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KERN RIVER - FAIRVIEW DAM (KKVC1)
Latitude: 35.95º NLongitude: 118.48º WElevation: 3620 FeetForecast Type: Unofficial Location
Location: Tulare County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: San JoaquinRiver Group: Tulare
Issuance Time: Apr 25 2026 at 8:34 AM PDTNext Issuance: Apr 26 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: Kern River - Fairview Dam (KKVC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  04/25/2026 at 08:35 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  04/22/2026 at 06:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       1119.00 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        -9999. AF
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     04/30/2026 at 05:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       1346.00 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        -9999. AF
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/20/2026 08 AM PDT          928.00          -9999                Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 09 AM PDT          931.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 10 AM PDT          934.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 11 AM PDT          937.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 12 PM PDT          939.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 01 PM PDT          941.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 02 PM PDT          941.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 03 PM PDT          940.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 04 PM PDT          937.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 05 PM PDT          934.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 06 PM PDT          932.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 07 PM PDT          928.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 08 PM PDT          922.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 09 PM PDT          918.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 10 PM PDT          914.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 11 PM PDT          907.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 12 AM PDT          902.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 01 AM PDT          897.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 02 AM PDT          895.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 03 AM PDT          892.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 04 AM PDT          890.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 05 AM PDT          886.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 06 AM PDT          886.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 07 AM PDT          886.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 08 AM PDT          891.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 09 AM PDT          898.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 10 AM PDT          905.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 11 AM PDT          913.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 12 PM PDT          917.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 01 PM PDT          922.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 02 PM PDT          928.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 03 PM PDT          930.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 04 PM PDT          935.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 05 PM PDT          940.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 06 PM PDT          947.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 07 PM PDT          962.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 08 PM PDT          979.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 09 PM PDT          999.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 10 PM PDT         1024.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 11 PM PDT         1051.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 12 AM PDT         1078.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 01 AM PDT         1088.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 02 AM PDT         1093.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 03 AM PDT         1104.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 04 AM PDT         1115.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 05 AM PDT         1118.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 06 AM PDT         1119.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 07 AM PDT         1114.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 08 AM PDT         1099.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 09 AM PDT         1084.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 10 AM PDT         1062.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 11 AM PDT         1047.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 12 PM PDT         1033.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 01 PM PDT         1023.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 02 PM PDT         1011.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 03 PM PDT          997.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 04 PM PDT          983.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 05 PM PDT          974.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 06 PM PDT          967.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 07 PM PDT          965.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 08 PM PDT          961.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 09 PM PDT          961.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 10 PM PDT          962.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 11 PM PDT          975.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 12 AM PDT          997.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 01 AM PDT         1022.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 02 AM PDT         1058.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 03 AM PDT         1089.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 04 AM PDT         1106.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 05 AM PDT         1111.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 06 AM PDT         1115.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 07 AM PDT         1106.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 08 AM PDT         1099.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 09 AM PDT         1093.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 10 AM PDT         1084.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 11 AM PDT         1064.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 12 PM PDT         1039.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 01 PM PDT         1023.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 02 PM PDT         1010.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 03 PM PDT          993.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 04 PM PDT          974.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 05 PM PDT          956.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 06 PM PDT          944.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 07 PM PDT          929.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 08 PM PDT          918.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 09 PM PDT          914.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 10 PM PDT          908.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 11 PM PDT          910.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 12 AM PDT          921.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 01 AM PDT          941.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 02 AM PDT          967.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 03 AM PDT          990.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 04 AM PDT         1005.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 05 AM PDT         1004.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 06 AM PDT         1001.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 07 AM PDT         1020.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 08 AM PDT         1070.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 09 AM PDT         1068.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 10 AM PDT         1047.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 11 AM PDT         1034.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 12 PM PDT         1028.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 01 PM PDT         1023.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 02 PM PDT         1011.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 03 PM PDT         1010.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 04 PM PDT         1004.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 05 PM PDT          998.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 06 PM PDT          957.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 07 PM PDT          907.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 08 PM PDT          893.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 09 PM PDT          909.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 10 PM PDT          906.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 11 PM PDT          908.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 12 AM PDT          906.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 01 AM PDT          904.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 02 AM PDT          907.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 03 AM PDT          909.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 04 AM PDT          912.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 05 AM PDT          912.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 06 AM PDT          912.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 07 AM PDT          914.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 08 AM PDT          916.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/25/2026 09 AM PDT          917.00          -9999                Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 10 AM PDT          917.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 11 AM PDT          916.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 12 PM PDT          912.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 01 PM PDT          906.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 02 PM PDT          900.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 03 PM PDT          893.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 04 PM PDT          887.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 05 PM PDT          882.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 06 PM PDT          879.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 07 PM PDT          879.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 08 PM PDT          881.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 09 PM PDT          889.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 10 PM PDT          896.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 11 PM PDT          906.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 12 AM PDT          922.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 01 AM PDT          938.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 02 AM PDT          949.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 03 AM PDT          960.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 04 AM PDT          967.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 05 AM PDT          974.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 06 AM PDT          977.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 07 AM PDT          975.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 08 AM PDT          973.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 09 AM PDT          971.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 10 AM PDT          967.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 11 AM PDT          963.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 12 PM PDT          954.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 01 PM PDT          944.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 02 PM PDT          934.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 03 PM PDT          922.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 04 PM PDT          910.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 05 PM PDT          900.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 06 PM PDT          890.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 07 PM PDT          885.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 08 PM PDT          880.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 09 PM PDT          876.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 10 PM PDT          873.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 11 PM PDT          874.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 12 AM PDT          886.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 01 AM PDT          895.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 02 AM PDT          900.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 03 AM PDT          902.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 04 AM PDT          901.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 05 AM PDT          899.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 06 AM PDT          895.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 07 AM PDT          891.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 08 AM PDT          885.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 09 AM PDT          880.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 10 AM PDT          875.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 11 AM PDT          871.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 12 PM PDT          865.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 01 PM PDT          860.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 02 PM PDT          855.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 03 PM PDT          847.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 04 PM PDT          840.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 05 PM PDT          835.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 06 PM PDT          831.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 07 PM PDT          829.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 08 PM PDT          828.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 09 PM PDT          826.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 10 PM PDT          826.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 11 PM PDT          830.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 12 AM PDT          843.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 01 AM PDT          854.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 02 AM PDT          862.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 03 AM PDT          866.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 04 AM PDT          867.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 05 AM PDT          867.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 06 AM PDT          865.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 07 AM PDT          862.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 08 AM PDT          858.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 09 AM PDT          855.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 10 AM PDT          851.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 11 AM PDT          849.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 12 PM PDT          845.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 01 PM PDT          841.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 02 PM PDT          837.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 03 PM PDT          829.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 04 PM PDT          823.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 05 PM PDT          819.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 06 PM PDT          830.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 07 PM PDT          843.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 08 PM PDT          856.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 09 PM PDT          870.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 10 PM PDT          885.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 11 PM PDT          905.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 12 AM PDT          945.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 01 AM PDT          983.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 02 AM PDT         1016.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 03 AM PDT         1045.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 04 AM PDT         1071.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 05 AM PDT         1094.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 06 AM PDT         1092.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 07 AM PDT         1089.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 08 AM PDT         1084.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 09 AM PDT         1080.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 10 AM PDT         1076.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 11 AM PDT         1073.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 12 PM PDT         1065.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 01 PM PDT         1058.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 02 PM PDT         1051.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 03 PM PDT         1038.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 04 PM PDT         1028.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 05 PM PDT         1021.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 06 PM PDT         1033.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 07 PM PDT         1048.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 08 PM PDT         1065.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 09 PM PDT         1081.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 10 PM PDT         1100.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 11 PM PDT         1124.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 12 AM PDT         1174.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 01 AM PDT         1220.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 02 AM PDT         1260.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 03 AM PDT         1293.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 04 AM PDT         1321.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 05 AM PDT         1346.00          -9999         +      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.