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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 24 2026 at 12:43 PM PDTNext Issuance: Mar 25 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:  03/24/2026 at 12:43 PM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  03/19/2026 at 01:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       6.46 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        1352 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     03/25/2026 at 12:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       6.29 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        1217 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/19/2026 12 PM PDT            6.44           1336                        Normal
  03/19/2026 01 PM PDT            6.46           1352         +              Normal
  03/19/2026 02 PM PDT            6.45           1344         -              Normal
  03/19/2026 03 PM PDT            6.44           1336         -              Normal
  03/19/2026 04 PM PDT            6.44           1336         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 05 PM PDT            6.44           1336         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 06 PM PDT            6.44           1336         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 07 PM PDT            6.44           1336         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 08 PM PDT            6.43           1328         -              Normal
  03/19/2026 09 PM PDT            6.43           1328         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 10 PM PDT            6.42           1320         -              Normal
  03/19/2026 11 PM PDT            6.42           1320         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 12 AM PDT            6.42           1320         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 01 AM PDT            6.41           1312         -              Normal
  03/20/2026 02 AM PDT            6.40           1304         -              Normal
  03/20/2026 03 AM PDT            6.40           1304         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 04 AM PDT            6.40           1304         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 05 AM PDT            6.40           1304         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 06 AM PDT            6.39           1296         -              Normal
  03/20/2026 07 AM PDT            6.39           1296         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 08 AM PDT            6.38           1288         -              Normal
  03/20/2026 09 AM PDT            6.38           1288         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 10 AM PDT            6.38           1288         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 11 AM PDT            6.38           1288         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 12 PM PDT            6.37           1280         -              Normal
  03/20/2026 01 PM PDT            6.37           1280         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 02 PM PDT            6.38           1288         +              Normal
  03/20/2026 03 PM PDT            6.37           1280         -              Normal
  03/20/2026 04 PM PDT            6.37           1280         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 05 PM PDT            6.37           1280         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 06 PM PDT            6.37           1280         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 07 PM PDT            6.37           1280         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 08 PM PDT            6.37           1280         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 09 PM PDT            6.36           1272         -              Normal
  03/20/2026 10 PM PDT            6.36           1272         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 11 PM PDT            6.35           1264         -              Normal
  03/21/2026 12 AM PDT            6.34           1256         -              Normal
  03/21/2026 01 AM PDT            6.35           1264         +              Normal
  03/21/2026 02 AM PDT            6.34           1256         -              Normal
  03/21/2026 03 AM PDT            6.34           1256         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 04 AM PDT            6.33           1248         -              Normal
  03/21/2026 05 AM PDT            6.33           1248         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 06 AM PDT            6.33           1248         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 07 AM PDT            6.33           1248         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 08 AM PDT            6.33           1248         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 09 AM PDT            6.33           1248         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 10 AM PDT            6.32           1240         -              Normal
  03/21/2026 11 AM PDT            6.32           1240         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 12 PM PDT            6.32           1240         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 01 PM PDT            6.31           1233         -              Normal
  03/21/2026 02 PM PDT            6.31           1233         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 03 PM PDT            6.32           1240         +              Normal
  03/21/2026 04 PM PDT            6.31           1233         -              Normal
  03/21/2026 05 PM PDT            6.31           1233         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 06 PM PDT            6.31           1233         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 07 PM PDT            6.32           1240         +              Normal
  03/21/2026 08 PM PDT            6.31           1233         -              Normal
  03/21/2026 09 PM PDT            6.30           1225         -              Normal
  03/21/2026 10 PM PDT            6.30           1225         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 11 PM PDT            6.29           1217         -              Normal
  03/22/2026 12 AM PDT            6.28           1209         -              Normal
  03/22/2026 01 AM PDT            6.29           1217         +              Normal
  03/22/2026 02 AM PDT            6.28           1209         -              Normal
  03/22/2026 03 AM PDT            6.28           1209         0              Normal
  03/22/2026 04 AM PDT            6.27           1202         -              Normal
  03/22/2026 05 AM PDT            6.27           1202         0              Normal
  03/22/2026 06 AM PDT            6.27           1202         0              Normal
  03/22/2026 07 AM PDT            6.26           1194         -              Normal
  03/22/2026 08 AM PDT            6.26           1194         0              Normal
  03/22/2026 09 AM PDT            6.25           1186         -              Normal
  03/22/2026 10 AM PDT            6.26           1194         +              Normal
  03/22/2026 11 AM PDT            6.25           1186         -              Normal
  03/22/2026 12 PM PDT            6.26           1194         +              Normal
  03/22/2026 01 PM PDT            6.25           1186         -              Normal
  03/22/2026 02 PM PDT            6.25           1186         0              Normal
  03/22/2026 03 PM PDT            6.25           1186         0              Normal
  03/22/2026 04 PM PDT            6.25           1186         0              Normal
  03/22/2026 05 PM PDT            6.24           1178         -              Normal
  03/22/2026 06 PM PDT            6.24           1178         0              Normal
  03/22/2026 07 PM PDT            6.24           1178         0              Normal
  03/22/2026 08 PM PDT            6.24           1178         0              Normal
  03/22/2026 09 PM PDT            6.23           1171         -              Normal
  03/22/2026 10 PM PDT            6.23           1171         0              Normal
  03/22/2026 11 PM PDT            6.23           1171         0              Normal
  03/23/2026 12 AM PDT            6.23           1171         0              Normal
  03/23/2026 01 AM PDT            6.23           1171         0              Normal
  03/23/2026 02 AM PDT            6.22           1163         -              Normal
  03/23/2026 03 AM PDT            6.21           1156         -              Normal
  03/23/2026 04 AM PDT            6.21           1156         0              Normal
  03/23/2026 05 AM PDT            6.21           1156         0              Normal
  03/23/2026 06 AM PDT            6.21           1156         0              Normal
  03/23/2026 07 AM PDT            6.20           1148         -              Normal
  03/23/2026 08 AM PDT            6.20           1148         0              Normal
  03/23/2026 09 AM PDT            6.19           1140         -              Normal
  03/23/2026 10 AM PDT            6.20           1148         +              Normal
  03/23/2026 11 AM PDT            6.19           1140         -              Normal
  03/23/2026 12 PM PDT            6.19           1140         0              Normal
  03/23/2026 01 PM PDT            6.20           1148         +              Normal
  03/23/2026 02 PM PDT            6.19           1140         -              Normal
  03/23/2026 03 PM PDT            6.20           1148         +              Normal
  03/23/2026 04 PM PDT            6.20           1148         0              Normal
  03/23/2026 05 PM PDT            6.19           1140         -              Normal
  03/23/2026 06 PM PDT            6.19           1140         0              Normal
  03/23/2026 07 PM PDT            6.19           1140         0              Normal
  03/23/2026 08 PM PDT            6.19           1140         0              Normal
  03/23/2026 09 PM PDT            6.18           1133         -              Normal
  03/23/2026 10 PM PDT            6.18           1133         0              Normal
  03/23/2026 11 PM PDT            6.17           1125         -              Normal
  03/24/2026 12 AM PDT            6.17           1125         0              Normal
  03/24/2026 01 AM PDT            6.16           1118         -              Normal
  03/24/2026 02 AM PDT            6.16           1118         0              Normal
  03/24/2026 03 AM PDT            6.16           1118         0              Normal
  03/24/2026 04 AM PDT            6.15           1111         -              Normal
  03/24/2026 05 AM PDT            6.16           1118         +              Normal
  03/24/2026 06 AM PDT            6.15           1111         -              Normal
  03/24/2026 07 AM PDT            6.14           1103         -              Normal
  03/24/2026 08 AM PDT            6.16           1118         +              Normal
  03/24/2026 09 AM PDT            6.15           1111         -              Normal
  03/24/2026 10 AM PDT            6.15           1111         0              Normal
  03/24/2026 11 AM PDT            6.15           1111         0              Normal
  03/24/2026 12 PM PDT            6.15           1111         0              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/24/2026 01 PM PDT            6.15           1111                        Normal
  03/24/2026 02 PM PDT            6.14           1103         -              Normal
  03/24/2026 03 PM PDT            6.14           1103         0              Normal
  03/24/2026 04 PM PDT            6.14           1103         0              Normal
  03/24/2026 05 PM PDT            6.14           1103         0              Normal
  03/24/2026 06 PM PDT            6.14           1103         0              Normal
  03/24/2026 07 PM PDT            6.13           1096         -              Normal
  03/24/2026 08 PM PDT            6.13           1096         0              Normal
  03/24/2026 09 PM PDT            6.13           1096         0              Normal
  03/24/2026 10 PM PDT            6.13           1096         0              Normal
  03/24/2026 11 PM PDT            6.13           1096         0              Normal
  03/25/2026 12 AM PDT            6.14           1103         +              Normal
  03/25/2026 01 AM PDT            6.14           1103         0              Normal
  03/25/2026 02 AM PDT            6.15           1111         +              Normal
  03/25/2026 03 AM PDT            6.15           1111         0              Normal
  03/25/2026 04 AM PDT            6.17           1125         +              Normal
  03/25/2026 05 AM PDT            6.18           1133         +              Normal
  03/25/2026 06 AM PDT            6.20           1148         +              Normal
  03/25/2026 07 AM PDT            6.22           1163         +              Normal
  03/25/2026 08 AM PDT            6.24           1178         +              Normal
  03/25/2026 09 AM PDT            6.26           1194         +              Normal
  03/25/2026 10 AM PDT            6.27           1202         +              Normal
  03/25/2026 11 AM PDT            6.28           1209         +              Normal
  03/25/2026 12 PM PDT            6.29           1217         +              Normal
  03/25/2026 01 PM PDT            6.29           1217         0              Normal
  03/25/2026 02 PM PDT            6.28           1209         -              Normal
  03/25/2026 03 PM PDT            6.28           1209         0              Normal
  03/25/2026 04 PM PDT            6.27           1202         -              Normal
  03/25/2026 05 PM PDT            6.26           1194         -              Normal
  03/25/2026 06 PM PDT            6.25           1186         -              Normal
  03/25/2026 07 PM PDT            6.24           1178         -              Normal
  03/25/2026 08 PM PDT            6.22           1163         -              Normal
  03/25/2026 09 PM PDT            6.21           1156         -              Normal
  03/25/2026 10 PM PDT            6.20           1148         -              Normal
  03/25/2026 11 PM PDT            6.18           1133         -              Normal
  03/26/2026 12 AM PDT            6.17           1125         -              Normal
  03/26/2026 01 AM PDT            6.16           1118         -              Normal
  03/26/2026 02 AM PDT            6.15           1111         -              Normal
  03/26/2026 03 AM PDT            6.15           1111         0              Normal
  03/26/2026 04 AM PDT            6.14           1103         -              Normal
  03/26/2026 05 AM PDT            6.13           1096         -              Normal
  03/26/2026 06 AM PDT            6.12           1088         -              Normal
  03/26/2026 07 AM PDT            6.12           1088         0              Normal
  03/26/2026 08 AM PDT            6.11           1081         -              Normal
  03/26/2026 09 AM PDT            6.10           1074         -              Normal
  03/26/2026 10 AM PDT            6.10           1074         0              Normal
  03/26/2026 11 AM PDT            6.09           1066         -              Normal
  03/26/2026 12 PM PDT            6.09           1066         0              Normal
  03/26/2026 01 PM PDT            6.08           1059         -              Normal
  03/26/2026 02 PM PDT            6.08           1059         0              Normal
  03/26/2026 03 PM PDT            6.07           1052         -              Normal
  03/26/2026 04 PM PDT            6.07           1052         0              Normal
  03/26/2026 05 PM PDT            6.06           1044         -              Normal
  03/26/2026 06 PM PDT            6.06           1044         0              Normal
  03/26/2026 07 PM PDT            6.06           1044         0              Normal
  03/26/2026 08 PM PDT            6.05           1037         -              Normal
  03/26/2026 09 PM PDT            6.05           1037         0              Normal
  03/26/2026 10 PM PDT            6.05           1037         0              Normal
  03/26/2026 11 PM PDT            6.04           1030         -              Normal
  03/27/2026 12 AM PDT            6.04           1030         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 01 AM PDT            6.04           1030         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 02 AM PDT            6.04           1030         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 03 AM PDT            6.04           1030         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 04 AM PDT            6.03           1023         -              Normal
  03/27/2026 05 AM PDT            6.03           1023         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 06 AM PDT            6.03           1023         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 07 AM PDT            6.03           1023         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 08 AM PDT            6.03           1023         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 09 AM PDT            6.03           1023         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 10 AM PDT            6.02           1016         -              Normal
  03/27/2026 11 AM PDT            6.02           1016         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 12 PM PDT            6.02           1016         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 01 PM PDT            6.02           1016         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 02 PM PDT            6.02           1016         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 03 PM PDT            6.01           1009         -              Normal
  03/27/2026 04 PM PDT            6.01           1009         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 05 PM PDT            6.01           1009         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 06 PM PDT            6.01           1009         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 07 PM PDT            6.01           1009         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 08 PM PDT            6.01           1009         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 09 PM PDT            6.00           1001         -              Normal
  03/27/2026 10 PM PDT            6.00           1001         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 11 PM PDT            6.00           1001         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 12 AM PDT            6.00           1001         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 01 AM PDT            6.00           1001         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 02 AM PDT            6.00           1001         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 03 AM PDT            6.00           1001         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 04 AM PDT            5.99            994         -              Normal
  03/28/2026 05 AM PDT            5.99            994         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 06 AM PDT            5.99            994         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 07 AM PDT            5.99            994         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 08 AM PDT            5.99            994         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 09 AM PDT            5.99            994         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 10 AM PDT            5.98            987         -              Normal
  03/28/2026 11 AM PDT            5.98            987         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 12 PM PDT            5.98            987         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 01 PM PDT            5.98            987         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 02 PM PDT            5.98            987         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 03 PM PDT            5.98            987         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 04 PM PDT            5.97            980         -              Normal
  03/28/2026 05 PM PDT            5.97            980         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 06 PM PDT            5.97            980         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 07 PM PDT            5.97            980         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 08 PM PDT            5.97            980         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 09 PM PDT            5.97            980         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 10 PM PDT            5.97            980         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 11 PM PDT            5.96            973         -              Normal
  03/29/2026 12 AM PDT            5.96            973         0              Normal
  03/29/2026 01 AM PDT            5.96            973         0              Normal
  03/29/2026 02 AM PDT            5.96            973         0              Normal
  03/29/2026 03 AM PDT            5.96            973         0              Normal
  03/29/2026 04 AM PDT            5.96            973         0              Normal
  03/29/2026 05 AM PDT            5.96            973         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.