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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: Jul 16 2026 at 7:22 AM PDTNext Issuance: Jul 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: Kern River - Fairview Dam (KKVC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  07/16/2026 at 07:23 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  07/15/2026 at 12:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       382.00 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        -9999. AF
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     07/16/2026 at 06:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       360.00 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        -9999. AF
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  07/11/2026 07 AM PDT          352.00          -9999                Not Applicable
  07/11/2026 08 AM PDT          353.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/11/2026 09 AM PDT          347.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/11/2026 10 AM PDT          350.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/11/2026 11 AM PDT          348.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/11/2026 12 PM PDT          349.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/11/2026 01 PM PDT          346.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/11/2026 02 PM PDT          347.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/11/2026 03 PM PDT          346.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/11/2026 04 PM PDT          346.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/11/2026 05 PM PDT          347.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/11/2026 06 PM PDT          344.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/11/2026 07 PM PDT          342.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/11/2026 08 PM PDT          342.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/11/2026 09 PM PDT          342.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/11/2026 10 PM PDT          342.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/11/2026 11 PM PDT          343.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 12 AM PDT          342.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 01 AM PDT          343.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 02 AM PDT          340.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 03 AM PDT          340.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 04 AM PDT          340.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 05 AM PDT          338.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 06 AM PDT          334.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 07 AM PDT          336.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 08 AM PDT          333.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 09 AM PDT          331.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 10 AM PDT          330.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 11 AM PDT          331.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 12 PM PDT          332.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 01 PM PDT          328.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 02 PM PDT          329.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 03 PM PDT          328.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 04 PM PDT          329.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 05 PM PDT          329.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 06 PM PDT          331.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 07 PM PDT          329.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 08 PM PDT          329.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 09 PM PDT          329.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 10 PM PDT          332.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/12/2026 11 PM PDT          332.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 12 AM PDT          334.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 01 AM PDT          335.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 02 AM PDT          334.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 03 AM PDT          337.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 04 AM PDT          338.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 05 AM PDT          334.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 06 AM PDT          336.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 07 AM PDT          336.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 08 AM PDT          338.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 09 AM PDT          337.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 10 AM PDT          338.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 11 AM PDT          339.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 12 PM PDT          340.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 01 PM PDT          341.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 02 PM PDT          341.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 03 PM PDT          340.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 04 PM PDT          341.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 05 PM PDT          340.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 06 PM PDT          342.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 07 PM PDT          342.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 08 PM PDT          343.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 09 PM PDT          343.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 10 PM PDT          345.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/13/2026 11 PM PDT          345.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 12 AM PDT          345.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 01 AM PDT          346.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 02 AM PDT          347.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 03 AM PDT          347.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 04 AM PDT          346.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 05 AM PDT          347.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 06 AM PDT          346.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 07 AM PDT          345.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 08 AM PDT          345.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 09 AM PDT          346.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 10 AM PDT          347.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 11 AM PDT          348.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 12 PM PDT          352.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 01 PM PDT          355.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 02 PM PDT          360.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 03 PM PDT          366.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 04 PM PDT          375.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 05 PM PDT          378.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 06 PM PDT          382.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 07 PM PDT          382.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 08 PM PDT          382.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 09 PM PDT          382.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 10 PM PDT          382.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/14/2026 11 PM PDT          382.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 12 AM PDT          382.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 01 AM PDT          378.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 02 AM PDT          379.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 03 AM PDT          379.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 04 AM PDT          377.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 05 AM PDT          377.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 06 AM PDT          375.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 07 AM PDT          373.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 08 AM PDT          368.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 09 AM PDT          366.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 10 AM PDT          368.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 11 AM PDT          368.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 12 PM PDT          369.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 01 PM PDT          368.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 02 PM PDT          367.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 03 PM PDT          367.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 04 PM PDT          366.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 05 PM PDT          366.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 06 PM PDT          374.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 07 PM PDT          364.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 08 PM PDT          363.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 09 PM PDT          364.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 10 PM PDT          363.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/15/2026 11 PM PDT          362.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/16/2026 12 AM PDT          364.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/16/2026 01 AM PDT          364.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/16/2026 02 AM PDT          362.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/16/2026 03 AM PDT          360.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/16/2026 04 AM PDT          360.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/16/2026 05 AM PDT          360.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/16/2026 06 AM PDT          359.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/16/2026 07 AM PDT          357.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  07/16/2026 08 AM PDT          356.00          -9999                Not Applicable
  07/16/2026 09 AM PDT          356.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/16/2026 10 AM PDT          355.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/16/2026 11 AM PDT          355.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/16/2026 12 PM PDT          355.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/16/2026 01 PM PDT          355.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/16/2026 02 PM PDT          356.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/16/2026 03 PM PDT          356.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/16/2026 04 PM PDT          357.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/16/2026 05 PM PDT          359.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/16/2026 06 PM PDT          360.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/16/2026 07 PM PDT          360.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/16/2026 08 PM PDT          360.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/16/2026 09 PM PDT          359.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/16/2026 10 PM PDT          358.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/16/2026 11 PM PDT          357.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 12 AM PDT          356.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 01 AM PDT          354.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 02 AM PDT          352.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 03 AM PDT          351.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 04 AM PDT          349.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 05 AM PDT          348.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 06 AM PDT          346.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 07 AM PDT          345.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 08 AM PDT          344.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 09 AM PDT          343.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 10 AM PDT          343.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 11 AM PDT          342.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 12 PM PDT          342.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 01 PM PDT          343.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 02 PM PDT          344.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 03 PM PDT          344.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 04 PM PDT          345.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 05 PM PDT          347.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 06 PM PDT          348.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 07 PM PDT          348.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 08 PM PDT          348.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 09 PM PDT          347.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 10 PM PDT          346.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/17/2026 11 PM PDT          345.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 12 AM PDT          344.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 01 AM PDT          342.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 02 AM PDT          341.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 03 AM PDT          339.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 04 AM PDT          337.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 05 AM PDT          336.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 06 AM PDT          335.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 07 AM PDT          334.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 08 AM PDT          333.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 09 AM PDT          332.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 10 AM PDT          331.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 11 AM PDT          331.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 12 PM PDT          331.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 01 PM PDT          331.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 02 PM PDT          332.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 03 PM PDT          333.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 04 PM PDT          334.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 05 PM PDT          335.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 06 PM PDT          336.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 07 PM PDT          336.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 08 PM PDT          336.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 09 PM PDT          335.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 10 PM PDT          335.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/18/2026 11 PM PDT          334.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 12 AM PDT          332.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 01 AM PDT          331.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 02 AM PDT          329.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 03 AM PDT          328.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 04 AM PDT          326.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 05 AM PDT          325.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 06 AM PDT          324.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 07 AM PDT          322.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 08 AM PDT          321.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 09 AM PDT          321.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 10 AM PDT          320.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 11 AM PDT          320.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 12 PM PDT          320.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 01 PM PDT          320.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 02 PM PDT          321.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 03 PM PDT          322.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 04 PM PDT          323.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 05 PM PDT          324.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 06 PM PDT          325.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 07 PM PDT          325.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 08 PM PDT          325.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 09 PM PDT          324.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 10 PM PDT          324.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/19/2026 11 PM PDT          323.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 12 AM PDT          321.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 01 AM PDT          320.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 02 AM PDT          318.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 03 AM PDT          317.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 04 AM PDT          316.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 05 AM PDT          314.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 06 AM PDT          313.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 07 AM PDT          312.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 08 AM PDT          311.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 09 AM PDT          310.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 10 AM PDT          310.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 11 AM PDT          310.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 12 PM PDT          310.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 01 PM PDT          310.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 02 PM PDT          311.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 03 PM PDT          311.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 04 PM PDT          312.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 05 PM PDT          313.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 06 PM PDT          314.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 07 PM PDT          315.00          -9999         +      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 08 PM PDT          315.00          -9999         0      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 09 PM PDT          314.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 10 PM PDT          313.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/20/2026 11 PM PDT          312.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/21/2026 12 AM PDT          311.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/21/2026 01 AM PDT          309.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/21/2026 02 AM PDT          308.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/21/2026 03 AM PDT          307.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/21/2026 04 AM PDT          305.00          -9999         -      Not Applicable
  07/21/2026 05 AM PDT          304.00          -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.