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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 11 2026 at 8:24 AM PDTNext Issuance: Apr 12 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:  04/11/2026 at 08:26 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  04/09/2026 at 01:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       1350.00 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        -9999. AF
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     04/12/2026 at 05:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       1321.00 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        -9999. AF
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/06/2026 08 AM PDT         1163.00          -9999                Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 09 AM PDT         1168.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 10 AM PDT         1172.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 11 AM PDT         1176.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 12 PM PDT         1176.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 01 PM PDT         1175.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 02 PM PDT         1174.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 03 PM PDT         1173.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 04 PM PDT         1170.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 05 PM PDT         1162.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 06 PM PDT         1159.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 07 PM PDT         1152.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 08 PM PDT         1147.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 09 PM PDT         1138.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 10 PM PDT         1132.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 11 PM PDT         1124.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 12 AM PDT         1119.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 01 AM PDT         1114.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 02 AM PDT         1113.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 03 AM PDT         1113.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 04 AM PDT         1117.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 05 AM PDT         1123.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 06 AM PDT         1132.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 07 AM PDT         1144.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 08 AM PDT         1152.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 09 AM PDT         1166.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 10 AM PDT         1176.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 11 AM PDT         1187.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 12 PM PDT         1190.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 01 PM PDT         1196.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 02 PM PDT         1194.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 03 PM PDT         1190.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 04 PM PDT         1189.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 05 PM PDT         1182.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 06 PM PDT         1176.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 07 PM PDT         1169.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 08 PM PDT         1164.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 09 PM PDT         1155.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 10 PM PDT         1148.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 11 PM PDT         1143.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 12 AM PDT         1136.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 01 AM PDT         1132.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 02 AM PDT         1130.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 03 AM PDT         1132.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 04 AM PDT         1142.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 05 AM PDT         1150.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 06 AM PDT         1164.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 07 AM PDT         1182.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 08 AM PDT         1203.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 09 AM PDT         1219.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 10 AM PDT         1231.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 11 AM PDT         1246.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 12 PM PDT         1257.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 01 PM PDT         1255.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 02 PM PDT         1253.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 03 PM PDT         1250.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 04 PM PDT         1246.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 05 PM PDT         1240.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 06 PM PDT         1236.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 07 PM PDT         1229.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 08 PM PDT         1233.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 09 PM PDT         1227.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 10 PM PDT         1220.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 11 PM PDT         1208.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 12 AM PDT         1201.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 01 AM PDT         1196.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 02 AM PDT         1192.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 03 AM PDT         1200.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 04 AM PDT         1208.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 05 AM PDT         1224.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 06 AM PDT         1244.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 07 AM PDT         1265.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 08 AM PDT         1290.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 09 AM PDT         1307.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 10 AM PDT         1324.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 11 AM PDT         1334.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 12 PM PDT         1345.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 01 PM PDT         1350.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 02 PM PDT         1348.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 03 PM PDT         1345.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 04 PM PDT         1344.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 05 PM PDT         1334.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 06 PM PDT         1329.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 07 PM PDT         1323.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 08 PM PDT         1314.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 09 PM PDT         1306.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 10 PM PDT         1297.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 11 PM PDT         1289.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 12 AM PDT         1278.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 01 AM PDT         1273.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 02 AM PDT         1268.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 03 AM PDT         1267.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 04 AM PDT         1267.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 05 AM PDT         1270.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 06 AM PDT         1274.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 07 AM PDT         1283.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 08 AM PDT         1292.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 09 AM PDT         1296.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 10 AM PDT         1311.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 11 AM PDT         1324.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 12 PM PDT         1329.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 01 PM PDT         1307.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 02 PM PDT         1298.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 03 PM PDT         1297.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 04 PM PDT         1292.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 05 PM PDT         1287.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 06 PM PDT         1273.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 07 PM PDT         1271.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 08 PM PDT         1277.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 09 PM PDT         1276.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 10 PM PDT         1270.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 11 PM PDT         1258.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 12 AM PDT         1260.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 01 AM PDT         1267.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 02 AM PDT         1268.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 03 AM PDT         1272.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 04 AM PDT         1290.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 05 AM PDT         1305.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 06 AM PDT         1316.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 07 AM PDT         1310.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 08 AM PDT         1304.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/11/2026 09 AM PDT         1296.00          -9999                Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 10 AM PDT         1288.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 11 AM PDT         1278.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 12 PM PDT         1269.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 01 PM PDT         1261.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 02 PM PDT         1252.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 03 PM PDT         1242.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 04 PM PDT         1233.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 05 PM PDT         1224.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 06 PM PDT         1220.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 07 PM PDT         1219.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 08 PM PDT         1218.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 09 PM PDT         1218.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 10 PM PDT         1219.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 11 PM PDT         1225.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 12 AM PDT         1243.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 01 AM PDT         1261.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 02 AM PDT         1277.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 03 AM PDT         1292.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 04 AM PDT         1307.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 05 AM PDT         1321.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 06 AM PDT         1321.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 07 AM PDT         1321.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 08 AM PDT         1320.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 09 AM PDT         1318.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 10 AM PDT         1316.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 11 AM PDT         1311.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 12 PM PDT         1300.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 01 PM PDT         1289.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 02 PM PDT         1277.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 03 PM PDT         1265.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 04 PM PDT         1253.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 05 PM PDT         1241.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 06 PM PDT         1226.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 07 PM PDT         1213.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 08 PM PDT         1201.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 09 PM PDT         1189.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 10 PM PDT         1180.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 11 PM PDT         1174.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 12 AM PDT         1177.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 01 AM PDT         1179.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 02 AM PDT         1180.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 03 AM PDT         1180.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 04 AM PDT         1179.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 05 AM PDT         1178.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 06 AM PDT         1174.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 07 AM PDT         1170.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 08 AM PDT         1166.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 09 AM PDT         1160.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 10 AM PDT         1154.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 11 AM PDT         1146.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 12 PM PDT         1140.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 01 PM PDT         1134.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 02 PM PDT         1127.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 03 PM PDT         1120.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 04 PM PDT         1113.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 05 PM PDT         1106.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 06 PM PDT         1097.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 07 PM PDT         1090.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 08 PM PDT         1082.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 09 PM PDT         1076.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 10 PM PDT         1072.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 11 PM PDT         1070.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 12 AM PDT         1076.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 01 AM PDT         1082.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 02 AM PDT         1085.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 03 AM PDT         1088.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 04 AM PDT         1090.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 05 AM PDT         1093.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 06 AM PDT         1091.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 07 AM PDT         1090.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 08 AM PDT         1088.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 09 AM PDT         1085.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 10 AM PDT         1082.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 11 AM PDT         1077.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 12 PM PDT         1071.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 01 PM PDT         1066.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 02 PM PDT         1060.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 03 PM PDT         1054.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 04 PM PDT         1048.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 05 PM PDT         1042.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 06 PM PDT         1032.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 07 PM PDT         1025.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 08 PM PDT         1018.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 09 PM PDT         1012.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 10 PM PDT         1008.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 11 PM PDT         1008.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 12 AM PDT         1017.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 01 AM PDT         1025.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 02 AM PDT         1032.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 03 AM PDT         1038.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 04 AM PDT         1043.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 05 AM PDT         1049.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 06 AM PDT         1048.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 07 AM PDT         1048.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 08 AM PDT         1048.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 09 AM PDT         1045.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 10 AM PDT         1042.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 11 AM PDT         1037.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 12 PM PDT         1032.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 01 PM PDT         1028.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 02 PM PDT         1021.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 03 PM PDT         1015.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 04 PM PDT         1009.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 05 PM PDT         1003.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 06 PM PDT         1003.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 07 PM PDT         1006.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 08 PM PDT         1009.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 09 PM PDT         1013.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 10 PM PDT         1019.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 11 PM PDT         1029.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 12 AM PDT         1055.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 01 AM PDT         1080.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 02 AM PDT         1104.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 03 AM PDT         1126.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 04 AM PDT         1149.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 05 AM PDT         1171.00          -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.