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EAST FORK CARSON RIVER - GARDNERVILLE (GRDN2)
Latitude: 38.85º NLongitude: 119.70º WElevation: 4988 FeetForecast Type: Official Location
Location: Douglas County in NevadaBulletin Group: Eastern SierraRiver Group: Eastern Sierra
Issuance Time: Apr 18 2026 at 9:14 AM PDTNext Issuance: Apr 19 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: 13.0 FeetMinor Flood: 14.0 FeetModerate Flood: 15.5 FeetMajor Flood: 16.5 Feet


# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: East Fork Carson River - Gardnerville (GRDN2)
#
# File Generation Time:  04/18/2026 at 09:14 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  04/15/2026 at 05:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       10.67 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        659 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     04/20/2026 at 08:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       10.71 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        690 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/13/2026 09 AM PDT           10.56            577                        Normal
  04/13/2026 10 AM PDT           10.56            577         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 11 AM PDT           10.55            570         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 12 PM PDT           10.55            570         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 01 PM PDT           10.55            570         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 02 PM PDT           10.52            548         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 03 PM PDT           10.54            562         +              Normal
  04/13/2026 04 PM PDT           10.54            562         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 05 PM PDT           10.55            570         +              Normal
  04/13/2026 06 PM PDT           10.56            577         +              Normal
  04/13/2026 07 PM PDT           10.58            591         +              Normal
  04/13/2026 08 PM PDT           10.62            621         +              Normal
  04/13/2026 09 PM PDT           10.64            636         +              Normal
  04/13/2026 10 PM PDT           10.66            651         +              Normal
  04/13/2026 11 PM PDT           10.67            659         +              Normal
  04/14/2026 12 AM PDT           10.67            659         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 01 AM PDT           10.66            651         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 02 AM PDT           10.66            651         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 03 AM PDT           10.65            644         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 04 AM PDT           10.63            629         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 05 AM PDT           10.62            621         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 06 AM PDT           10.60            606         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 07 AM PDT           10.59            599         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 08 AM PDT           10.58            591         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 09 AM PDT           10.57            584         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 10 AM PDT           10.57            584         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 11 AM PDT           10.56            577         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 12 PM PDT           10.54            562         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 01 PM PDT           10.53            555         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 02 PM PDT           10.53            555         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 03 PM PDT           10.52            548         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 04 PM PDT           10.51            541         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 05 PM PDT           10.50            534         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 06 PM PDT           10.50            534         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 07 PM PDT           10.53            555         +              Normal
  04/14/2026 08 PM PDT           10.54            562         +              Normal
  04/14/2026 09 PM PDT           10.58            591         +              Normal
  04/14/2026 10 PM PDT           10.60            606         +              Normal
  04/14/2026 11 PM PDT           10.62            621         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 12 AM PDT           10.64            636         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 01 AM PDT           10.66            651         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 02 AM PDT           10.67            659         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 03 AM PDT           10.67            659         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 04 AM PDT           10.67            659         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 05 AM PDT           10.67            659         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 06 AM PDT           10.65            644         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 07 AM PDT           10.65            644         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 08 AM PDT           10.64            636         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 09 AM PDT           10.62            621         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 10 AM PDT           10.62            621         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 11 AM PDT           10.61            614         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 12 PM PDT           10.59            599         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 01 PM PDT           10.60            606         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 02 PM PDT           10.57            584         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 03 PM PDT           10.56            577         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 04 PM PDT           10.55            570         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 05 PM PDT           10.55            570         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 06 PM PDT           10.54            562         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 07 PM PDT           10.53            555         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 08 PM PDT           10.54            562         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 09 PM PDT           10.54            562         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 10 PM PDT           10.55            570         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 11 PM PDT           10.57            584         +              Normal
  04/16/2026 12 AM PDT           10.59            599         +              Normal
  04/16/2026 01 AM PDT           10.61            614         +              Normal
  04/16/2026 02 AM PDT           10.63            629         +              Normal
  04/16/2026 03 AM PDT           10.64            636         +              Normal
  04/16/2026 04 AM PDT           10.64            636         0              Normal
  04/16/2026 05 AM PDT           10.65            644         +              Normal
  04/16/2026 06 AM PDT           10.66            651         +              Normal
  04/16/2026 07 AM PDT           10.65            644         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 08 AM PDT           10.63            629         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 09 AM PDT           10.63            629         0              Normal
  04/16/2026 10 AM PDT           10.61            614         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 11 AM PDT           10.62            621         +              Normal
  04/16/2026 12 PM PDT           10.60            606         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 01 PM PDT           10.60            606         0              Normal
  04/16/2026 02 PM PDT           10.58            591         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 03 PM PDT           10.58            591         0              Normal
  04/16/2026 04 PM PDT           10.57            584         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 05 PM PDT           10.56            577         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 06 PM PDT           10.56            577         0              Normal
  04/16/2026 07 PM PDT           10.54            562         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 08 PM PDT           10.55            570         +              Normal
  04/16/2026 09 PM PDT           10.57            584         +              Normal
  04/16/2026 10 PM PDT           10.59            599         +              Normal
  04/16/2026 11 PM PDT           10.61            614         +              Normal
  04/17/2026 12 AM PDT           10.62            621         +              Normal
  04/17/2026 01 AM PDT           10.63            629         +              Normal
  04/17/2026 02 AM PDT           10.65            644         +              Normal
  04/17/2026 03 AM PDT           10.64            636         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 04 AM PDT           10.63            629         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 05 AM PDT           10.64            636         +              Normal
  04/17/2026 06 AM PDT           10.62            621         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 07 AM PDT           10.61            614         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 08 AM PDT           10.60            606         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 09 AM PDT           10.60            606         0              Normal
  04/17/2026 10 AM PDT           10.59            599         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 11 AM PDT           10.58            591         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 12 PM PDT           10.57            584         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 01 PM PDT           10.56            577         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 02 PM PDT           10.55            570         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 03 PM PDT           10.54            562         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 04 PM PDT           10.54            562         0              Normal
  04/17/2026 05 PM PDT           10.52            548         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 06 PM PDT           10.53            555         +              Normal
  04/17/2026 07 PM PDT           10.52            548         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 08 PM PDT           10.53            555         +              Normal
  04/17/2026 09 PM PDT           10.55            570         +              Normal
  04/17/2026 10 PM PDT           10.54            562         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 11 PM PDT           10.56            577         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 12 AM PDT           10.56            577         0              Normal
  04/18/2026 01 AM PDT           10.57            584         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 02 AM PDT           10.58            591         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 03 AM PDT           10.59            599         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 04 AM PDT           10.57            584         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 05 AM PDT           10.58            591         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 06 AM PDT           10.56            577         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 07 AM PDT           10.54            562         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 08 AM PDT           10.54            562         0              Normal
  04/18/2026 09 AM PDT           10.54            562         0              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/18/2026 10 AM PDT           10.54            562                        Normal
  04/18/2026 11 AM PDT           10.53            555         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 12 PM PDT           10.53            555         0              Normal
  04/18/2026 01 PM PDT           10.52            548         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 02 PM PDT           10.51            541         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 03 PM PDT           10.51            541         0              Normal
  04/18/2026 04 PM PDT           10.50            534         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 05 PM PDT           10.50            534         0              Normal
  04/18/2026 06 PM PDT           10.49            527         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 07 PM PDT           10.49            527         0              Normal
  04/18/2026 08 PM PDT           10.50            534         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 09 PM PDT           10.52            548         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 10 PM PDT           10.53            555         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 11 PM PDT           10.55            570         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 12 AM PDT           10.57            584         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 01 AM PDT           10.59            599         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 02 AM PDT           10.60            606         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 03 AM PDT           10.61            614         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 04 AM PDT           10.63            629         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 05 AM PDT           10.64            636         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 06 AM PDT           10.66            651         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 07 AM PDT           10.67            659         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 08 AM PDT           10.68            667         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 09 AM PDT           10.68            667         0              Normal
  04/19/2026 10 AM PDT           10.67            659         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 11 AM PDT           10.65            644         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 12 PM PDT           10.63            629         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 01 PM PDT           10.60            606         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 02 PM PDT           10.59            599         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 03 PM PDT           10.56            577         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 04 PM PDT           10.55            570         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 05 PM PDT           10.54            562         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 06 PM PDT           10.53            555         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 07 PM PDT           10.53            555         0              Normal
  04/19/2026 08 PM PDT           10.54            562         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 09 PM PDT           10.55            570         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 10 PM PDT           10.56            577         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 11 PM PDT           10.59            599         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 12 AM PDT           10.60            606         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 01 AM PDT           10.62            621         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 02 AM PDT           10.63            629         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 03 AM PDT           10.64            636         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 04 AM PDT           10.66            651         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 05 AM PDT           10.67            659         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 06 AM PDT           10.69            675         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 07 AM PDT           10.70            683         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 08 AM PDT           10.71            690         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 09 AM PDT           10.71            690         0              Normal
  04/20/2026 10 AM PDT           10.70            683         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 11 AM PDT           10.68            667         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 12 PM PDT           10.66            651         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 01 PM PDT           10.63            629         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 02 PM PDT           10.62            621         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 03 PM PDT           10.60            606         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 04 PM PDT           10.59            599         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 05 PM PDT           10.58            591         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 06 PM PDT           10.57            584         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 07 PM PDT           10.56            577         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 08 PM PDT           10.57            584         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 09 PM PDT           10.58            591         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 10 PM PDT           10.60            606         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 11 PM PDT           10.62            621         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 12 AM PDT           10.63            629         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 01 AM PDT           10.65            644         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 02 AM PDT           10.66            651         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 03 AM PDT           10.67            659         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 04 AM PDT           10.67            659         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 05 AM PDT           10.67            659         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 06 AM PDT           10.67            659         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 07 AM PDT           10.67            659         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 08 AM PDT           10.67            659         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 09 AM PDT           10.67            659         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 10 AM PDT           10.67            659         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 11 AM PDT           10.66            651         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 12 PM PDT           10.67            659         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 01 PM PDT           10.67            659         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 02 PM PDT           10.67            659         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 03 PM PDT           10.66            651         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 04 PM PDT           10.67            659         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 05 PM PDT           10.67            659         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 06 PM PDT           10.68            667         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 07 PM PDT           10.68            667         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 08 PM PDT           10.69            675         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 09 PM PDT           10.70            683         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 10 PM PDT           10.70            683         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 11 PM PDT           10.71            690         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 12 AM PDT           10.70            683         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 01 AM PDT           10.69            675         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 02 AM PDT           10.68            667         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 03 AM PDT           10.67            659         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 04 AM PDT           10.66            651         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 05 AM PDT           10.65            644         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 06 AM PDT           10.64            636         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 07 AM PDT           10.63            629         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 08 AM PDT           10.62            621         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 09 AM PDT           10.62            621         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 10 AM PDT           10.61            614         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 11 AM PDT           10.60            606         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 12 PM PDT           10.59            599         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 01 PM PDT           10.58            591         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 02 PM PDT           10.58            591         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 03 PM PDT           10.57            584         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 04 PM PDT           10.57            584         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 05 PM PDT           10.57            584         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 06 PM PDT           10.57            584         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 07 PM PDT           10.57            584         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 08 PM PDT           10.57            584         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 09 PM PDT           10.57            584         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 10 PM PDT           10.57            584         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 11 PM PDT           10.57            584         0              Normal
  04/23/2026 12 AM PDT           10.57            584         0              Normal
  04/23/2026 01 AM PDT           10.57            584         0              Normal
  04/23/2026 02 AM PDT           10.56            577         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 03 AM PDT           10.56            577         0              Normal
  04/23/2026 04 AM PDT           10.56            577         0              Normal
  04/23/2026 05 AM PDT           10.55            570         -              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.