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TRUCKEE RIVER - FARAD (FARC1)
Latitude: 39.43º NLongitude: 120.03º WElevation: 5153 FeetForecast Type: Official Location
Location: Nevada County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Eastern SierraRiver Group: Eastern Sierra
Issuance Time: Mar 04 2026 at 8:20 AM PSTNext Issuance: Mar 04 2026 at 3:00 PM PST
Action/Monitor: 10.0 FeetMinor Flood: 11.0 FeetModerate Flood: 12.0 FeetMajor Flood: 13.0 Feet


# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: Truckee River - Farad (FARC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  03/04/2026 at 08:20 AM PST
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  03/02/2026 at 03:00 PM PST
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       5.40 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        1492 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     03/04/2026 at 09:00 AM PST
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       5.11 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        1236 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  02/27/2026 08 AM PST            5.20           1313                        Normal
  02/27/2026 09 AM PST            5.18           1296         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 10 AM PST            5.15           1270         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 11 AM PST            5.13           1253         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 12 PM PST            5.14           1262         +              Normal
  02/27/2026 01 PM PST            5.21           1322         +              Normal
  02/27/2026 02 PM PST            5.21           1322         0              Normal
  02/27/2026 03 PM PST            5.20           1313         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 04 PM PST            5.19           1304         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 05 PM PST            5.18           1296         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 06 PM PST            5.19           1304         +              Normal
  02/27/2026 07 PM PST            5.21           1322         +              Normal
  02/27/2026 08 PM PST            5.22           1330         +              Normal
  02/27/2026 09 PM PST            5.25           1357         +              Normal
  02/27/2026 10 PM PST            5.27           1374         +              Normal
  02/27/2026 11 PM PST            5.29           1392         +              Normal
  02/28/2026 12 AM PST            5.30           1401         +              Normal
  02/28/2026 01 AM PST            5.30           1401         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 02 AM PST            5.29           1392         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 03 AM PST            5.29           1392         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 04 AM PST            5.27           1374         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 05 AM PST            5.26           1366         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 06 AM PST            5.25           1357         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 07 AM PST            5.23           1339         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 08 AM PST            5.22           1330         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 09 AM PST            5.21           1322         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 10 AM PST            5.20           1313         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 11 AM PST            5.18           1296         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 12 PM PST            5.17           1287         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 01 PM PST            5.16           1279         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 02 PM PST            5.15           1270         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 03 PM PST            5.15           1270         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 04 PM PST            5.14           1262         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 05 PM PST            5.14           1262         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 06 PM PST            5.15           1270         +              Normal
  02/28/2026 07 PM PST            5.17           1287         +              Normal
  02/28/2026 08 PM PST            5.20           1313         +              Normal
  02/28/2026 09 PM PST            5.22           1330         +              Normal
  02/28/2026 10 PM PST            5.25           1357         +              Normal
  02/28/2026 11 PM PST            5.27           1374         +              Normal
  03/01/2026 12 AM PST            5.28           1383         +              Normal
  03/01/2026 01 AM PST            5.28           1383         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 02 AM PST            5.29           1392         +              Normal
  03/01/2026 03 AM PST            5.29           1392         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 04 AM PST            5.29           1392         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 05 AM PST            5.28           1383         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 06 AM PST            5.27           1374         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 07 AM PST            5.26           1366         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 08 AM PST            5.25           1357         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 09 AM PST            5.25           1357         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 10 AM PST            5.24           1348         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 11 AM PST            5.23           1339         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 12 PM PST            5.22           1330         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 01 PM PST            5.21           1322         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 02 PM PST            5.21           1322         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 03 PM PST            5.21           1322         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 04 PM PST            5.22           1330         +              Normal
  03/01/2026 05 PM PST            5.23           1339         +              Normal
  03/01/2026 06 PM PST            5.25           1357         +              Normal
  03/01/2026 07 PM PST            5.28           1383         +              Normal
  03/01/2026 08 PM PST            5.31           1410         +              Normal
  03/01/2026 09 PM PST            5.33           1428         +              Normal
  03/01/2026 10 PM PST            5.35           1446         +              Normal
  03/01/2026 11 PM PST            5.35           1446         0              Normal
  03/02/2026 12 AM PST            5.35           1446         0              Normal
  03/02/2026 01 AM PST            5.34           1437         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 02 AM PST            5.33           1428         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 03 AM PST            5.31           1410         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 04 AM PST            5.29           1392         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 05 AM PST            5.28           1383         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 06 AM PST            5.27           1374         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 07 AM PST            5.25           1357         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 08 AM PST            5.24           1348         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 09 AM PST            5.22           1330         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 10 AM PST            5.21           1322         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 11 AM PST            5.18           1296         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 12 PM PST            5.23           1339         +              Normal
  03/02/2026 01 PM PST            5.32           1419         +              Normal
  03/02/2026 02 PM PST            5.39           1483         +              Normal
  03/02/2026 03 PM PST            5.40           1492         +              Normal
  03/02/2026 04 PM PST            5.39           1483         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 05 PM PST            5.39           1483         0              Normal
  03/02/2026 06 PM PST            5.38           1474         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 07 PM PST            5.38           1474         0              Normal
  03/02/2026 08 PM PST            5.38           1474         0              Normal
  03/02/2026 09 PM PST            5.38           1474         0              Normal
  03/02/2026 10 PM PST            5.38           1474         0              Normal
  03/02/2026 11 PM PST            5.38           1474         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 12 AM PST            5.37           1465         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 01 AM PST            5.37           1465         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 02 AM PST            5.36           1456         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 03 AM PST            5.35           1446         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 04 AM PST            5.34           1437         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 05 AM PST            5.33           1428         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 06 AM PST            5.33           1428         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 07 AM PST            5.32           1419         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 08 AM PST            5.31           1410         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 09 AM PST            5.30           1401         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 10 AM PST            5.29           1392         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 11 AM PST            5.26           1366         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 12 PM PST            5.20           1313         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 01 PM PST            5.18           1296         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 02 PM PST            5.18           1296         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 03 PM PST            5.17           1287         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 04 PM PST            5.16           1279         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 05 PM PST            5.16           1279         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 06 PM PST            5.16           1279         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 07 PM PST            5.16           1279         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 08 PM PST            5.16           1279         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 09 PM PST            5.16           1279         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 10 PM PST            5.16           1279         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 11 PM PST            5.17           1287         +              Normal
  03/04/2026 12 AM PST            5.17           1287         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 01 AM PST            5.17           1287         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 02 AM PST            5.16           1279         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 03 AM PST            5.16           1279         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 04 AM PST            5.15           1270         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 05 AM PST            5.14           1262         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 06 AM PST            5.13           1253         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 07 AM PST            5.12           1245         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 08 AM PST            5.12           1245         0              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/04/2026 09 AM PST            5.11           1236                        Normal
  03/04/2026 10 AM PST            5.10           1228         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 11 AM PST            5.10           1228         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 12 PM PST            5.09           1220         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 01 PM PST            5.09           1220         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 02 PM PST            5.08           1211         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 03 PM PST            5.08           1211         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 04 PM PST            5.08           1211         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 05 PM PST            5.08           1211         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 06 PM PST            5.08           1211         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 07 PM PST            5.07           1203         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 08 PM PST            5.07           1203         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 09 PM PST            5.07           1203         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 10 PM PST            5.07           1203         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 11 PM PST            5.07           1203         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 12 AM PST            5.06           1195         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 01 AM PST            5.06           1195         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 02 AM PST            5.06           1195         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 03 AM PST            5.06           1195         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 04 AM PST            5.05           1187         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 05 AM PST            5.05           1187         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 06 AM PST            5.05           1187         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 07 AM PST            5.04           1179         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 08 AM PST            5.04           1179         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 09 AM PST            5.03           1171         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 10 AM PST            5.03           1171         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 11 AM PST            5.02           1162         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 12 PM PST            5.02           1162         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 01 PM PST            5.01           1154         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 02 PM PST            5.01           1154         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 03 PM PST            5.00           1146         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 04 PM PST            5.00           1146         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 05 PM PST            5.00           1146         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 06 PM PST            4.99           1138         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 07 PM PST            4.99           1138         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 08 PM PST            4.99           1138         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 09 PM PST            4.99           1138         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 10 PM PST            4.99           1138         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 11 PM PST            4.98           1130         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 12 AM PST            4.98           1130         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 01 AM PST            4.98           1130         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 02 AM PST            4.98           1130         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 03 AM PST            4.97           1122         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 04 AM PST            4.97           1122         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 05 AM PST            4.97           1122         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 06 AM PST            4.96           1114         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 07 AM PST            4.96           1114         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 08 AM PST            4.96           1114         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 09 AM PST            4.95           1107         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 10 AM PST            4.95           1107         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 11 AM PST            4.95           1107         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 12 PM PST            4.94           1099         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 01 PM PST            4.94           1099         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 02 PM PST            4.93           1091         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 03 PM PST            4.93           1091         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 04 PM PST            4.93           1091         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 05 PM PST            4.92           1083         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 06 PM PST            4.92           1083         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 07 PM PST            4.92           1083         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 08 PM PST            4.92           1083         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 09 PM PST            4.92           1083         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 10 PM PST            4.92           1083         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 11 PM PST            4.92           1083         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 12 AM PST            4.91           1075         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 01 AM PST            4.91           1075         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 02 AM PST            4.91           1075         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 03 AM PST            4.91           1075         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 04 AM PST            4.91           1075         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 05 AM PST            4.91           1075         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 06 AM PST            4.90           1068         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 07 AM PST            4.90           1068         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 08 AM PST            4.90           1068         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 09 AM PST            4.89           1060         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 10 AM PST            4.89           1060         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 11 AM PST            4.89           1060         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 12 PM PST            4.88           1052         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 01 PM PST            4.88           1052         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 02 PM PST            4.88           1052         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 03 PM PST            4.87           1045         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 04 PM PST            4.87           1045         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 05 PM PST            4.87           1045         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 06 PM PST            4.87           1045         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 07 PM PST            4.87           1045         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 08 PM PST            4.87           1045         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 09 PM PST            4.87           1045         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 10 PM PST            4.87           1045         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 11 PM PST            4.87           1045         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 12 AM PST            4.87           1045         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 01 AM PST            4.87           1045         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 03 AM PDT            4.87           1045         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 04 AM PDT            4.87           1045         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 05 AM PDT            4.87           1045         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 06 AM PDT            4.87           1045         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 07 AM PDT            4.87           1045         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 08 AM PDT            4.87           1045         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 09 AM PDT            4.86           1037         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 10 AM PDT            4.86           1037         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 11 AM PDT            4.86           1037         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 12 PM PDT            4.86           1037         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 01 PM PDT            4.85           1029         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 02 PM PDT            4.85           1029         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 03 PM PDT            4.85           1029         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 04 PM PDT            4.85           1029         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 05 PM PDT            4.85           1029         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 06 PM PDT            4.85           1029         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 07 PM PDT            4.85           1029         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 08 PM PDT            4.86           1037         +              Normal
  03/08/2026 09 PM PDT            4.86           1037         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 10 PM PDT            4.87           1045         +              Normal
  03/08/2026 11 PM PDT            4.89           1060         +              Normal
  03/09/2026 12 AM PDT            4.90           1068         +              Normal
  03/09/2026 01 AM PDT            4.92           1083         +              Normal
  03/09/2026 02 AM PDT            4.94           1099         +              Normal
  03/09/2026 03 AM PDT            4.96           1114         +              Normal
  03/09/2026 04 AM PDT            4.98           1130         +              Normal
  03/09/2026 05 AM PDT            4.99           1138         +              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.