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COTTONWOOD CREEK - COTTONWOOD (CWAC1)
Latitude: 40.39º NLongitude: 122.24º WElevation: 364 Feet
Location: Tehama County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Upper SacramentoRiver Group: Upper Sacramento
Issuance Time: Dec 25 2025 at 8:43 AM PSTNext Issuance: Dec 25 2025 at 3:00 PM PST
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:  12/25/2025 at 08:46 AM PST
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  12/22/2025 at 05:00 AM PST
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       14.57 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        18686 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     12/25/2025 at 04:00 PM PST
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       11.98 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        9617 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  12/20/2025 08 AM PST            7.33           3139                Not Applicable
  12/20/2025 09 AM PST            7.23           3055         -      Not Applicable
  12/20/2025 10 AM PST            7.09           2940         -      Not Applicable
  12/20/2025 11 AM PST            7.06           2916         -      Not Applicable
  12/20/2025 12 PM PST            6.86           2756         -      Not Applicable
  12/20/2025 01 PM PST            6.79           2701         -      Not Applicable
  12/20/2025 02 PM PST            6.58           2539         -      Not Applicable
  12/20/2025 03 PM PST            6.54           2509         -      Not Applicable
  12/20/2025 04 PM PST            6.40           2404         -      Not Applicable
  12/20/2025 05 PM PST            6.32           2346         -      Not Applicable
  12/20/2025 06 PM PST            6.30           2331         -      Not Applicable
  12/20/2025 07 PM PST            6.19           2251         -      Not Applicable
  12/20/2025 08 PM PST            6.10           2187         -      Not Applicable
  12/20/2025 09 PM PST            6.06           2159         -      Not Applicable
  12/20/2025 10 PM PST            6.03           2138         -      Not Applicable
  12/20/2025 11 PM PST            5.98           2103         -      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 12 AM PST            5.95           2083         -      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 01 AM PST            5.93           2069         -      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 02 AM PST            5.98           2103         +      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 03 AM PST            6.06           2159         +      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 04 AM PST            6.07           2166         +      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 05 AM PST            6.26           2302         +      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 06 AM PST            6.35           2367         +      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 07 AM PST            6.53           2501         +      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 08 AM PST            6.80           2709         +      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 09 AM PST            7.10           2948         +      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 10 AM PST            7.38           3181         +      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 11 AM PST            7.61           3378         +      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 12 PM PST            7.89           3626         +      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 01 PM PST            8.15           3864         +      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 02 PM PST            8.50           4195         +      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 03 PM PST            8.84           4529         +      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 04 PM PST            9.10           4814         +      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 05 PM PST            9.47           5248         +      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 06 PM PST           10.04           5998         +      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 07 PM PST           10.73           7063         +      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 08 PM PST           11.45           8413         +      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 09 PM PST           12.13           9981         +      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 10 PM PST           12.72          11578         +      Not Applicable
  12/21/2025 11 PM PST           13.21          13110         +      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 12 AM PST           13.67          14768         +      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 01 AM PST           14.02          16182         +      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 02 AM PST           14.26          17208         +      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 03 AM PST           14.40          17845         +      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 04 AM PST           14.53          18486         +      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 05 AM PST           14.57          18686         +      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 06 AM PST           14.50          18336         -      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 07 AM PST           14.30          17384         -      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 08 AM PST           14.01          16140         -      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 09 AM PST           13.75          15083         -      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 10 AM PST           13.41          13780         -      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 11 AM PST           13.10          12754         -      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 12 PM PST           12.80          11819         -      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 01 PM PST           12.47          10849         -      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 02 PM PST           12.23          10228         -      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 03 PM PST           11.93           9498         -      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 04 PM PST           11.64           8828         -      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 05 PM PST           11.37           8255         -      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 06 PM PST           11.09           7718         -      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 07 PM PST           10.85           7277         -      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 08 PM PST           10.63           6888         -      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 09 PM PST           10.37           6485         -      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 10 PM PST           10.21           6246         -      Not Applicable
  12/22/2025 11 PM PST           10.01           5955         -      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 12 AM PST            9.84           5714         -      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 01 AM PST            9.68           5504         -      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 02 AM PST            9.58           5381         -      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 03 AM PST            9.44           5211         -      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 04 AM PST            9.32           5069         -      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 05 AM PST            9.27           5010         -      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 06 AM PST            9.15           4871         -      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 07 AM PST            9.17           4894         +      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 08 AM PST            9.22           4952         +      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 09 AM PST            9.27           5010         +      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 10 AM PST            9.21           4940         -      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 11 AM PST            9.17           4894         -      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 12 PM PST            9.09           4802         -      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 01 PM PST            9.07           4779         -      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 02 PM PST            9.02           4723         -      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 03 PM PST            8.97           4666         -      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 04 PM PST            8.91           4600         -      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 05 PM PST            8.82           4509         -      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 06 PM PST            8.72           4410         -      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 07 PM PST            8.60           4292         -      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 08 PM PST            8.44           4137         -      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 09 PM PST            8.43           4128         -      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 10 PM PST            8.34           4042         -      Not Applicable
  12/23/2025 11 PM PST            8.23           3938         -      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 12 AM PST            8.19           3901         -      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 01 AM PST            8.14           3854         -      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 02 AM PST            8.16           3873         +      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 03 AM PST            8.28           3985         +      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 04 AM PST            8.70           4390         +      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 05 AM PST            9.52           5308         +      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 06 AM PST           10.54           6746         +      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 07 AM PST           11.32           8157         +      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 08 AM PST           12.03           9737         +      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 09 AM PST           12.52          10992         +      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 10 AM PST           12.99          12405         +      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 11 AM PST           13.51          14154         +      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 12 PM PST           13.98          16015         +      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 01 PM PST           14.25          17164         +      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 02 PM PST           14.38          17748         +      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 03 PM PST           14.32          17472         -      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 04 PM PST           14.09          16476         -      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 05 PM PST           13.70          14886         -      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 06 PM PST           13.33          13507         -      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 07 PM PST           12.94          12248         -      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 08 PM PST           12.56          11107         -      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 09 PM PST           12.22          10203         -      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 10 PM PST           11.88           9380         -      Not Applicable
  12/24/2025 11 PM PST           11.58           8694         -      Not Applicable
  12/25/2025 12 AM PST           11.31           8138         -      Not Applicable
  12/25/2025 01 AM PST           11.07           7680         -      Not Applicable
  12/25/2025 02 AM PST           10.89           7349         -      Not Applicable
  12/25/2025 03 AM PST           10.85           7277         -      Not Applicable
  12/25/2025 04 AM PST           10.82           7223         -      Not Applicable
  12/25/2025 05 AM PST           11.06           7662         +      Not Applicable
  12/25/2025 06 AM PST           11.31           8138         +      Not Applicable
  12/25/2025 07 AM PST           11.61           8761         +      Not Applicable
  12/25/2025 08 AM PST           11.69           8941         +      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  12/25/2025 09 AM PST           11.75           9078                Not Applicable
  12/25/2025 10 AM PST           11.81           9217         +      Not Applicable
  12/25/2025 11 AM PST           11.85           9310         +      Not Applicable
  12/25/2025 12 PM PST           11.89           9404         +      Not Applicable
  12/25/2025 01 PM PST           11.93           9498         +      Not Applicable
  12/25/2025 02 PM PST           11.95           9546         +      Not Applicable
  12/25/2025 03 PM PST           11.97           9593         +      Not Applicable
  12/25/2025 04 PM PST           11.98           9617         +      Not Applicable
  12/25/2025 05 PM PST           11.98           9617         0      Not Applicable
  12/25/2025 06 PM PST           11.95           9546         -      Not Applicable
  12/25/2025 07 PM PST           11.93           9498         -      Not Applicable
  12/25/2025 08 PM PST           11.90           9427         -      Not Applicable
  12/25/2025 09 PM PST           11.88           9380         -      Not Applicable
  12/25/2025 10 PM PST           11.88           9380         0      Not Applicable
  12/25/2025 11 PM PST           11.88           9380         0      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 12 AM PST           11.88           9380         0      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 01 AM PST           11.88           9380         0      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 02 AM PST           11.87           9357         -      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 03 AM PST           11.86           9333         -      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 04 AM PST           11.84           9287         -      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 05 AM PST           11.81           9217         -      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 06 AM PST           11.77           9124         -      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 07 AM PST           11.73           9033         -      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 08 AM PST           11.69           8941         -      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 09 AM PST           11.66           8873         -      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 10 AM PST           11.63           8806         -      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 11 AM PST           11.62           8783         -      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 12 PM PST           11.62           8783         0      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 01 PM PST           11.63           8806         +      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 02 PM PST           11.64           8828         +      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 03 PM PST           11.64           8828         0      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 04 PM PST           11.64           8828         0      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 05 PM PST           11.62           8783         -      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 06 PM PST           11.59           8716         -      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 07 PM PST           11.54           8605         -      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 08 PM PST           11.47           8452         -      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 09 PM PST           11.39           8294         -      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 10 PM PST           11.30           8118         -      Not Applicable
  12/26/2025 11 PM PST           11.20           7926         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 12 AM PST           11.10           7737         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 01 AM PST           10.99           7532         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 02 AM PST           10.87           7313         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 03 AM PST           10.75           7099         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 04 AM PST           10.62           6871         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 05 AM PST           10.48           6653         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 06 AM PST           10.34           6440         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 07 AM PST           10.19           6216         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 08 AM PST           10.04           5998         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 09 AM PST            9.90           5798         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 10 AM PST            9.76           5604         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 11 AM PST            9.62           5430         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 12 PM PST            9.49           5272         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 01 PM PST            9.37           5128         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 02 PM PST            9.24           4975         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 03 PM PST            9.13           4848         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 04 PM PST            9.03           4734         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 05 PM PST            8.93           4622         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 06 PM PST            8.83           4519         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 07 PM PST            8.74           4430         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 08 PM PST            8.66           4351         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 09 PM PST            8.58           4272         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 10 PM PST            8.50           4195         -      Not Applicable
  12/27/2025 11 PM PST            8.43           4128         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 12 AM PST            8.37           4070         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 01 AM PST            8.30           4004         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 02 AM PST            8.25           3957         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 03 AM PST            8.19           3901         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 04 AM PST            8.14           3854         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 05 AM PST            8.08           3799         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 06 AM PST            8.03           3753         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 07 AM PST            7.98           3707         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 08 AM PST            7.94           3671         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 09 AM PST            7.89           3626         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 10 AM PST            7.84           3581         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 11 AM PST            7.80           3545         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 12 PM PST            7.75           3501         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 01 PM PST            7.71           3466         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 02 PM PST            7.67           3430         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 03 PM PST            7.62           3387         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 04 PM PST            7.58           3352         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 05 PM PST            7.54           3317         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 06 PM PST            7.49           3274         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 07 PM PST            7.45           3240         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 08 PM PST            7.41           3206         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 09 PM PST            7.37           3172         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 10 PM PST            7.33           3139         -      Not Applicable
  12/28/2025 11 PM PST            7.29           3105         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 12 AM PST            7.25           3072         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 01 AM PST            7.21           3039         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 02 AM PST            7.17           3006         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 03 AM PST            7.13           2973         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 04 AM PST            7.10           2948         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 05 AM PST            7.06           2916         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 06 AM PST            7.02           2883         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 07 AM PST            6.99           2859         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 08 AM PST            6.95           2827         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 09 AM PST            6.91           2795         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 10 AM PST            6.88           2772         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 11 AM PST            6.84           2740         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 12 PM PST            6.81           2717         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 01 PM PST            6.77           2685         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 02 PM PST            6.74           2662         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 03 PM PST            6.70           2631         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 04 PM PST            6.67           2608         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 05 PM PST            6.64           2585         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 06 PM PST            6.61           2562         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 07 PM PST            6.58           2539         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 08 PM PST            6.55           2516         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 09 PM PST            6.52           2494         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 10 PM PST            6.49           2471         -      Not Applicable
  12/29/2025 11 PM PST            6.47           2456         -      Not Applicable
  12/30/2025 12 AM PST            6.45           2441         -      Not Applicable
  12/30/2025 01 AM PST            6.42           2419         -      Not Applicable
  12/30/2025 02 AM PST            6.40           2404         -      Not Applicable
  12/30/2025 03 AM PST            6.38           2390         -      Not Applicable
  12/30/2025 04 AM PST            6.35           2367         -      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.