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CUYAMA RIVER - BUCKHORN (CYBC1)
Latitude: 35.02º NLongitude: 120.23º WElevation: 760 FeetForecast Type: Unofficial Location
Location: Santa Barbara County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Southern CaliforniaRiver Group: Southern California
Issuance Time: Apr 16 2026 at 7:28 AM PDTNext Issuance: Apr 17 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: Cuyama River - Buckhorn Canyon (CYBC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  04/16/2026 at 07:29 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  04/12/2026 at 05:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       6.42 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        132 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     04/16/2026 at 01:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       5.52 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        6 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/11/2026 07 AM PDT            5.60             10                Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 08 AM PDT            5.60             10         0      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 09 AM PDT            5.60             10         0      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 10 AM PDT            5.59              9         -      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 11 AM PDT            5.60             10         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 12 PM PDT            5.59              9         -      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 01 PM PDT            5.59              9         0      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 02 PM PDT            5.59              9         0      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 03 PM PDT            5.59              9         0      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 04 PM PDT            5.58              9         -      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 05 PM PDT            5.59              9         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 06 PM PDT            5.58              9         -      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 07 PM PDT            5.57              8         -      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 08 PM PDT            5.58              9         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 09 PM PDT            5.58              9         0      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 10 PM PDT            5.58              9         0      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 11 PM PDT            5.58              9         0      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 12 AM PDT            5.57              8         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 01 AM PDT            5.65             12         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 02 AM PDT            5.65             12         0      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 03 AM PDT            5.66             12         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 04 AM PDT            6.20             81         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 05 AM PDT            6.42            132         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 06 AM PDT            6.16             73         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 07 AM PDT            6.02             49         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 08 AM PDT            5.92             35         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 09 AM PDT            6.10             62         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 10 AM PDT            6.02             49         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 11 AM PDT            5.96             40         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 12 PM PDT            5.90             32         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 01 PM PDT            5.93             36         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 02 PM PDT            5.88             30         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 03 PM PDT            5.83             25         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 04 PM PDT            5.82             24         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 05 PM PDT            5.78             20         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 06 PM PDT            5.77             19         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 07 PM PDT            5.80             22         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 08 PM PDT            5.79             21         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 09 PM PDT            5.74             17         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 10 PM PDT            5.71             15         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 11 PM PDT            5.68             13         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 12 AM PDT            5.68             13         0      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 01 AM PDT            5.70             14         +      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 02 AM PDT            5.68             13         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 03 AM PDT            5.66             12         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 04 AM PDT            5.65             12         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 05 AM PDT            5.64             11         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 06 AM PDT            5.63             11         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 07 AM PDT            5.63             11         0      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 08 AM PDT            5.62             10         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 09 AM PDT            5.62             10         0      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 10 AM PDT            5.73             16         +      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 11 AM PDT            5.72             15         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 12 PM PDT            5.70             14         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 01 PM PDT            5.70             14         0      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 02 PM PDT            5.67             13         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 03 PM PDT            5.65             12         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 04 PM PDT            5.64             11         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 05 PM PDT            5.63             11         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 06 PM PDT            5.61             10         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 07 PM PDT            5.61             10         0      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 08 PM PDT            5.60             10         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 09 PM PDT            5.60             10         0      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 10 PM PDT            5.59              9         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 11 PM PDT            5.57              8         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 12 AM PDT            5.58              9         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 01 AM PDT            5.56              8         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 02 AM PDT            5.56              8         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 03 AM PDT            5.57              8         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 04 AM PDT            5.55              8         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 05 AM PDT            5.56              8         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 06 AM PDT            5.54              7         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 07 AM PDT            5.55              8         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 08 AM PDT            5.55              8         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 09 AM PDT            5.54              7         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 10 AM PDT            5.55              8         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 11 AM PDT            5.55              8         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 12 PM PDT            5.55              8         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 01 PM PDT            5.54              7         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 02 PM PDT            5.54              7         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 03 PM PDT            5.53              7         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 04 PM PDT            5.52              6         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 05 PM PDT            5.52              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 06 PM PDT            5.51              6         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 07 PM PDT            5.51              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 08 PM PDT            5.53              7         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 09 PM PDT            5.53              7         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 10 PM PDT            5.54              7         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 11 PM PDT            5.53              7         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 12 AM PDT            5.53              7         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 01 AM PDT            5.54              7         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 02 AM PDT            5.53              7         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 03 AM PDT            5.53              7         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 04 AM PDT            5.53              7         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 05 AM PDT            5.53              7         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 06 AM PDT            5.53              7         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 07 AM PDT            5.53              7         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 08 AM PDT            5.53              7         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 09 AM PDT            5.53              7         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 10 AM PDT            5.53              7         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 11 AM PDT            5.53              7         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 12 PM PDT            5.53              7         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 01 PM PDT            5.53              7         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 02 PM PDT            5.53              7         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 03 PM PDT            5.51              6         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 04 PM PDT            5.52              6         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 05 PM PDT            5.51              6         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 06 PM PDT            5.51              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 07 PM PDT            5.50              6         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 08 PM PDT            5.51              6         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 09 PM PDT            5.51              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 10 PM PDT            5.52              6         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 11 PM PDT            5.51              6         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 12 AM PDT            5.51              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 01 AM PDT            5.50              6         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 02 AM PDT            5.51              6         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 03 AM PDT            5.50              6         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 04 AM PDT            5.52              6         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 05 AM PDT            5.51              6         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 06 AM PDT            5.51              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 07 AM PDT            5.51              6         0      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/16/2026 08 AM PDT            5.51              6                Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 09 AM PDT            5.51              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 10 AM PDT            5.51              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 11 AM PDT            5.51              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 12 PM PDT            5.51              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 01 PM PDT            5.52              6         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 02 PM PDT            5.52              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 03 PM PDT            5.52              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 04 PM PDT            5.52              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 05 PM PDT            5.52              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 06 PM PDT            5.50              6         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 07 PM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 08 PM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 09 PM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 10 PM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 11 PM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 12 AM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 01 AM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 02 AM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 03 AM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 04 AM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 05 AM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 06 AM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 07 AM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 08 AM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 09 AM PDT            5.51              6         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 10 AM PDT            5.51              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 11 AM PDT            5.51              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 12 PM PDT            5.51              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 01 PM PDT            5.51              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 02 PM PDT            5.51              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 03 PM PDT            5.51              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 04 PM PDT            5.51              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 05 PM PDT            5.51              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 06 PM PDT            5.49              5         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 07 PM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 08 PM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 09 PM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 10 PM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 11 PM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 12 AM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 01 AM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 02 AM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 03 AM PDT            5.50              6         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 04 AM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 05 AM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 06 AM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 07 AM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 08 AM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 09 AM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 10 AM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 11 AM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 12 PM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 01 PM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 02 PM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 03 PM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 04 PM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 05 PM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 06 PM PDT            5.48              5         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 07 PM PDT            5.48              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 08 PM PDT            5.48              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 09 PM PDT            5.48              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 10 PM PDT            5.48              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 11 PM PDT            5.48              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 12 AM PDT            5.49              5         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 01 AM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 02 AM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 03 AM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 04 AM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 05 AM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 06 AM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 07 AM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 08 AM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 09 AM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 10 AM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 11 AM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 12 PM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 01 PM PDT            5.50              6         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 02 PM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 03 PM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 04 PM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 05 PM PDT            5.50              6         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 06 PM PDT            5.48              5         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 07 PM PDT            5.48              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 08 PM PDT            5.48              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 09 PM PDT            5.48              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 10 PM PDT            5.48              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 11 PM PDT            5.48              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 12 AM PDT            5.48              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 01 AM PDT            5.48              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 02 AM PDT            5.48              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 03 AM PDT            5.48              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 04 AM PDT            5.48              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 05 AM PDT            5.48              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 06 AM PDT            5.48              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 07 AM PDT            5.48              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 08 AM PDT            5.48              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 09 AM PDT            5.49              5         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 10 AM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 11 AM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 12 PM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 01 PM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 02 PM PDT            5.49              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 03 PM PDT            5.48              5         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 04 PM PDT            5.48              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 05 PM PDT            5.48              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 06 PM PDT            5.46              5         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 07 PM PDT            5.46              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 08 PM PDT            5.47              5         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 09 PM PDT            5.47              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 10 PM PDT            5.47              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 11 PM PDT            5.47              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 12 AM PDT            5.47              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 01 AM PDT            5.47              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 02 AM PDT            5.47              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 03 AM PDT            5.47              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 04 AM PDT            5.47              5         0      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 05 AM PDT            5.47              5         0      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.