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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: Apr 22 2026 at 7:27 AM PDTNext Issuance: Apr 23 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:  04/22/2026 at 07:27 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  04/17/2026 at 07:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       7.71 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        2741 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     04/22/2026 at 08:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       6.99 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        1877 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/17/2026 07 AM PDT            7.71           2741                        Normal
  04/17/2026 08 AM PDT            7.68           2702         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 09 AM PDT            7.65           2663         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 10 AM PDT            7.64           2650         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 11 AM PDT            7.64           2650         0              Normal
  04/17/2026 12 PM PDT            7.63           2637         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 01 PM PDT            7.60           2598         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 02 PM PDT            7.60           2598         0              Normal
  04/17/2026 03 PM PDT            7.58           2573         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 04 PM PDT            7.56           2547         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 05 PM PDT            7.54           2522         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 06 PM PDT            7.52           2497         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 07 PM PDT            7.50           2472         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 08 PM PDT            7.49           2459         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 09 PM PDT            7.47           2434         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 10 PM PDT            7.45           2409         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 11 PM PDT            7.44           2397         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 12 AM PDT            7.41           2360         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 01 AM PDT            7.41           2360         0              Normal
  04/18/2026 02 AM PDT            7.39           2336         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 03 AM PDT            7.38           2324         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 04 AM PDT            7.36           2300         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 05 AM PDT            7.35           2288         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 06 AM PDT            7.35           2288         0              Normal
  04/18/2026 07 AM PDT            7.33           2264         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 08 AM PDT            7.31           2240         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 09 AM PDT            7.29           2216         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 10 AM PDT            7.29           2216         0              Normal
  04/18/2026 11 AM PDT            7.29           2216         0              Normal
  04/18/2026 12 PM PDT            7.27           2193         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 01 PM PDT            7.26           2181         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 02 PM PDT            7.25           2169         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 03 PM PDT            7.26           2181         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 04 PM PDT            7.23           2146         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 05 PM PDT            7.22           2134         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 06 PM PDT            7.21           2123         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 07 PM PDT            7.20           2111         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 08 PM PDT            7.17           2077         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 09 PM PDT            7.17           2077         0              Normal
  04/18/2026 10 PM PDT            7.16           2065         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 11 PM PDT            7.13           2031         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 12 AM PDT            7.12           2020         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 01 AM PDT            7.11           2009         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 02 AM PDT            7.10           1998         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 03 AM PDT            7.10           1998         0              Normal
  04/19/2026 04 AM PDT            7.09           1987         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 05 AM PDT            7.08           1975         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 06 AM PDT            7.06           1953         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 07 AM PDT            7.05           1942         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 08 AM PDT            7.06           1953         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 09 AM PDT            7.04           1931         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 10 AM PDT            7.04           1931         0              Normal
  04/19/2026 11 AM PDT            7.03           1920         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 12 PM PDT            7.02           1909         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 01 PM PDT            7.02           1909         0              Normal
  04/19/2026 02 PM PDT            7.00           1887         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 03 PM PDT            7.01           1898         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 04 PM PDT            6.99           1877         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 05 PM PDT            6.99           1877         0              Normal
  04/19/2026 06 PM PDT            6.97           1855         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 07 PM PDT            6.96           1844         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 08 PM PDT            6.96           1844         0              Normal
  04/19/2026 09 PM PDT            6.95           1833         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 10 PM PDT            6.93           1812         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 11 PM PDT            6.92           1801         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 12 AM PDT            6.91           1791         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 01 AM PDT            6.90           1780         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 02 AM PDT            6.89           1770         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 03 AM PDT            6.89           1770         0              Normal
  04/20/2026 04 AM PDT            6.87           1749         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 05 AM PDT            6.87           1749         0              Normal
  04/20/2026 06 AM PDT            6.86           1738         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 07 AM PDT            6.86           1738         0              Normal
  04/20/2026 08 AM PDT            6.86           1738         0              Normal
  04/20/2026 09 AM PDT            6.85           1728         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 10 AM PDT            6.85           1728         0              Normal
  04/20/2026 11 AM PDT            6.85           1728         0              Normal
  04/20/2026 12 PM PDT            6.85           1728         0              Normal
  04/20/2026 01 PM PDT            6.86           1738         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 02 PM PDT            6.86           1738         0              Normal
  04/20/2026 03 PM PDT            6.85           1728         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 04 PM PDT            6.85           1728         0              Normal
  04/20/2026 05 PM PDT            6.85           1728         0              Normal
  04/20/2026 06 PM PDT            6.86           1738         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 07 PM PDT            6.86           1738         0              Normal
  04/20/2026 08 PM PDT            6.86           1738         0              Normal
  04/20/2026 09 PM PDT            6.86           1738         0              Normal
  04/20/2026 10 PM PDT            6.87           1749         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 11 PM PDT            6.88           1759         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 12 AM PDT            6.87           1749         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 01 AM PDT            6.89           1770         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 02 AM PDT            6.90           1780         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 03 AM PDT            6.91           1791         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 04 AM PDT            6.92           1801         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 05 AM PDT            6.92           1801         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 06 AM PDT            6.93           1812         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 07 AM PDT            6.94           1823         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 08 AM PDT            6.93           1812         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 09 AM PDT            6.91           1791         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 10 AM PDT            6.89           1770         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 11 AM PDT            6.88           1759         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 12 PM PDT            6.88           1759         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 01 PM PDT            6.87           1749         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 02 PM PDT            6.84           1718         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 03 PM PDT            6.84           1718         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 04 PM PDT            6.85           1728         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 05 PM PDT            6.85           1728         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 06 PM PDT            6.87           1749         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 07 PM PDT            6.87           1749         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 08 PM PDT            6.90           1780         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 09 PM PDT            6.90           1780         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 10 PM PDT            6.93           1812         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 11 PM PDT            6.95           1833         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 12 AM PDT            6.96           1844         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 01 AM PDT            6.97           1855         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 02 AM PDT            7.00           1887         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 03 AM PDT            7.03           1920         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 04 AM PDT            7.02           1909         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 05 AM PDT            7.04           1931         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 06 AM PDT            7.03           1920         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 07 AM PDT            7.01           1898         -              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/22/2026 08 AM PDT            6.99           1877                        Normal
  04/22/2026 09 AM PDT            6.97           1855         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 10 AM PDT            6.96           1844         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 11 AM PDT            6.94           1823         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 12 PM PDT            6.93           1812         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 01 PM PDT            6.92           1801         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 02 PM PDT            6.91           1791         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 03 PM PDT            6.91           1791         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 04 PM PDT            6.91           1791         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 05 PM PDT            6.91           1791         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 06 PM PDT            6.91           1791         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 07 PM PDT            6.91           1791         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 08 PM PDT            6.90           1780         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 09 PM PDT            6.89           1770         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 10 PM PDT            6.87           1749         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 11 PM PDT            6.86           1738         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 12 AM PDT            6.84           1718         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 01 AM PDT            6.82           1697         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 02 AM PDT            6.80           1677         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 03 AM PDT            6.78           1656         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 04 AM PDT            6.76           1636         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 05 AM PDT            6.74           1616         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 06 AM PDT            6.72           1596         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 07 AM PDT            6.70           1576         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 08 AM PDT            6.68           1556         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 09 AM PDT            6.66           1537         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 10 AM PDT            6.64           1517         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 11 AM PDT            6.63           1508         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 12 PM PDT            6.61           1488         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 01 PM PDT            6.60           1479         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 02 PM PDT            6.58           1460         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 03 PM PDT            6.57           1450         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 04 PM PDT            6.56           1441         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 05 PM PDT            6.55           1431         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 06 PM PDT            6.53           1412         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 07 PM PDT            6.52           1403         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 08 PM PDT            6.51           1394         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 09 PM PDT            6.50           1385         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 10 PM PDT            6.49           1377         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 11 PM PDT            6.47           1361         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 12 AM PDT            6.46           1352         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 01 AM PDT            6.45           1344         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 02 AM PDT            6.44           1336         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 03 AM PDT            6.43           1328         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 04 AM PDT            6.42           1320         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 05 AM PDT            6.41           1312         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 06 AM PDT            6.41           1312         0              Normal
  04/24/2026 07 AM PDT            6.40           1304         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 08 AM PDT            6.39           1296         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 09 AM PDT            6.38           1288         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 10 AM PDT            6.37           1280         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 11 AM PDT            6.36           1272         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 12 PM PDT            6.36           1272         0              Normal
  04/24/2026 01 PM PDT            6.35           1264         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 02 PM PDT            6.34           1256         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 03 PM PDT            6.33           1248         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 04 PM PDT            6.33           1248         0              Normal
  04/24/2026 05 PM PDT            6.32           1240         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 06 PM PDT            6.32           1240         0              Normal
  04/24/2026 07 PM PDT            6.31           1233         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 08 PM PDT            6.30           1225         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 09 PM PDT            6.30           1225         0              Normal
  04/24/2026 10 PM PDT            6.29           1217         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 11 PM PDT            6.28           1209         -              Normal
  04/25/2026 12 AM PDT            6.28           1209         0              Normal
  04/25/2026 01 AM PDT            6.27           1202         -              Normal
  04/25/2026 02 AM PDT            6.27           1202         0              Normal
  04/25/2026 03 AM PDT            6.26           1194         -              Normal
  04/25/2026 04 AM PDT            6.25           1186         -              Normal
  04/25/2026 05 AM PDT            6.25           1186         0              Normal
  04/25/2026 06 AM PDT            6.24           1178         -              Normal
  04/25/2026 07 AM PDT            6.24           1178         0              Normal
  04/25/2026 08 AM PDT            6.23           1171         -              Normal
  04/25/2026 09 AM PDT            6.23           1171         0              Normal
  04/25/2026 10 AM PDT            6.22           1163         -              Normal
  04/25/2026 11 AM PDT            6.22           1163         0              Normal
  04/25/2026 12 PM PDT            6.21           1156         -              Normal
  04/25/2026 01 PM PDT            6.21           1156         0              Normal
  04/25/2026 02 PM PDT            6.20           1148         -              Normal
  04/25/2026 03 PM PDT            6.20           1148         0              Normal
  04/25/2026 04 PM PDT            6.19           1140         -              Normal
  04/25/2026 05 PM PDT            6.19           1140         0              Normal
  04/25/2026 06 PM PDT            6.18           1133         -              Normal
  04/25/2026 07 PM PDT            6.18           1133         0              Normal
  04/25/2026 08 PM PDT            6.17           1125         -              Normal
  04/25/2026 09 PM PDT            6.17           1125         0              Normal
  04/25/2026 10 PM PDT            6.16           1118         -              Normal
  04/25/2026 11 PM PDT            6.16           1118         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 12 AM PDT            6.15           1111         -              Normal
  04/26/2026 01 AM PDT            6.15           1111         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 02 AM PDT            6.14           1103         -              Normal
  04/26/2026 03 AM PDT            6.14           1103         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 04 AM PDT            6.13           1096         -              Normal
  04/26/2026 05 AM PDT            6.13           1096         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 06 AM PDT            6.12           1088         -              Normal
  04/26/2026 07 AM PDT            6.12           1088         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 08 AM PDT            6.12           1088         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 09 AM PDT            6.11           1081         -              Normal
  04/26/2026 10 AM PDT            6.11           1081         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 11 AM PDT            6.10           1074         -              Normal
  04/26/2026 12 PM PDT            6.10           1074         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 01 PM PDT            6.09           1066         -              Normal
  04/26/2026 02 PM PDT            6.09           1066         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 03 PM PDT            6.09           1066         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 04 PM PDT            6.08           1059         -              Normal
  04/26/2026 05 PM PDT            6.08           1059         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 06 PM PDT            6.07           1052         -              Normal
  04/26/2026 07 PM PDT            6.07           1052         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 08 PM PDT            6.07           1052         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 09 PM PDT            6.06           1044         -              Normal
  04/26/2026 10 PM PDT            6.06           1044         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 11 PM PDT            6.05           1037         -              Normal
  04/27/2026 12 AM PDT            6.05           1037         0              Normal
  04/27/2026 01 AM PDT            6.05           1037         0              Normal
  04/27/2026 02 AM PDT            6.04           1030         -              Normal
  04/27/2026 03 AM PDT            6.04           1030         0              Normal
  04/27/2026 04 AM PDT            6.03           1023         -              Normal
  04/27/2026 05 AM PDT            6.03           1023         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.