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KERN RIVER - KERNVILLE (KRVC1)
| Latitude: 35.75º N | Longitude: 118.42º W | Elevation: 2637 Feet | | Forecast Type: Official Location |
| Location: Kern County in California | Bulletin Group: San Joaquin | River Group: Tulare |
| Issuance Time: | Apr 28 2026 at 7:54 AM PDT | Next Issuance: | Apr 29 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
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| Action/Monitor: 12.5 Feet | Minor Flood: 13.5 Feet | Moderate Flood: 17.0 Feet | Major Flood: 20.0 Feet |
# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
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# Location: Kern River - Kernville (KRVC1)
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# File Generation Time: 04/28/2026 at 07:54 AM PDT
# Data Interval: 1 Hour
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# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed: 04/24/2026 at 10:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage: 4.61 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow: 1200 cfs
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# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast: 05/03/2026 at 05:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage: 5.51 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow: 1884 cfs
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# OBSERVED
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# Date & Time (Local) Stage (Feet) Flow (cfs) Trend Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
04/23/2026 07 AM PDT 4.39 1066 Normal
04/23/2026 08 AM PDT 4.43 1090 + Normal
04/23/2026 09 AM PDT 4.46 1108 + Normal
04/23/2026 10 AM PDT 4.45 1102 - Normal
04/23/2026 11 AM PDT 4.45 1102 0 Normal
04/23/2026 12 PM PDT 4.45 1102 0 Normal
04/23/2026 01 PM PDT 4.42 1084 - Normal
04/23/2026 02 PM PDT 4.41 1078 - Normal
04/23/2026 03 PM PDT 4.40 1072 - Normal
04/23/2026 04 PM PDT 4.39 1066 - Normal
04/23/2026 05 PM PDT 4.35 1043 - Normal
04/23/2026 06 PM PDT 4.32 1025 - Normal
04/23/2026 07 PM PDT 4.32 1025 0 Normal
04/23/2026 08 PM PDT 4.32 1025 0 Normal
04/23/2026 09 PM PDT 4.29 1008 - Normal
04/23/2026 10 PM PDT 4.27 997 - Normal
04/23/2026 11 PM PDT 4.23 974 - Normal
04/24/2026 12 AM PDT 4.22 968 - Normal
04/24/2026 01 AM PDT 4.21 963 - Normal
04/24/2026 02 AM PDT 4.19 951 - Normal
04/24/2026 03 AM PDT 4.19 951 0 Normal
04/24/2026 04 AM PDT 4.20 957 + Normal
04/24/2026 05 AM PDT 4.18 944 - Normal
04/24/2026 06 AM PDT 4.20 957 + Normal
04/24/2026 07 AM PDT 4.24 980 + Normal
04/24/2026 08 AM PDT 4.29 1008 + Normal
04/24/2026 09 AM PDT 4.17 938 - Normal
04/24/2026 10 AM PDT 3.98 829 - Normal
04/24/2026 11 AM PDT 3.85 755 - Normal
04/24/2026 12 PM PDT 3.84 750 - Normal
04/24/2026 01 PM PDT 4.08 883 + Normal
04/24/2026 02 PM PDT 4.20 957 + Normal
04/24/2026 03 PM PDT 4.25 985 + Normal
04/24/2026 04 PM PDT 4.23 974 - Normal
04/24/2026 05 PM PDT 4.23 974 0 Normal
04/24/2026 06 PM PDT 4.22 968 - Normal
04/24/2026 07 PM PDT 4.21 963 - Normal
04/24/2026 08 PM PDT 4.36 1049 + Normal
04/24/2026 09 PM PDT 4.55 1163 + Normal
04/24/2026 10 PM PDT 4.61 1200 + Normal
04/24/2026 11 PM PDT 4.50 1132 - Normal
04/25/2026 12 AM PDT 4.40 1072 - Normal
04/25/2026 01 AM PDT 4.29 1008 - Normal
04/25/2026 02 AM PDT 4.23 974 - Normal
04/25/2026 03 AM PDT 4.19 951 - Normal
04/25/2026 04 AM PDT 4.18 944 - Normal
04/25/2026 05 AM PDT 4.20 957 + Normal
04/25/2026 06 AM PDT 4.17 938 - Normal
04/25/2026 07 AM PDT 4.17 938 0 Normal
04/25/2026 08 AM PDT 4.18 944 + Normal
04/25/2026 09 AM PDT 4.17 938 - Normal
04/25/2026 10 AM PDT 4.19 951 + Normal
04/25/2026 11 AM PDT 4.18 944 - Normal
04/25/2026 12 PM PDT 4.19 951 + Normal
04/25/2026 01 PM PDT 4.18 944 - Normal
04/25/2026 02 PM PDT 4.18 944 0 Normal
04/25/2026 03 PM PDT 4.16 931 - Normal
04/25/2026 04 PM PDT 4.17 938 + Normal
04/25/2026 05 PM PDT 4.18 944 + Normal
04/25/2026 06 PM PDT 4.16 931 - Normal
04/25/2026 07 PM PDT 4.17 938 + Normal
04/25/2026 08 PM PDT 4.16 931 - Normal
04/25/2026 09 PM PDT 4.14 919 - Normal
04/25/2026 10 PM PDT 4.14 919 0 Normal
04/25/2026 11 PM PDT 4.14 919 0 Normal
04/26/2026 12 AM PDT 4.15 925 + Normal
04/26/2026 01 AM PDT 4.13 913 - Normal
04/26/2026 02 AM PDT 4.15 925 + Normal
04/26/2026 03 AM PDT 4.12 906 - Normal
04/26/2026 04 AM PDT 4.15 925 + Normal
04/26/2026 05 AM PDT 4.13 913 - Normal
04/26/2026 06 AM PDT 4.13 913 0 Normal
04/26/2026 07 AM PDT 4.15 925 + Normal
04/26/2026 08 AM PDT 4.14 919 - Normal
04/26/2026 09 AM PDT 4.15 925 + Normal
04/26/2026 10 AM PDT 4.18 944 + Normal
04/26/2026 11 AM PDT 4.20 957 + Normal
04/26/2026 12 PM PDT 4.19 951 - Normal
04/26/2026 01 PM PDT 4.19 951 0 Normal
04/26/2026 02 PM PDT 4.20 957 + Normal
04/26/2026 03 PM PDT 4.19 951 - Normal
04/26/2026 04 PM PDT 4.19 951 0 Normal
04/26/2026 05 PM PDT 4.19 951 0 Normal
04/26/2026 06 PM PDT 4.20 957 + Normal
04/26/2026 07 PM PDT 4.20 957 0 Normal
04/26/2026 08 PM PDT 4.19 951 - Normal
04/26/2026 09 PM PDT 4.17 938 - Normal
04/26/2026 10 PM PDT 4.15 925 - Normal
04/26/2026 11 PM PDT 4.17 938 + Normal
04/27/2026 12 AM PDT 4.18 944 + Normal
04/27/2026 01 AM PDT 4.16 931 - Normal
04/27/2026 02 AM PDT 4.17 938 + Normal
04/27/2026 03 AM PDT 4.16 931 - Normal
04/27/2026 04 AM PDT 4.17 938 + Normal
04/27/2026 05 AM PDT 4.19 951 + Normal
04/27/2026 06 AM PDT 4.17 938 - Normal
04/27/2026 07 AM PDT 4.17 938 0 Normal
04/27/2026 08 AM PDT 4.19 951 + Normal
04/27/2026 09 AM PDT 4.20 957 + Normal
04/27/2026 10 AM PDT 4.22 968 + Normal
04/27/2026 11 AM PDT 4.21 963 - Normal
04/27/2026 12 PM PDT 4.20 957 - Normal
04/27/2026 01 PM PDT 4.21 963 + Normal
04/27/2026 02 PM PDT 4.20 957 - Normal
04/27/2026 03 PM PDT 4.19 951 - Normal
04/27/2026 04 PM PDT 4.16 931 - Normal
04/27/2026 05 PM PDT 4.18 944 + Normal
04/27/2026 06 PM PDT 4.17 938 - Normal
04/27/2026 07 PM PDT 4.16 931 - Normal
04/27/2026 08 PM PDT 4.13 913 - Normal
04/27/2026 09 PM PDT 4.16 931 + Normal
04/27/2026 10 PM PDT 4.14 919 - Normal
04/27/2026 11 PM PDT 4.12 906 - Normal
04/28/2026 12 AM PDT 4.13 913 + Normal
04/28/2026 01 AM PDT 4.10 894 - Normal
04/28/2026 02 AM PDT 4.11 900 + Normal
04/28/2026 03 AM PDT 4.10 894 - Normal
04/28/2026 04 AM PDT 4.12 906 + Normal
04/28/2026 05 AM PDT 4.09 889 - Normal
04/28/2026 06 AM PDT 4.10 894 + Normal
04/28/2026 07 AM PDT 4.10 894 0 Normal
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# FORECAST
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# Date & Time (Local) Stage (Feet) Flow (cfs) Trend Forecast Status
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04/28/2026 08 AM PDT 4.11 900 Normal
04/28/2026 09 AM PDT 4.11 900 0 Normal
04/28/2026 10 AM PDT 4.10 894 - Normal
04/28/2026 11 AM PDT 4.09 889 - Normal
04/28/2026 12 PM PDT 4.08 883 - Normal
04/28/2026 01 PM PDT 4.08 883 0 Normal
04/28/2026 02 PM PDT 4.07 878 - Normal
04/28/2026 03 PM PDT 4.06 873 - Normal
04/28/2026 04 PM PDT 4.05 867 - Normal
04/28/2026 05 PM PDT 4.04 862 - Normal
04/28/2026 06 PM PDT 4.02 851 - Normal
04/28/2026 07 PM PDT 4.01 846 - Normal
04/28/2026 08 PM PDT 4.00 841 - Normal
04/28/2026 09 PM PDT 3.99 835 - Normal
04/28/2026 10 PM PDT 3.99 835 0 Normal
04/28/2026 11 PM PDT 3.99 835 0 Normal
04/29/2026 12 AM PDT 4.00 841 + Normal
04/29/2026 01 AM PDT 4.00 841 0 Normal
04/29/2026 02 AM PDT 4.01 846 + Normal
04/29/2026 03 AM PDT 4.03 857 + Normal
04/29/2026 04 AM PDT 4.07 878 + Normal
04/29/2026 05 AM PDT 4.10 894 + Normal
04/29/2026 06 AM PDT 4.13 913 + Normal
04/29/2026 07 AM PDT 4.15 925 + Normal
04/29/2026 08 AM PDT 4.16 931 + Normal
04/29/2026 09 AM PDT 4.17 938 + Normal
04/29/2026 10 AM PDT 4.17 938 0 Normal
04/29/2026 11 AM PDT 4.17 938 0 Normal
04/29/2026 12 PM PDT 4.16 931 - Normal
04/29/2026 01 PM PDT 4.15 925 - Normal
04/29/2026 02 PM PDT 4.15 925 0 Normal
04/29/2026 03 PM PDT 4.14 919 - Normal
04/29/2026 04 PM PDT 4.13 913 - Normal
04/29/2026 05 PM PDT 4.12 906 - Normal
04/29/2026 06 PM PDT 4.11 900 - Normal
04/29/2026 07 PM PDT 4.09 889 - Normal
04/29/2026 08 PM PDT 4.08 883 - Normal
04/29/2026 09 PM PDT 4.08 883 0 Normal
04/29/2026 10 PM PDT 4.09 889 + Normal
04/29/2026 11 PM PDT 4.11 900 + Normal
04/30/2026 12 AM PDT 4.13 913 + Normal
04/30/2026 01 AM PDT 4.15 925 + Normal
04/30/2026 02 AM PDT 4.18 944 + Normal
04/30/2026 03 AM PDT 4.23 974 + Normal
04/30/2026 04 AM PDT 4.30 1014 + Normal
04/30/2026 05 AM PDT 4.37 1054 + Normal
04/30/2026 06 AM PDT 4.42 1084 + Normal
04/30/2026 07 AM PDT 4.48 1120 + Normal
04/30/2026 08 AM PDT 4.52 1144 + Normal
04/30/2026 09 AM PDT 4.54 1157 + Normal
04/30/2026 10 AM PDT 4.55 1163 + Normal
04/30/2026 11 AM PDT 4.55 1163 0 Normal
04/30/2026 12 PM PDT 4.54 1157 - Normal
04/30/2026 01 PM PDT 4.54 1157 0 Normal
04/30/2026 02 PM PDT 4.53 1150 - Normal
04/30/2026 03 PM PDT 4.53 1150 0 Normal
04/30/2026 04 PM PDT 4.52 1144 - Normal
04/30/2026 05 PM PDT 4.51 1138 - Normal
04/30/2026 06 PM PDT 4.50 1132 - Normal
04/30/2026 07 PM PDT 4.48 1120 - Normal
04/30/2026 08 PM PDT 4.48 1120 0 Normal
04/30/2026 09 PM PDT 4.49 1126 + Normal
04/30/2026 10 PM PDT 4.52 1144 + Normal
04/30/2026 11 PM PDT 4.56 1169 + Normal
05/01/2026 12 AM PDT 4.61 1200 + Normal
05/01/2026 01 AM PDT 4.65 1226 + Normal
05/01/2026 02 AM PDT 4.71 1264 + Normal
05/01/2026 03 AM PDT 4.80 1316 + Normal
05/01/2026 04 AM PDT 4.88 1371 + Normal
05/01/2026 05 AM PDT 4.96 1427 + Normal
05/01/2026 06 AM PDT 5.03 1478 + Normal
05/01/2026 07 AM PDT 5.09 1522 + Normal
05/01/2026 08 AM PDT 5.13 1552 + Normal
05/01/2026 09 AM PDT 5.15 1567 + Normal
05/01/2026 10 AM PDT 5.15 1567 0 Normal
05/01/2026 11 AM PDT 5.13 1552 - Normal
05/01/2026 12 PM PDT 5.12 1544 - Normal
05/01/2026 01 PM PDT 5.11 1537 - Normal
05/01/2026 02 PM PDT 5.09 1522 - Normal
05/01/2026 03 PM PDT 5.08 1514 - Normal
05/01/2026 04 PM PDT 5.07 1507 - Normal
05/01/2026 05 PM PDT 5.05 1492 - Normal
05/01/2026 06 PM PDT 5.03 1478 - Normal
05/01/2026 07 PM PDT 5.01 1463 - Normal
05/01/2026 08 PM PDT 5.00 1456 - Normal
05/01/2026 09 PM PDT 5.00 1456 0 Normal
05/01/2026 10 PM PDT 5.03 1478 + Normal
05/01/2026 11 PM PDT 5.06 1500 + Normal
05/02/2026 12 AM PDT 5.09 1522 + Normal
05/02/2026 01 AM PDT 5.13 1552 + Normal
05/02/2026 02 AM PDT 5.18 1590 + Normal
05/02/2026 03 AM PDT 5.25 1644 + Normal
05/02/2026 04 AM PDT 5.32 1701 + Normal
05/02/2026 05 AM PDT 5.38 1755 + Normal
05/02/2026 06 AM PDT 5.42 1793 + Normal
05/02/2026 07 AM PDT 5.46 1833 + Normal
05/02/2026 08 AM PDT 5.48 1854 + Normal
05/02/2026 09 AM PDT 5.49 1864 + Normal
05/02/2026 10 AM PDT 5.48 1854 - Normal
05/02/2026 11 AM PDT 5.47 1843 - Normal
05/02/2026 12 PM PDT 5.45 1823 - Normal
05/02/2026 01 PM PDT 5.44 1813 - Normal
05/02/2026 02 PM PDT 5.42 1793 - Normal
05/02/2026 03 PM PDT 5.41 1783 - Normal
05/02/2026 04 PM PDT 5.39 1764 - Normal
05/02/2026 05 PM PDT 5.37 1746 - Normal
05/02/2026 06 PM PDT 5.35 1728 - Normal
05/02/2026 07 PM PDT 5.32 1701 - Normal
05/02/2026 08 PM PDT 5.31 1692 - Normal
05/02/2026 09 PM PDT 5.30 1683 - Normal
05/02/2026 10 PM PDT 5.30 1683 0 Normal
05/02/2026 11 PM PDT 5.32 1701 + Normal
05/03/2026 12 AM PDT 5.33 1710 + Normal
05/03/2026 01 AM PDT 5.35 1728 + Normal
05/03/2026 02 AM PDT 5.38 1755 + Normal
05/03/2026 03 AM PDT 5.42 1793 + Normal
05/03/2026 04 AM PDT 5.47 1843 + Normal
05/03/2026 05 AM PDT 5.51 1884 + Normal
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# 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.
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