.18           2166         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 04 PM PST            7.07           2046         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 05 PM PST            6.97           1940         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 06 PM PST            6.88           1847         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 07 PM PST            6.80           1766         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 08 PM PST            6.72           1687         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 09 PM PST            6.64           1611         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 10 PM PST            6.57           1545         -              Normal
  11/16/2026 11 PM PST            6.50           1480         -              Normal
  11/17/2026 12 AM PST            6.44           1426         -              Normal
  11/17/2026 01 AM PST            6.38           1375         -              Normal
  11/17/2026 02 AM PST            6.31           1321         -              Normal
  11/17/2026 03 AM PST            6.25           1276         -              Normal
  11/17/2026 04 AM PST            6.20           1238         -              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.