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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: May 08 2026 at 8:57 AM PDTNext Issuance: May 09 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:  05/08/2026 at 08:57 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  05/06/2026 at 01:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       4.27 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        997 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     05/12/2026 at 12:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       5.48 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        1854 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  05/03/2026 08 AM PDT            4.12            906                        Normal
  05/03/2026 09 AM PDT            4.12            906         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 10 AM PDT            4.10            894         -              Normal
  05/03/2026 11 AM PDT            4.11            900         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 12 PM PDT            4.12            906         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 01 PM PDT            4.13            913         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 02 PM PDT            4.13            913         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 03 PM PDT            4.15            925         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 04 PM PDT            4.17            938         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 05 PM PDT            4.17            938         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 06 PM PDT            4.18            944         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 07 PM PDT            4.20            957         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 08 PM PDT            4.21            963         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 09 PM PDT            4.21            963         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 10 PM PDT            4.22            968         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 11 PM PDT            4.21            963         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 12 AM PDT            4.21            963         0              Normal
  05/04/2026 01 AM PDT            4.20            957         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 02 AM PDT            4.18            944         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 03 AM PDT            4.18            944         0              Normal
  05/04/2026 04 AM PDT            4.18            944         0              Normal
  05/04/2026 05 AM PDT            4.17            938         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 06 AM PDT            4.16            931         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 07 AM PDT            4.15            925         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 08 AM PDT            4.15            925         0              Normal
  05/04/2026 09 AM PDT            4.16            931         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 10 AM PDT            4.16            931         0              Normal
  05/04/2026 11 AM PDT            4.16            931         0              Normal
  05/04/2026 12 PM PDT            4.15            925         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 01 PM PDT            4.15            925         0              Normal
  05/04/2026 02 PM PDT            4.17            938         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 03 PM PDT            4.18            944         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 04 PM PDT            4.17            938         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 05 PM PDT            4.18            944         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 06 PM PDT            4.20            957         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 07 PM PDT            4.22            968         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 08 PM PDT            4.19            951         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 09 PM PDT            4.22            968         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 10 PM PDT            4.19            951         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 11 PM PDT            4.21            963         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 12 AM PDT            4.20            957         -              Normal
  05/05/2026 01 AM PDT            4.20            957         0              Normal
  05/05/2026 02 AM PDT            4.18            944         -              Normal
  05/05/2026 03 AM PDT            4.19            951         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 04 AM PDT            4.18            944         -              Normal
  05/05/2026 05 AM PDT            4.17            938         -              Normal
  05/05/2026 06 AM PDT            4.17            938         0              Normal
  05/05/2026 07 AM PDT            4.16            931         -              Normal
  05/05/2026 08 AM PDT            4.13            913         -              Normal
  05/05/2026 09 AM PDT            4.15            925         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 10 AM PDT            4.16            931         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 11 AM PDT            4.14            919         -              Normal
  05/05/2026 12 PM PDT            4.17            938         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 01 PM PDT            4.17            938         0              Normal
  05/05/2026 02 PM PDT            4.18            944         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 03 PM PDT            4.19            951         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 04 PM PDT            4.17            938         -              Normal
  05/05/2026 05 PM PDT            4.15            925         -              Normal
  05/05/2026 06 PM PDT            4.16            931         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 07 PM PDT            4.16            931         0              Normal
  05/05/2026 08 PM PDT            4.23            974         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 09 PM PDT            4.24            980         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 10 PM PDT            4.20            957         -              Normal
  05/05/2026 11 PM PDT            4.20            957         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 12 AM PDT            4.23            974         +              Normal
  05/06/2026 01 AM PDT            4.21            963         -              Normal
  05/06/2026 02 AM PDT            4.21            963         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 03 AM PDT            4.22            968         +              Normal
  05/06/2026 04 AM PDT            4.23            974         +              Normal
  05/06/2026 05 AM PDT            4.23            974         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 06 AM PDT            4.25            985         +              Normal
  05/06/2026 07 AM PDT            4.24            980         -              Normal
  05/06/2026 08 AM PDT            4.26            991         +              Normal
  05/06/2026 09 AM PDT            4.24            980         -              Normal
  05/06/2026 10 AM PDT            4.24            980         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 11 AM PDT            4.24            980         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 12 PM PDT            4.24            980         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 01 PM PDT            4.27            997         +              Normal
  05/06/2026 02 PM PDT            4.25            985         -              Normal
  05/06/2026 03 PM PDT            4.25            985         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 04 PM PDT            4.21            963         -              Normal
  05/06/2026 05 PM PDT            4.20            957         -              Normal
  05/06/2026 06 PM PDT            4.21            963         +              Normal
  05/06/2026 07 PM PDT            4.19            951         -              Normal
  05/06/2026 08 PM PDT            4.18            944         -              Normal
  05/06/2026 09 PM PDT            4.19            951         +              Normal
  05/06/2026 10 PM PDT            4.16            931         -              Normal
  05/06/2026 11 PM PDT            4.16            931         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 12 AM PDT            4.13            913         -              Normal
  05/07/2026 01 AM PDT            4.14            919         +              Normal
  05/07/2026 02 AM PDT            4.15            925         +              Normal
  05/07/2026 03 AM PDT            4.13            913         -              Normal
  05/07/2026 04 AM PDT            4.12            906         -              Normal
  05/07/2026 05 AM PDT            4.11            900         -              Normal
  05/07/2026 06 AM PDT            4.10            894         -              Normal
  05/07/2026 07 AM PDT            4.11            900         +              Normal
  05/07/2026 08 AM PDT            4.07            878         -              Normal
  05/07/2026 09 AM PDT            4.08            883         +              Normal
  05/07/2026 10 AM PDT            4.10            894         +              Normal
  05/07/2026 11 AM PDT            4.07            878         -              Normal
  05/07/2026 12 PM PDT            4.09            889         +              Normal
  05/07/2026 01 PM PDT            4.09            889         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 02 PM PDT            4.09            889         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 03 PM PDT            4.11            900         +              Normal
  05/07/2026 04 PM PDT            4.14            919         +              Normal
  05/07/2026 05 PM PDT            4.15            925         +              Normal
  05/07/2026 06 PM PDT            4.14            919         -              Normal
  05/07/2026 07 PM PDT            4.17            938         +              Normal
  05/07/2026 08 PM PDT            4.16            931         -              Normal
  05/07/2026 09 PM PDT            4.16            931         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 10 PM PDT            4.19            951         +              Normal
  05/07/2026 11 PM PDT            4.20            957         +              Normal
  05/08/2026 12 AM PDT            4.18            944         -              Normal
  05/08/2026 01 AM PDT            4.18            944         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 02 AM PDT            4.17            938         -              Normal
  05/08/2026 03 AM PDT            4.15            925         -              Normal
  05/08/2026 04 AM PDT            4.15            925         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 05 AM PDT            4.15            925         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 06 AM PDT            4.13            913         -              Normal
  05/08/2026 07 AM PDT            4.13            913         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 08 AM PDT            4.13            913         0              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  05/08/2026 09 AM PDT            4.14            919                        Normal
  05/08/2026 10 AM PDT            4.15            925         +              Normal
  05/08/2026 11 AM PDT            4.15            925         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 12 PM PDT            4.16            931         +              Normal
  05/08/2026 01 PM PDT            4.16            931         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 02 PM PDT            4.16            931         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 03 PM PDT            4.16            931         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 04 PM PDT            4.16            931         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 05 PM PDT            4.16            931         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 06 PM PDT            4.16            931         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 07 PM PDT            4.16            931         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 08 PM PDT            4.16            931         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 09 PM PDT            4.16            931         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 10 PM PDT            4.17            938         +              Normal
  05/08/2026 11 PM PDT            4.18            944         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 12 AM PDT            4.20            957         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 01 AM PDT            4.22            968         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 02 AM PDT            4.24            980         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 03 AM PDT            4.28           1002         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 04 AM PDT            4.33           1031         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 05 AM PDT            4.37           1054         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 06 AM PDT            4.41           1078         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 07 AM PDT            4.43           1090         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 08 AM PDT            4.46           1108         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 09 AM PDT            4.47           1114         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 10 AM PDT            4.48           1120         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 11 AM PDT            4.48           1120         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 12 PM PDT            4.48           1120         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 01 PM PDT            4.48           1120         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 02 PM PDT            4.48           1120         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 03 PM PDT            4.48           1120         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 04 PM PDT            4.48           1120         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 05 PM PDT            4.48           1120         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 06 PM PDT            4.48           1120         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 07 PM PDT            4.47           1114         -              Normal
  05/09/2026 08 PM PDT            4.47           1114         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 09 PM PDT            4.48           1120         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 10 PM PDT            4.49           1126         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 11 PM PDT            4.51           1138         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 12 AM PDT            4.53           1150         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 01 AM PDT            4.55           1163         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 02 AM PDT            4.58           1181         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 03 AM PDT            4.63           1213         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 04 AM PDT            4.68           1245         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 05 AM PDT            4.75           1287         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 06 AM PDT            4.80           1316         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 07 AM PDT            4.83           1336         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 08 AM PDT            4.86           1357         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 09 AM PDT            4.88           1371         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 10 AM PDT            4.89           1378         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 11 AM PDT            4.90           1385         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 12 PM PDT            4.91           1392         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 01 PM PDT            4.92           1399         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 02 PM PDT            4.92           1399         0              Normal
  05/10/2026 03 PM PDT            4.93           1406         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 04 PM PDT            4.93           1406         0              Normal
  05/10/2026 05 PM PDT            4.93           1406         0              Normal
  05/10/2026 06 PM PDT            4.93           1406         0              Normal
  05/10/2026 07 PM PDT            4.93           1406         0              Normal
  05/10/2026 08 PM PDT            4.93           1406         0              Normal
  05/10/2026 09 PM PDT            4.94           1413         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 10 PM PDT            4.95           1420         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 11 PM PDT            4.97           1434         +              Normal
  05/11/2026 12 AM PDT            4.99           1449         +              Normal
  05/11/2026 01 AM PDT            5.01           1463         +              Normal
  05/11/2026 02 AM PDT            5.04           1485         +              Normal
  05/11/2026 03 AM PDT            5.08           1514         +              Normal
  05/11/2026 04 AM PDT            5.12           1544         +              Normal
  05/11/2026 05 AM PDT            5.17           1582         +              Normal
  05/11/2026 06 AM PDT            5.21           1613         +              Normal
  05/11/2026 07 AM PDT            5.25           1644         +              Normal
  05/11/2026 08 AM PDT            5.27           1659         +              Normal
  05/11/2026 09 AM PDT            5.28           1667         +              Normal
  05/11/2026 10 AM PDT            5.28           1667         0              Normal
  05/11/2026 11 AM PDT            5.28           1667         0              Normal
  05/11/2026 12 PM PDT            5.28           1667         0              Normal
  05/11/2026 01 PM PDT            5.27           1659         -              Normal
  05/11/2026 02 PM PDT            5.27           1659         0              Normal
  05/11/2026 03 PM PDT            5.27           1659         0              Normal
  05/11/2026 04 PM PDT            5.26           1652         -              Normal
  05/11/2026 05 PM PDT            5.26           1652         0              Normal
  05/11/2026 06 PM PDT            5.25           1644         -              Normal
  05/11/2026 07 PM PDT            5.24           1636         -              Normal
  05/11/2026 08 PM PDT            5.24           1636         0              Normal
  05/11/2026 09 PM PDT            5.24           1636         0              Normal
  05/11/2026 10 PM PDT            5.25           1644         +              Normal
  05/11/2026 11 PM PDT            5.25           1644         0              Normal
  05/12/2026 12 AM PDT            5.27           1659         +              Normal
  05/12/2026 01 AM PDT            5.28           1667         +              Normal
  05/12/2026 02 AM PDT            5.30           1683         +              Normal
  05/12/2026 03 AM PDT            5.32           1701         +              Normal
  05/12/2026 04 AM PDT            5.33           1710         +              Normal
  05/12/2026 05 AM PDT            5.35           1728         +              Normal
  05/12/2026 06 AM PDT            5.38           1755         +              Normal
  05/12/2026 07 AM PDT            5.41           1783         +              Normal
  05/12/2026 08 AM PDT            5.43           1803         +              Normal
  05/12/2026 09 AM PDT            5.45           1823         +              Normal
  05/12/2026 10 AM PDT            5.46           1833         +              Normal
  05/12/2026 11 AM PDT            5.47           1843         +              Normal
  05/12/2026 12 PM PDT            5.48           1854         +              Normal
  05/12/2026 01 PM PDT            5.48           1854         0              Normal
  05/12/2026 02 PM PDT            5.48           1854         0              Normal
  05/12/2026 03 PM PDT            5.47           1843         -              Normal
  05/12/2026 04 PM PDT            5.46           1833         -              Normal
  05/12/2026 05 PM PDT            5.45           1823         -              Normal
  05/12/2026 06 PM PDT            5.44           1813         -              Normal
  05/12/2026 07 PM PDT            5.43           1803         -              Normal
  05/12/2026 08 PM PDT            5.42           1793         -              Normal
  05/12/2026 09 PM PDT            5.41           1783         -              Normal
  05/12/2026 10 PM PDT            5.41           1783         0              Normal
  05/12/2026 11 PM PDT            5.41           1783         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 12 AM PDT            5.41           1783         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 01 AM PDT            5.42           1793         +              Normal
  05/13/2026 02 AM PDT            5.42           1793         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 03 AM PDT            5.43           1803         +              Normal
  05/13/2026 04 AM PDT            5.44           1813         +              Normal
  05/13/2026 05 AM PDT            5.45           1823         +              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.