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COTTONWOOD CREEK - COTTONWOOD (CWAC1)
Latitude: 40.39º NLongitude: 122.24º WElevation: 364 FeetForecast Type: Unofficial Location
Location: Tehama County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Upper SacramentoRiver Group: Upper Sacramento
Issuance Time: Apr 21 2026 at 2:00 PM PDTNext Issuance: Apr 22 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: N/A Minor Flood: N/A Moderate Flood: N/A Major Flood: N/A


# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: Cottonwood Creek - Cottonwood (CWAC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  04/21/2026 at 02:02 PM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  04/21/2026 at 01:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       4.23 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        732 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     04/21/2026 at 11:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       4.34 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        780 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/16/2026 02 PM PDT            3.65            503                Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 03 PM PDT            3.65            503         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 04 PM PDT            3.64            499         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 05 PM PDT            3.63            496         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 06 PM PDT            3.64            499         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 07 PM PDT            3.63            496         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 08 PM PDT            3.62            492         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 09 PM PDT            3.61            489         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 10 PM PDT            3.62            492         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 11 PM PDT            3.61            489         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 12 AM PDT            3.60            485         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 01 AM PDT            3.58            478         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 02 AM PDT            3.59            482         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 03 AM PDT            3.60            485         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 04 AM PDT            3.59            482         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 05 AM PDT            3.59            482         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 06 AM PDT            3.58            478         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 07 AM PDT            3.57            475         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 08 AM PDT            3.57            475         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 09 AM PDT            3.57            475         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 10 AM PDT            3.58            478         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 11 AM PDT            3.57            475         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 12 PM PDT            3.58            478         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 01 PM PDT            3.56            471         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 02 PM PDT            3.58            478         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 03 PM PDT            3.56            471         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 04 PM PDT            3.55            468         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 05 PM PDT            3.54            464         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 06 PM PDT            3.53            461         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 07 PM PDT            3.52            458         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 08 PM PDT            3.53            461         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 09 PM PDT            3.53            461         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 10 PM PDT            3.51            454         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 11 PM PDT            3.50            451         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 12 AM PDT            3.51            454         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 01 AM PDT            3.50            451         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 02 AM PDT            3.50            451         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 03 AM PDT            3.49            447         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 04 AM PDT            3.49            447         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 05 AM PDT            3.47            441         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 06 AM PDT            3.47            441         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 07 AM PDT            3.48            444         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 08 AM PDT            3.47            441         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 09 AM PDT            3.47            441         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 10 AM PDT            3.47            441         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 11 AM PDT            3.47            441         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 12 PM PDT            3.47            441         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 01 PM PDT            3.46            437         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 02 PM PDT            3.46            437         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 03 PM PDT            3.46            437         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 04 PM PDT            3.45            434         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 05 PM PDT            3.44            431         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 06 PM PDT            3.45            434         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 07 PM PDT            3.45            434         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 08 PM PDT            3.45            434         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 09 PM PDT            3.45            434         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 10 PM PDT            3.45            434         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 11 PM PDT            3.44            431         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 12 AM PDT            3.44            431         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 01 AM PDT            3.45            434         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 02 AM PDT            3.45            434         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 03 AM PDT            3.44            431         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 04 AM PDT            3.43            427         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 05 AM PDT            3.43            427         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 06 AM PDT            3.42            424         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 07 AM PDT            3.42            424         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 08 AM PDT            3.42            424         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 09 AM PDT            3.42            424         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 10 AM PDT            3.42            424         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 11 AM PDT            3.41            421         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 12 PM PDT            3.41            421         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 01 PM PDT            3.41            421         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 02 PM PDT            3.40            418         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 03 PM PDT            3.40            418         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 04 PM PDT            3.40            418         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 05 PM PDT            3.37            408         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 06 PM PDT            3.39            414         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 07 PM PDT            3.38            411         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 08 PM PDT            3.38            411         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 09 PM PDT            3.37            408         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 10 PM PDT            3.37            408         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 11 PM PDT            3.38            411         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 12 AM PDT            3.36            405         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 01 AM PDT            3.36            405         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 02 AM PDT            3.37            408         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 03 AM PDT            3.36            405         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 04 AM PDT            3.35            401         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 05 AM PDT            3.34            398         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 06 AM PDT            3.34            398         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 07 AM PDT            3.35            401         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 08 AM PDT            3.35            401         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 09 AM PDT            3.39            414         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 10 AM PDT            3.39            414         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 11 AM PDT            3.41            421         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 12 PM PDT            3.41            421         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 01 PM PDT            3.42            424         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 02 PM PDT            3.42            424         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 03 PM PDT            3.41            421         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 04 PM PDT            3.41            421         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 05 PM PDT            3.42            424         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 06 PM PDT            3.46            437         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 07 PM PDT            3.47            441         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 08 PM PDT            3.49            447         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 09 PM PDT            3.53            461         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 10 PM PDT            3.58            478         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 11 PM PDT            3.61            489         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 12 AM PDT            3.63            496         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 01 AM PDT            3.66            507         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 02 AM PDT            3.71            525         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 03 AM PDT            3.71            525         0      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 04 AM PDT            3.76            543         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 05 AM PDT            3.79            554         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 06 AM PDT            3.82            566         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 07 AM PDT            3.88            589         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 08 AM PDT            3.96            620         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 09 AM PDT            4.05            656         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 10 AM PDT            4.10            677         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 11 AM PDT            4.15            698         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 12 PM PDT            4.20            719         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 01 PM PDT            4.23            732         +      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/21/2026 02 PM PDT            4.26            745                Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 03 PM PDT            4.28            754         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 04 PM PDT            4.29            758         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 05 PM PDT            4.30            762         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 06 PM PDT            4.31            767         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 07 PM PDT            4.32            771         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 08 PM PDT            4.32            771         0      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 09 PM PDT            4.33            776         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 10 PM PDT            4.33            776         0      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 11 PM PDT            4.34            780         +      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 12 AM PDT            4.34            780         0      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 01 AM PDT            4.34            780         0      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 02 AM PDT            4.34            780         0      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 03 AM PDT            4.34            780         0      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 04 AM PDT            4.33            776         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 05 AM PDT            4.33            776         0      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 06 AM PDT            4.32            771         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 07 AM PDT            4.30            762         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 08 AM PDT            4.29            758         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 09 AM PDT            4.28            754         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 10 AM PDT            4.26            745         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 11 AM PDT            4.24            736         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 12 PM PDT            4.22            728         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 01 PM PDT            4.20            719         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 02 PM PDT            4.18            710         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 03 PM PDT            4.16            702         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 04 PM PDT            4.15            698         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 05 PM PDT            4.13            689         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 06 PM PDT            4.12            685         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 07 PM PDT            4.11            681         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 08 PM PDT            4.09            673         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 09 PM PDT            4.08            669         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 10 PM PDT            4.07            664         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 11 PM PDT            4.06            660         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 12 AM PDT            4.05            656         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 01 AM PDT            4.04            652         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 02 AM PDT            4.03            648         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 03 AM PDT            4.03            648         0      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 04 AM PDT            4.02            644         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 05 AM PDT            4.01            640         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 06 AM PDT            4.00            636         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 07 AM PDT            4.00            636         0      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 08 AM PDT            3.99            632         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 09 AM PDT            3.99            632         0      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 10 AM PDT            3.98            628         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 11 AM PDT            3.97            624         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 12 PM PDT            3.97            624         0      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 01 PM PDT            3.96            620         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 02 PM PDT            3.95            616         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 03 PM PDT            3.94            612         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 04 PM PDT            3.94            612         0      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 05 PM PDT            3.93            608         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 06 PM PDT            3.92            604         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 07 PM PDT            3.92            604         0      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 08 PM PDT            3.91            600         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 09 PM PDT            3.91            600         0      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 10 PM PDT            3.90            596         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 11 PM PDT            3.90            596         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 12 AM PDT            3.89            592         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 01 AM PDT            3.89            592         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 02 AM PDT            3.89            592         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 03 AM PDT            3.88            589         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 04 AM PDT            3.88            589         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 05 AM PDT            3.88            589         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 06 AM PDT            3.87            585         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 07 AM PDT            3.87            585         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 08 AM PDT            3.87            585         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 09 AM PDT            3.86            581         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 10 AM PDT            3.86            581         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 11 AM PDT            3.85            577         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 12 PM PDT            3.85            577         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 01 PM PDT            3.84            573         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 02 PM PDT            3.83            569         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 03 PM PDT            3.83            569         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 04 PM PDT            3.82            566         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 05 PM PDT            3.81            562         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 06 PM PDT            3.81            562         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 07 PM PDT            3.80            558         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 08 PM PDT            3.79            554         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 09 PM PDT            3.79            554         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 10 PM PDT            3.78            550         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 11 PM PDT            3.77            547         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 12 AM PDT            3.77            547         0      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 01 AM PDT            3.76            543         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 02 AM PDT            3.75            539         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 03 AM PDT            3.75            539         0      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 04 AM PDT            3.74            536         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 05 AM PDT            3.73            532         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 06 AM PDT            3.73            532         0      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 07 AM PDT            3.72            528         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 08 AM PDT            3.71            525         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 09 AM PDT            3.71            525         0      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 10 AM PDT            3.70            521         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 11 AM PDT            3.70            521         0      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 12 PM PDT            3.69            517         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 01 PM PDT            3.69            517         0      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 02 PM PDT            3.68            514         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 03 PM PDT            3.67            510         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 04 PM PDT            3.67            510         0      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 05 PM PDT            3.66            507         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 06 PM PDT            3.66            507         0      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 07 PM PDT            3.65            503         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 08 PM PDT            3.65            503         0      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 09 PM PDT            3.64            499         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 10 PM PDT            3.64            499         0      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 11 PM PDT            3.63            496         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 12 AM PDT            3.63            496         0      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 01 AM PDT            3.62            492         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 02 AM PDT            3.62            492         0      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 03 AM PDT            3.61            489         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 04 AM PDT            3.61            489         0      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 05 AM PDT            3.60            485         -      Not Applicable
#
# 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.