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KERN RIVER - KERNVILLE (KRVC1)
Latitude: 35.75º NLongitude: 118.42º WElevation: 2637 FeetForecast Type: Official Location
Location: Kern County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: San JoaquinRiver Group: Tulare
Issuance Time: Mar 14 2026 at 8:56 AM PDTNext Issuance: Mar 15 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: 12.5 FeetMinor Flood: 13.5 FeetModerate Flood: 17.0 FeetMajor Flood: 20.0 Feet
Please Note:

# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: Kern River - Kernville (KRVC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  03/14/2026 at 08:56 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  03/14/2026 at 08:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       4.72 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        1269 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     03/19/2026 at 05:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       5.75 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        2130 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/09/2026 08 AM PDT            4.56           1169                        Normal
  03/09/2026 09 AM PDT            4.55           1163         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 10 AM PDT            4.54           1157         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 11 AM PDT            4.57           1175         +              Normal
  03/09/2026 12 PM PDT            4.56           1169         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 01 PM PDT            4.58           1181         +              Normal
  03/09/2026 02 PM PDT            4.55           1163         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 03 PM PDT            4.52           1144         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 04 PM PDT            4.55           1163         +              Normal
  03/09/2026 05 PM PDT            4.54           1157         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 06 PM PDT            4.52           1144         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 07 PM PDT            4.54           1157         +              Normal
  03/09/2026 08 PM PDT            4.49           1126         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 09 PM PDT            4.48           1120         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 10 PM PDT            4.50           1132         +              Normal
  03/09/2026 11 PM PDT            4.51           1138         +              Normal
  03/10/2026 12 AM PDT            4.50           1132         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 01 AM PDT            4.51           1138         +              Normal
  03/10/2026 02 AM PDT            4.49           1126         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 03 AM PDT            4.53           1150         +              Normal
  03/10/2026 04 AM PDT            4.52           1144         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 05 AM PDT            4.54           1157         +              Normal
  03/10/2026 06 AM PDT            4.55           1163         +              Normal
  03/10/2026 07 AM PDT            4.57           1175         +              Normal
  03/10/2026 08 AM PDT            4.58           1181         +              Normal
  03/10/2026 09 AM PDT            4.60           1194         +              Normal
  03/10/2026 10 AM PDT            4.59           1188         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 11 AM PDT            4.60           1194         +              Normal
  03/10/2026 12 PM PDT            4.61           1200         +              Normal
  03/10/2026 01 PM PDT            4.59           1188         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 02 PM PDT            4.60           1194         +              Normal
  03/10/2026 03 PM PDT            4.58           1181         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 04 PM PDT            4.58           1181         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 05 PM PDT            4.57           1175         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 06 PM PDT            4.57           1175         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 07 PM PDT            4.54           1157         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 08 PM PDT            4.57           1175         +              Normal
  03/10/2026 09 PM PDT            4.56           1169         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 10 PM PDT            4.55           1163         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 11 PM PDT            4.55           1163         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 12 AM PDT            4.54           1157         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 01 AM PDT            4.55           1163         +              Normal
  03/11/2026 02 AM PDT            4.53           1150         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 03 AM PDT            4.54           1157         +              Normal
  03/11/2026 04 AM PDT            4.55           1163         +              Normal
  03/11/2026 05 AM PDT            4.58           1181         +              Normal
  03/11/2026 06 AM PDT            4.59           1188         +              Normal
  03/11/2026 07 AM PDT            4.60           1194         +              Normal
  03/11/2026 08 AM PDT            4.60           1194         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 09 AM PDT            4.61           1200         +              Normal
  03/11/2026 10 AM PDT            4.62           1207         +              Normal
  03/11/2026 11 AM PDT            4.63           1213         +              Normal
  03/11/2026 12 PM PDT            4.60           1194         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 01 PM PDT            4.59           1188         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 02 PM PDT            4.60           1194         +              Normal
  03/11/2026 03 PM PDT            4.60           1194         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 04 PM PDT            4.59           1188         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 05 PM PDT            4.57           1175         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 06 PM PDT            4.56           1169         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 07 PM PDT            4.55           1163         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 08 PM PDT            4.56           1169         +              Normal
  03/11/2026 09 PM PDT            4.55           1163         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 10 PM PDT            4.53           1150         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 11 PM PDT            4.53           1150         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 12 AM PDT            4.53           1150         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 01 AM PDT            4.53           1150         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 02 AM PDT            4.54           1157         +              Normal
  03/12/2026 03 AM PDT            4.52           1144         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 04 AM PDT            4.53           1150         +              Normal
  03/12/2026 05 AM PDT            4.54           1157         +              Normal
  03/12/2026 06 AM PDT            4.55           1163         +              Normal
  03/12/2026 07 AM PDT            4.58           1181         +              Normal
  03/12/2026 08 AM PDT            4.61           1200         +              Normal
  03/12/2026 09 AM PDT            4.63           1213         +              Normal
  03/12/2026 10 AM PDT            4.61           1200         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 11 AM PDT            4.64           1219         +              Normal
  03/12/2026 12 PM PDT            4.66           1232         +              Normal
  03/12/2026 01 PM PDT            4.63           1213         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 02 PM PDT            4.62           1207         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 03 PM PDT            4.61           1200         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 04 PM PDT            4.61           1200         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 05 PM PDT            4.61           1200         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 06 PM PDT            4.61           1200         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 07 PM PDT            4.60           1194         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 08 PM PDT            4.59           1188         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 09 PM PDT            4.59           1188         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 10 PM PDT            4.58           1181         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 11 PM PDT            4.55           1163         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 12 AM PDT            4.56           1169         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 01 AM PDT            4.57           1175         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 02 AM PDT            4.57           1175         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 03 AM PDT            4.57           1175         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 04 AM PDT            4.58           1181         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 05 AM PDT            4.57           1175         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 06 AM PDT            4.61           1200         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 07 AM PDT            4.65           1226         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 08 AM PDT            4.65           1226         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 09 AM PDT            4.67           1239         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 10 AM PDT            4.69           1252         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 11 AM PDT            4.70           1258         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 12 PM PDT            4.69           1252         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 01 PM PDT            4.68           1245         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 02 PM PDT            4.71           1264         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 03 PM PDT            4.68           1245         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 04 PM PDT            4.68           1245         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 05 PM PDT            4.69           1252         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 06 PM PDT            4.68           1245         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 07 PM PDT            4.68           1245         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 08 PM PDT            4.67           1239         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 09 PM PDT            4.69           1252         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 10 PM PDT            4.65           1226         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 11 PM PDT            4.66           1232         +              Normal
  03/14/2026 12 AM PDT            4.66           1232         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 01 AM PDT            4.66           1232         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 02 AM PDT            4.63           1213         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 03 AM PDT            4.65           1226         +              Normal
  03/14/2026 04 AM PDT            4.67           1239         +              Normal
  03/14/2026 05 AM PDT            4.67           1239         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 06 AM PDT            4.67           1239         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 07 AM PDT            4.70           1258         +              Normal
  03/14/2026 08 AM PDT            4.72           1269         +              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/14/2026 09 AM PDT            4.73           1275                        Normal
  03/14/2026 10 AM PDT            4.74           1281         +              Normal
  03/14/2026 11 AM PDT            4.73           1275         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 12 PM PDT            4.72           1269         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 01 PM PDT            4.71           1264         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 02 PM PDT            4.70           1258         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 03 PM PDT            4.68           1245         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 04 PM PDT            4.66           1232         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 05 PM PDT            4.64           1219         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 06 PM PDT            4.63           1213         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 07 PM PDT            4.61           1200         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 08 PM PDT            4.59           1188         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 09 PM PDT            4.58           1181         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 10 PM PDT            4.58           1181         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 11 PM PDT            4.58           1181         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 12 AM PDT            4.58           1181         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 01 AM PDT            4.59           1188         +              Normal
  03/15/2026 02 AM PDT            4.61           1200         +              Normal
  03/15/2026 03 AM PDT            4.63           1213         +              Normal
  03/15/2026 04 AM PDT            4.67           1239         +              Normal
  03/15/2026 05 AM PDT            4.70           1258         +              Normal
  03/15/2026 06 AM PDT            4.73           1275         +              Normal
  03/15/2026 07 AM PDT            4.76           1293         +              Normal
  03/15/2026 08 AM PDT            4.78           1304         +              Normal
  03/15/2026 09 AM PDT            4.79           1310         +              Normal
  03/15/2026 10 AM PDT            4.79           1310         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 11 AM PDT            4.78           1304         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 12 PM PDT            4.76           1293         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 01 PM PDT            4.75           1287         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 02 PM PDT            4.73           1275         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 03 PM PDT            4.71           1264         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 04 PM PDT            4.69           1252         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 05 PM PDT            4.67           1239         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 06 PM PDT            4.66           1232         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 07 PM PDT            4.64           1219         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 08 PM PDT            4.63           1213         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 09 PM PDT            4.63           1213         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 10 PM PDT            4.64           1219         +              Normal
  03/15/2026 11 PM PDT            4.65           1226         +              Normal
  03/16/2026 12 AM PDT            4.67           1239         +              Normal
  03/16/2026 01 AM PDT            4.69           1252         +              Normal
  03/16/2026 02 AM PDT            4.73           1275         +              Normal
  03/16/2026 03 AM PDT            4.78           1304         +              Normal
  03/16/2026 04 AM PDT            4.84           1343         +              Normal
  03/16/2026 05 AM PDT            4.89           1378         +              Normal
  03/16/2026 06 AM PDT            4.94           1413         +              Normal
  03/16/2026 07 AM PDT            4.98           1442         +              Normal
  03/16/2026 08 AM PDT            5.02           1470         +              Normal
  03/16/2026 09 AM PDT            5.04           1485         +              Normal
  03/16/2026 10 AM PDT            5.05           1492         +              Normal
  03/16/2026 11 AM PDT            5.05           1492         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 12 PM PDT            5.04           1485         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 01 PM PDT            5.03           1478         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 02 PM PDT            5.02           1470         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 03 PM PDT            5.00           1456         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 04 PM PDT            4.99           1449         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 05 PM PDT            4.97           1434         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 06 PM PDT            4.96           1427         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 07 PM PDT            4.94           1413         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 08 PM PDT            4.93           1406         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 09 PM PDT            4.93           1406         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 10 PM PDT            4.95           1420         +              Normal
  03/16/2026 11 PM PDT            4.96           1427         +              Normal
  03/17/2026 12 AM PDT            4.99           1449         +              Normal
  03/17/2026 01 AM PDT            5.02           1470         +              Normal
  03/17/2026 02 AM PDT            5.06           1500         +              Normal
  03/17/2026 03 AM PDT            5.12           1544         +              Normal
  03/17/2026 04 AM PDT            5.19           1597         +              Normal
  03/17/2026 05 AM PDT            5.25           1644         +              Normal
  03/17/2026 06 AM PDT            5.31           1692         +              Normal
  03/17/2026 07 AM PDT            5.35           1728         +              Normal
  03/17/2026 08 AM PDT            5.39           1764         +              Normal
  03/17/2026 09 AM PDT            5.41           1783         +              Normal
  03/17/2026 10 AM PDT            5.42           1793         +              Normal
  03/17/2026 11 AM PDT            5.42           1793         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 12 PM PDT            5.41           1783         -              Normal
  03/17/2026 01 PM PDT            5.40           1773         -              Normal
  03/17/2026 02 PM PDT            5.39           1764         -              Normal
  03/17/2026 03 PM PDT            5.37           1746         -              Normal
  03/17/2026 04 PM PDT            5.35           1728         -              Normal
  03/17/2026 05 PM PDT            5.34           1719         -              Normal
  03/17/2026 06 PM PDT            5.33           1710         -              Normal
  03/17/2026 07 PM PDT            5.31           1692         -              Normal
  03/17/2026 08 PM PDT            5.30           1683         -              Normal
  03/17/2026 09 PM PDT            5.30           1683         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 10 PM PDT            5.31           1692         +              Normal
  03/17/2026 11 PM PDT            5.32           1701         +              Normal
  03/18/2026 12 AM PDT            5.34           1719         +              Normal
  03/18/2026 01 AM PDT            5.37           1746         +              Normal
  03/18/2026 02 AM PDT            5.41           1783         +              Normal
  03/18/2026 03 AM PDT            5.45           1823         +              Normal
  03/18/2026 04 AM PDT            5.50           1874         +              Normal
  03/18/2026 05 AM PDT            5.55           1924         +              Normal
  03/18/2026 06 AM PDT            5.60           1974         +              Normal
  03/18/2026 07 AM PDT            5.64           2015         +              Normal
  03/18/2026 08 AM PDT            5.67           2046         +              Normal
  03/18/2026 09 AM PDT            5.68           2056         +              Normal
  03/18/2026 10 AM PDT            5.68           2056         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 11 AM PDT            5.68           2056         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 12 PM PDT            5.66           2035         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 01 PM PDT            5.64           2015         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 02 PM PDT            5.62           1994         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 03 PM PDT            5.60           1974         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 04 PM PDT            5.58           1954         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 05 PM PDT            5.56           1934         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 06 PM PDT            5.55           1924         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 07 PM PDT            5.53           1904         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 08 PM PDT            5.52           1894         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 09 PM PDT            5.51           1884         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 10 PM PDT            5.52           1894         +              Normal
  03/18/2026 11 PM PDT            5.53           1904         +              Normal
  03/19/2026 12 AM PDT            5.54           1914         +              Normal
  03/19/2026 01 AM PDT            5.57           1944         +              Normal
  03/19/2026 02 AM PDT            5.60           1974         +              Normal
  03/19/2026 03 AM PDT            5.65           2025         +              Normal
  03/19/2026 04 AM PDT            5.71           2088         +              Normal
  03/19/2026 05 AM PDT            5.75           2130         +              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.