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KERN RIVER - KERNVILLE (KRVC1)
Latitude: 35.75º NLongitude: 118.42º WElevation: 2637 Feet
Location: Kern County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: San JoaquinRiver Group: Tulare
Issuance Time: Jul 12 2025 at 7:51 AM PDTNext Issuance: Jul 13 2025 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: 12.5 FeetMinor Flood: 13.5 FeetModerate Flood: 17.0 FeetMajor Flood: 20.0 Feet
Please Note:Raw observed data may be unreliable due to gauge damage and river bank erosion sustained during the recent 2023 floods. This may increase forecast uncertainty.

# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
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# Location: Kern River - Kernville (KRVC1)
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# File Generation Time:  07/12/2025 at 07:51 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
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# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  07/07/2025 at 07:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       3.56 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        789 cfs
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# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     07/12/2025 at 08:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       3.23 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        618 cfs
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# OBSERVED
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# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  07/07/2025 07 AM PDT            3.56            789                        Normal
  07/07/2025 08 AM PDT            3.55            784         -              Normal
  07/07/2025 09 AM PDT            3.54            778         -              Normal
  07/07/2025 10 AM PDT            3.55            784         +              Normal
  07/07/2025 11 AM PDT            3.53            773         -              Normal
  07/07/2025 12 PM PDT            3.53            773         0              Normal
  07/07/2025 01 PM PDT            3.52            767         -              Normal
  07/07/2025 02 PM PDT            3.52            767         0              Normal
  07/07/2025 03 PM PDT            3.51            761         -              Normal
  07/07/2025 04 PM PDT            3.51            761         0              Normal
  07/07/2025 05 PM PDT            3.51            761         0              Normal
  07/07/2025 06 PM PDT            3.51            761         0              Normal
  07/07/2025 07 PM PDT            3.51            761         0              Normal
  07/07/2025 08 PM PDT            3.51            761         0              Normal
  07/07/2025 09 PM PDT            3.52            767         +              Normal
  07/07/2025 10 PM PDT            3.52            767         0              Normal
  07/07/2025 11 PM PDT            3.52            767         0              Normal
  07/08/2025 12 AM PDT            3.52            767         0              Normal
  07/08/2025 01 AM PDT            3.52            767         0              Normal
  07/08/2025 02 AM PDT            3.53            773         +              Normal
  07/08/2025 03 AM PDT            3.53            773         0              Normal
  07/08/2025 04 AM PDT            3.53            773         0              Normal
  07/08/2025 05 AM PDT            3.53            773         0              Normal
  07/08/2025 06 AM PDT            3.51            761         -              Normal
  07/08/2025 07 AM PDT            3.51            761         0              Normal
  07/08/2025 08 AM PDT            3.51            761         0              Normal
  07/08/2025 09 AM PDT            3.49            750         -              Normal
  07/08/2025 10 AM PDT            3.49            750         0              Normal
  07/08/2025 11 AM PDT            3.49            750         0              Normal
  07/08/2025 12 PM PDT            3.48            745         -              Normal
  07/08/2025 01 PM PDT            3.47            740         -              Normal
  07/08/2025 02 PM PDT            3.47            740         0              Normal
  07/08/2025 03 PM PDT            3.36            681         -              Normal
  07/08/2025 04 PM PDT            3.35            676         -              Normal
  07/08/2025 05 PM PDT            3.36            681         +              Normal
  07/08/2025 06 PM PDT            3.36            681         0              Normal
  07/08/2025 07 PM PDT            3.36            681         0              Normal
  07/08/2025 08 PM PDT            3.35            676         -              Normal
  07/08/2025 09 PM PDT            3.35            676         0              Normal
  07/08/2025 10 PM PDT            3.36            681         +              Normal
  07/08/2025 11 PM PDT            3.36            681         0              Normal
  07/09/2025 12 AM PDT            3.37            686         +              Normal
  07/09/2025 01 AM PDT            3.37            686         0              Normal
  07/09/2025 02 AM PDT            3.36            681         -              Normal
  07/09/2025 03 AM PDT            3.37            686         +              Normal
  07/09/2025 04 AM PDT            3.36            681         -              Normal
  07/09/2025 05 AM PDT            3.36            681         0              Normal
  07/09/2025 06 AM PDT            3.35            676         -              Normal
  07/09/2025 07 AM PDT            3.35            676         0              Normal
  07/09/2025 08 AM PDT            3.34            671         -              Normal
  07/09/2025 09 AM PDT            3.33            666         -              Normal
  07/09/2025 10 AM PDT            3.33            666         0              Normal
  07/09/2025 11 AM PDT            3.32            661         -              Normal
  07/09/2025 12 PM PDT            3.32            661         0              Normal
  07/09/2025 01 PM PDT            3.31            656         -              Normal
  07/09/2025 02 PM PDT            3.31            656         0              Normal
  07/09/2025 03 PM PDT            3.29            646         -              Normal
  07/09/2025 04 PM PDT            3.30            651         +              Normal
  07/09/2025 05 PM PDT            3.30            651         0              Normal
  07/09/2025 06 PM PDT            3.30            651         0              Normal
  07/09/2025 07 PM PDT            3.30            651         0              Normal
  07/09/2025 08 PM PDT            3.30            651         0              Normal
  07/09/2025 09 PM PDT            3.31            656         +              Normal
  07/09/2025 10 PM PDT            3.31            656         0              Normal
  07/09/2025 11 PM PDT            3.33            666         +              Normal
  07/10/2025 12 AM PDT            3.32            661         -              Normal
  07/10/2025 01 AM PDT            3.34            671         +              Normal
  07/10/2025 02 AM PDT            3.34            671         0              Normal
  07/10/2025 03 AM PDT            3.33            666         -              Normal
  07/10/2025 04 AM PDT            3.33            666         0              Normal
  07/10/2025 05 AM PDT            3.33            666         0              Normal
  07/10/2025 06 AM PDT            3.32            661         -              Normal
  07/10/2025 07 AM PDT            3.32            661         0              Normal
  07/10/2025 08 AM PDT            3.31            656         -              Normal
  07/10/2025 09 AM PDT            3.31            656         0              Normal
  07/10/2025 10 AM PDT            3.30            651         -              Normal
  07/10/2025 11 AM PDT            3.29            646         -              Normal
  07/10/2025 12 PM PDT            3.29            646         0              Normal
  07/10/2025 01 PM PDT            3.28            641         -              Normal
  07/10/2025 02 PM PDT            3.27            637         -              Normal
  07/10/2025 03 PM PDT            3.27            637         0              Normal
  07/10/2025 04 PM PDT            3.27            637         0              Normal
  07/10/2025 05 PM PDT            3.27            637         0              Normal
  07/10/2025 06 PM PDT            3.27            637         0              Normal
  07/10/2025 07 PM PDT            3.27            637         0              Normal
  07/10/2025 08 PM PDT            3.27            637         0              Normal
  07/10/2025 09 PM PDT            3.28            641         +              Normal
  07/10/2025 10 PM PDT            3.28            641         0              Normal
  07/10/2025 11 PM PDT            3.27            637         -              Normal
  07/11/2025 12 AM PDT            3.27            637         0              Normal
  07/11/2025 01 AM PDT            3.28            641         +              Normal
  07/11/2025 02 AM PDT            3.29            646         +              Normal
  07/11/2025 03 AM PDT            3.27            637         -              Normal
  07/11/2025 04 AM PDT            3.28            641         +              Normal
  07/11/2025 05 AM PDT            3.28            641         0              Normal
  07/11/2025 06 AM PDT            3.27            637         -              Normal
  07/11/2025 07 AM PDT            3.26            632         -              Normal
  07/11/2025 08 AM PDT            3.27            637         +              Normal
  07/11/2025 09 AM PDT            3.26            632         -              Normal
  07/11/2025 10 AM PDT            3.26            632         0              Normal
  07/11/2025 11 AM PDT            3.24            623         -              Normal
  07/11/2025 12 PM PDT            3.24            623         0              Normal
  07/11/2025 01 PM PDT            3.23            618         -              Normal
  07/11/2025 02 PM PDT            3.24            623         +              Normal
  07/11/2025 03 PM PDT            3.24            623         0              Normal
  07/11/2025 04 PM PDT            3.23            618         -              Normal
  07/11/2025 05 PM PDT            3.23            618         0              Normal
  07/11/2025 06 PM PDT            3.22            613         -              Normal
  07/11/2025 07 PM PDT            3.22            613         0              Normal
  07/11/2025 08 PM PDT            3.22            613         0              Normal
  07/11/2025 09 PM PDT            3.23            618         +              Normal
  07/11/2025 10 PM PDT            3.24            623         +              Normal
  07/11/2025 11 PM PDT            3.23            618         -              Normal
  07/12/2025 12 AM PDT            3.23            618         0              Normal
  07/12/2025 01 AM PDT            3.24            623         +              Normal
  07/12/2025 02 AM PDT            3.23            618         -              Normal
  07/12/2025 03 AM PDT            3.24            623         +              Normal
  07/12/2025 04 AM PDT            3.25            627         +              Normal
  07/12/2025 05 AM PDT            3.24            623         -              Normal
  07/12/2025 06 AM PDT            3.24            623         0              Normal
  07/12/2025 07 AM PDT            3.23            618         -              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  07/12/2025 08 AM PDT            3.23            618                        Normal
  07/12/2025 09 AM PDT            3.23            618         0              Normal
  07/12/2025 10 AM PDT            3.22            613         -              Normal
  07/12/2025 11 AM PDT            3.22            613         0              Normal
  07/12/2025 12 PM PDT            3.22            613         0              Normal
  07/12/2025 01 PM PDT            3.21            609         -              Normal
  07/12/2025 02 PM PDT            3.21            609         0              Normal
  07/12/2025 03 PM PDT            3.21            609         0              Normal
  07/12/2025 04 PM PDT            3.21            609         0              Normal
  07/12/2025 05 PM PDT            3.21            609         0              Normal
  07/12/2025 06 PM PDT            3.21            609         0              Normal
  07/12/2025 07 PM PDT            3.22            613         +              Normal
  07/12/2025 08 PM PDT            3.22            613         0              Normal
  07/12/2025 09 PM PDT            3.23            618         +              Normal
  07/12/2025 10 PM PDT            3.23            618         0              Normal
  07/12/2025 11 PM PDT            3.23            618         0              Normal
  07/13/2025 12 AM PDT            3.23            618         0              Normal
  07/13/2025 01 AM PDT            3.23            618         0              Normal
  07/13/2025 02 AM PDT            3.22            613         -              Normal
  07/13/2025 03 AM PDT            3.22            613         0              Normal
  07/13/2025 04 AM PDT            3.21            609         -              Normal
  07/13/2025 05 AM PDT            3.21            609         0              Normal
  07/13/2025 06 AM PDT            3.20            604         -              Normal
  07/13/2025 07 AM PDT            3.19            600         -              Normal
  07/13/2025 08 AM PDT            3.19            600         0              Normal
  07/13/2025 09 AM PDT            3.18            597         -              Normal
  07/13/2025 10 AM PDT            3.17            593         -              Normal
  07/13/2025 11 AM PDT            3.17            593         0              Normal
  07/13/2025 12 PM PDT            3.16            589         -              Normal
  07/13/2025 01 PM PDT            3.16            589         0              Normal
  07/13/2025 02 PM PDT            3.15            585         -              Normal
  07/13/2025 03 PM PDT            3.15            585         0              Normal
  07/13/2025 04 PM PDT            3.15            585         0              Normal
  07/13/2025 05 PM PDT            3.16            589         +              Normal
  07/13/2025 06 PM PDT            3.16            589         0              Normal
  07/13/2025 07 PM PDT            3.16            589         0              Normal
  07/13/2025 08 PM PDT            3.17            593         +              Normal
  07/13/2025 09 PM PDT            3.17            593         0              Normal
  07/13/2025 10 PM PDT            3.18            597         +              Normal
  07/13/2025 11 PM PDT            3.18            597         0              Normal
  07/14/2025 12 AM PDT            3.18            597         0              Normal
  07/14/2025 01 AM PDT            3.17            593         -              Normal
  07/14/2025 02 AM PDT            3.17            593         0              Normal
  07/14/2025 03 AM PDT            3.16            589         -              Normal
  07/14/2025 04 AM PDT            3.16            589         0              Normal
  07/14/2025 05 AM PDT            3.15            585         -              Normal
  07/14/2025 06 AM PDT            3.14            582         -              Normal
  07/14/2025 07 AM PDT            3.14            582         0              Normal
  07/14/2025 08 AM PDT            3.13            578         -              Normal
  07/14/2025 09 AM PDT            3.12            574         -              Normal
  07/14/2025 10 AM PDT            3.12            574         0              Normal
  07/14/2025 11 AM PDT            3.11            571         -              Normal
  07/14/2025 12 PM PDT            3.10            567         -              Normal
  07/14/2025 01 PM PDT            3.10            567         0              Normal
  07/14/2025 02 PM PDT            3.10            567         0              Normal
  07/14/2025 03 PM PDT            3.10            567         0              Normal
  07/14/2025 04 PM PDT            3.10            567         0              Normal
  07/14/2025 05 PM PDT            3.10            567         0              Normal
  07/14/2025 06 PM PDT            3.10            567         0              Normal
  07/14/2025 07 PM PDT            3.10            567         0              Normal
  07/14/2025 08 PM PDT            3.11            571         +              Normal
  07/14/2025 09 PM PDT            3.12            574         +              Normal
  07/14/2025 10 PM PDT            3.12            574         0              Normal
  07/14/2025 11 PM PDT            3.12            574         0              Normal
  07/15/2025 12 AM PDT            3.12            574         0              Normal
  07/15/2025 01 AM PDT            3.12            574         0              Normal
  07/15/2025 02 AM PDT            3.11            571         -              Normal
  07/15/2025 03 AM PDT            3.11            571         0              Normal
  07/15/2025 04 AM PDT            3.10            567         -              Normal
  07/15/2025 05 AM PDT            3.10            567         0              Normal
  07/15/2025 06 AM PDT            3.09            563         -              Normal
  07/15/2025 07 AM PDT            3.09            563         0              Normal
  07/15/2025 08 AM PDT            3.08            559         -              Normal
  07/15/2025 09 AM PDT            3.08            559         0              Normal
  07/15/2025 10 AM PDT            3.07            555         -              Normal
  07/15/2025 11 AM PDT            3.06            550         -              Normal
  07/15/2025 12 PM PDT            3.06            550         0              Normal
  07/15/2025 01 PM PDT            3.06            550         0              Normal
  07/15/2025 02 PM PDT            3.06            550         0              Normal
  07/15/2025 03 PM PDT            3.06            550         0              Normal
  07/15/2025 04 PM PDT            3.06            550         0              Normal
  07/15/2025 05 PM PDT            3.06            550         0              Normal
  07/15/2025 06 PM PDT            3.06            550         0              Normal
  07/15/2025 07 PM PDT            3.06            550         0              Normal
  07/15/2025 08 PM PDT            3.07            555         +              Normal
  07/15/2025 09 PM PDT            3.07            555         0              Normal
  07/15/2025 10 PM PDT            3.08            559         +              Normal
  07/15/2025 11 PM PDT            3.08            559         0              Normal
  07/16/2025 12 AM PDT            3.08            559         0              Normal
  07/16/2025 01 AM PDT            3.08            559         0              Normal
  07/16/2025 02 AM PDT            3.07            555         -              Normal
  07/16/2025 03 AM PDT            3.07            555         0              Normal
  07/16/2025 04 AM PDT            3.06            550         -              Normal
  07/16/2025 05 AM PDT            3.06            550         0              Normal
  07/16/2025 06 AM PDT            3.05            546         -              Normal
  07/16/2025 07 AM PDT            3.05            546         0              Normal
  07/16/2025 08 AM PDT            3.04            542         -              Normal
  07/16/2025 09 AM PDT            3.04            542         0              Normal
  07/16/2025 10 AM PDT            3.03            538         -              Normal
  07/16/2025 11 AM PDT            3.03            538         0              Normal
  07/16/2025 12 PM PDT            3.03            538         0              Normal
  07/16/2025 01 PM PDT            3.02            534         -              Normal
  07/16/2025 02 PM PDT            3.02            534         0              Normal
  07/16/2025 03 PM PDT            3.02            534         0              Normal
  07/16/2025 04 PM PDT            3.02            534         0              Normal
  07/16/2025 05 PM PDT            3.02            534         0              Normal
  07/16/2025 06 PM PDT            3.02            534         0              Normal
  07/16/2025 07 PM PDT            3.03            538         +              Normal
  07/16/2025 08 PM PDT            3.03            538         0              Normal
  07/16/2025 09 PM PDT            3.04            542         +              Normal
  07/16/2025 10 PM PDT            3.04            542         0              Normal
  07/16/2025 11 PM PDT            3.04            542         0              Normal
  07/17/2025 12 AM PDT            3.04            542         0              Normal
  07/17/2025 01 AM PDT            3.04            542         0              Normal
  07/17/2025 02 AM PDT            3.04            542         0              Normal
  07/17/2025 03 AM PDT            3.03            538         -              Normal
  07/17/2025 04 AM PDT            3.03            538         0              Normal
  07/17/2025 05 AM PDT            3.02            534         -              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.