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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 09 2026 at 1:10 PM PSTNext Issuance: Nov 10 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:  11/09/2026 at 01:10 PM PST
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  11/09/2026 at 01:00 PM PST
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       4.61 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        318 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     11/14/2026 at 03:00 AM PST
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       6.41 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        1400 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11/04/2026 01 PM PST            4.31            207                        Normal
  11/04/2026 02 PM PST            4.31            207         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 03 PM PST            4.31            207         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 04 PM PST            4.31            207         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 05 PM PST            4.31            207         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 06 PM PST            4.31            207         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 07 PM PST            4.31            207         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 08 PM PST            4.31            207         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 09 PM PST            4.31            207         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 10 PM PST            4.31            207         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 11 PM PST            4.30            204         -              Normal
  11/05/2026 12 AM PST            4.31            207         +              Normal
  11/05/2026 01 AM PST            4.31            207         0              Normal
  11/05/2026 02 AM PST            4.31            207         0              Normal
  11/05/2026 03 AM PST            4.31            207         0              Normal
  11/05/2026 04 AM PST            4.30            204         -              Normal
  11/05/2026 05 AM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/05/2026 06 AM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/05/2026 07 AM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/05/2026 08 AM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/05/2026 09 AM PST            4.31            207         +              Normal
  11/05/2026 10 AM PST            4.30            204         -              Normal
  11/05/2026 11 AM PST            4.31            207         +              Normal
  11/05/2026 12 PM PST            4.31            207         0              Normal
  11/05/2026 01 PM PST            4.31            207         0              Normal
  11/05/2026 02 PM PST            4.31            207         0              Normal
  11/05/2026 03 PM PST            4.31            207         0              Normal
  11/05/2026 04 PM PST            4.31            207         0              Normal
  11/05/2026 05 PM PST            4.31            207         0              Normal
  11/05/2026 06 PM PST            4.31            207         0              Normal
  11/05/2026 07 PM PST            4.31            207         0              Normal
  11/05/2026 08 PM PST            4.31            207         0              Normal
  11/05/2026 09 PM PST            4.30            204         -              Normal
  11/05/2026 10 PM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/05/2026 11 PM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/06/2026 12 AM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/06/2026 01 AM PST            4.31            207         +              Normal
  11/06/2026 02 AM PST            4.30            204         -              Normal
  11/06/2026 03 AM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/06/2026 04 AM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/06/2026 05 AM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/06/2026 06 AM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/06/2026 07 AM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/06/2026 08 AM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/06/2026 09 AM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/06/2026 10 AM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/06/2026 11 AM PST            4.31            207         +              Normal
  11/06/2026 12 PM PST            4.31            207         0              Normal
  11/06/2026 01 PM PST            4.30            204         -              Normal
  11/06/2026 02 PM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/06/2026 03 PM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/06/2026 04 PM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/06/2026 05 PM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/06/2026 06 PM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/06/2026 07 PM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/06/2026 08 PM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/06/2026 09 PM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/06/2026 10 PM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/06/2026 11 PM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/07/2026 12 AM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/07/2026 01 AM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/07/2026 02 AM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/07/2026 03 AM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/07/2026 04 AM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/07/2026 05 AM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/07/2026 06 AM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/07/2026 07 AM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/07/2026 08 AM PST            4.29            201         -              Normal
  11/07/2026 09 AM PST            4.30            204         +              Normal
  11/07/2026 10 AM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/07/2026 11 AM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/07/2026 12 PM PST            4.30            204         0              Normal
  11/07/2026 01 PM PST            4.30            204         0              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            4.57            302         -              Normal
  11/09/2026 01 PM PST            4.61            318         +              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11/09/2026 02 PM PST            4.68            347                        Normal
  11/09/2026 03 PM PST            4.78            390         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 04 PM PST            4.87            431         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 05 PM PST            4.97            479         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 06 PM PST            5.06            523         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 07 PM PST            5.16            576         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 08 PM PST            5.26            630         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 09 PM PST            5.36            687         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 10 PM PST            5.45            739         +              Normal
  11/09/2026 11 PM PST            5.54            793         +              Normal
  11/10/2026 12 AM PST            5.59            824         +              Normal
  11/10/2026 01 AM PST            5.61            836         +              Normal
  11/10/2026 02 AM PST            5.60            830         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 03 AM PST            5.57            812         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 04 AM PST            5.53            787         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 05 AM PST            5.49            763         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 06 AM PST            5.44            733         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 07 AM PST            5.37            692         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 08 AM PST            5.30            652         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 09 AM PST            5.23            613         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 10 AM PST            5.16            576         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 11 AM PST            5.09            539         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 12 PM PST            5.02            503         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 01 PM PST            4.96            474         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 02 PM PST            4.89            440         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 03 PM PST            4.83            412         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 04 PM PST            4.78            390         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 05 PM PST            4.72            364         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 06 PM PST            4.68            347         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 07 PM PST            4.63            326         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 08 PM PST            4.59            310         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 09 PM PST            4.55            294         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 10 PM PST            4.51            278         -              Normal
  11/10/2026 11 PM PST            4.47            263         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 12 AM PST            4.44            252         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 01 AM PST            4.40            238         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 02 AM PST            4.37            228         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 03 AM PST            4.34            217         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 04 AM PST            4.32            210         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 05 AM PST            4.29            201         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 06 AM PST            4.27            194         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 07 AM PST            4.25            188         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 08 AM PST            4.24            185         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 09 AM PST            4.23            181         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 10 AM PST            4.21            175         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 11 AM PST            4.21            175         0              Normal
  11/11/2026 12 PM PST            4.20            172         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 01 PM PST            4.19            169         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 02 PM PST            4.19            169         0              Normal
  11/11/2026 03 PM PST            4.18            166         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 04 PM PST            4.18            166         0              Normal
  11/11/2026 05 PM PST            4.18            166         0              Normal
  11/11/2026 06 PM PST            4.18            166         0              Normal
  11/11/2026 07 PM PST            4.18            166         0              Normal
  11/11/2026 08 PM PST            4.17            163         -              Normal
  11/11/2026 09 PM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/11/2026 10 PM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/11/2026 11 PM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 12 AM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 01 AM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 02 AM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 03 AM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 04 AM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 05 AM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 06 AM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 07 AM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 08 AM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 09 AM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 10 AM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 11 AM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 12 PM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 01 PM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 02 PM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 03 PM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 04 PM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 05 PM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 06 PM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 07 PM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 08 PM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 09 PM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 10 PM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/12/2026 11 PM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/13/2026 12 AM PST            4.17            163         0              Normal
  11/13/2026 01 AM PST            4.19            169         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 02 AM PST            4.20            172         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 03 AM PST            4.22            178         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 04 AM PST            4.24            185         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 05 AM PST            4.26            191         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 06 AM PST            4.28            197         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 07 AM PST            4.31            207         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 08 AM PST            4.34            217         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 09 AM PST            4.38            231         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 10 AM PST            4.41            242         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 11 AM PST            4.44            252         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 12 PM PST            4.51            278         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 01 PM PST            4.64            330         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 02 PM PST            4.81            403         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 03 PM PST            5.00            493         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 04 PM PST            5.18            586         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 05 PM PST            5.35            681         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 06 PM PST            5.53            787         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 07 PM PST            5.70            893         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 08 PM PST            5.86            998         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 09 PM PST            6.00           1094         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 10 PM PST            6.13           1187         +              Normal
  11/13/2026 11 PM PST            6.24           1268         +              Normal
  11/14/2026 12 AM PST            6.32           1329         +              Normal
  11/14/2026 01 AM PST            6.38           1375         +              Normal
  11/14/2026 02 AM PST            6.40           1391         +              Normal
  11/14/2026 03 AM PST            6.41           1400         +              Normal
  11/14/2026 04 AM PST            6.40           1391         -              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.