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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 01 2026 at 12:14 PM PDTNext Issuance: May 02 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:  05/01/2026 at 12:16 PM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  04/27/2026 at 10:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       4.22 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        968 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     05/05/2026 at 08:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       4.31 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        1020 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  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            4.09            889         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 08 AM PDT            4.11            900         +              Normal
  04/28/2026 09 AM PDT            4.09            889         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 10 AM PDT            4.12            906         +              Normal
  04/28/2026 11 AM PDT            4.14            919         +              Normal
  04/28/2026 12 PM PDT            4.12            906         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 01 PM PDT            4.12            906         0              Normal
  04/28/2026 02 PM PDT            4.11            900         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 03 PM PDT            4.11            900         0              Normal
  04/28/2026 04 PM PDT            4.10            894         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 05 PM PDT            4.10            894         0              Normal
  04/28/2026 06 PM PDT            4.08            883         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 07 PM PDT            4.09            889         +              Normal
  04/28/2026 08 PM PDT            4.08            883         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 09 PM PDT            4.06            873         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 10 PM PDT            4.07            878         +              Normal
  04/28/2026 11 PM PDT            4.07            878         0              Normal
  04/29/2026 12 AM PDT            4.06            873         -              Normal
  04/29/2026 01 AM PDT            4.06            873         0              Normal
  04/29/2026 02 AM PDT            4.07            878         +              Normal
  04/29/2026 03 AM PDT            4.05            867         -              Normal
  04/29/2026 04 AM PDT            4.05            867         0              Normal
  04/29/2026 05 AM PDT            4.06            873         +              Normal
  04/29/2026 06 AM PDT            4.07            878         +              Normal
  04/29/2026 07 AM PDT            4.07            878         0              Normal
  04/29/2026 08 AM PDT            4.07            878         0              Normal
  04/29/2026 09 AM PDT            4.04            862         -              Normal
  04/29/2026 10 AM PDT            4.05            867         +              Normal
  04/29/2026 11 AM PDT            4.10            894         +              Normal
  04/29/2026 12 PM PDT            4.06            873         -              Normal
  04/29/2026 01 PM PDT            4.07            878         +              Normal
  04/29/2026 02 PM PDT            4.05            867         -              Normal
  04/29/2026 03 PM PDT            4.06            873         +              Normal
  04/29/2026 04 PM PDT            4.06            873         0              Normal
  04/29/2026 05 PM PDT            4.05            867         -              Normal
  04/29/2026 06 PM PDT            4.04            862         -              Normal
  04/29/2026 07 PM PDT            4.03            857         -              Normal
  04/29/2026 08 PM PDT            4.02            851         -              Normal
  04/29/2026 09 PM PDT            4.02            851         0              Normal
  04/29/2026 10 PM PDT            4.02            851         0              Normal
  04/29/2026 11 PM PDT            4.04            862         +              Normal
  04/30/2026 12 AM PDT            4.05            867         +              Normal
  04/30/2026 01 AM PDT            4.03            857         -              Normal
  04/30/2026 02 AM PDT            4.04            862         +              Normal
  04/30/2026 03 AM PDT            4.03            857         -              Normal
  04/30/2026 04 AM PDT            4.02            851         -              Normal
  04/30/2026 05 AM PDT            4.00            841         -              Normal
  04/30/2026 06 AM PDT            4.03            857         +              Normal
  04/30/2026 07 AM PDT            4.01            846         -              Normal
  04/30/2026 08 AM PDT            4.02            851         +              Normal
  04/30/2026 09 AM PDT            4.01            846         -              Normal
  04/30/2026 10 AM PDT            4.00            841         -              Normal
  04/30/2026 11 AM PDT            4.01            846         +              Normal
  04/30/2026 12 PM PDT            4.02            851         +              Normal
  04/30/2026 01 PM PDT            4.02            851         0              Normal
  04/30/2026 02 PM PDT            4.03            857         +              Normal
  04/30/2026 03 PM PDT            4.01            846         -              Normal
  04/30/2026 04 PM PDT            4.04            862         +              Normal
  04/30/2026 05 PM PDT            4.03            857         -              Normal
  04/30/2026 06 PM PDT            4.01            846         -              Normal
  04/30/2026 07 PM PDT            4.03            857         +              Normal
  04/30/2026 08 PM PDT            4.03            857         0              Normal
  04/30/2026 09 PM PDT            4.06            873         +              Normal
  04/30/2026 10 PM PDT            4.03            857         -              Normal
  04/30/2026 11 PM PDT            4.02            851         -              Normal
  05/01/2026 12 AM PDT            4.04            862         +              Normal
  05/01/2026 01 AM PDT            4.03            857         -              Normal
  05/01/2026 02 AM PDT            4.03            857         0              Normal
  05/01/2026 03 AM PDT            4.02            851         -              Normal
  05/01/2026 04 AM PDT            4.02            851         0              Normal
  05/01/2026 05 AM PDT            4.01            846         -              Normal
  05/01/2026 06 AM PDT            4.00            841         -              Normal
  05/01/2026 07 AM PDT            3.99            835         -              Normal
  05/01/2026 08 AM PDT            4.00            841         +              Normal
  05/01/2026 09 AM PDT            4.00            841         0              Normal
  05/01/2026 10 AM PDT            3.98            829         -              Normal
  05/01/2026 11 AM PDT            3.98            829         0              Normal
  05/01/2026 12 PM PDT            3.98            829         0              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  05/01/2026 01 PM PDT            3.98            829                        Normal
  05/01/2026 02 PM PDT            3.98            829         0              Normal
  05/01/2026 03 PM PDT            3.99            835         +              Normal
  05/01/2026 04 PM PDT            3.98            829         -              Normal
  05/01/2026 05 PM PDT            3.98            829         0              Normal
  05/01/2026 06 PM PDT            3.97            823         -              Normal
  05/01/2026 07 PM PDT            3.96            817         -              Normal
  05/01/2026 08 PM PDT            3.95            812         -              Normal
  05/01/2026 09 PM PDT            3.95            812         0              Normal
  05/01/2026 10 PM PDT            3.95            812         0              Normal
  05/01/2026 11 PM PDT            3.96            817         +              Normal
  05/02/2026 12 AM PDT            3.96            817         0              Normal
  05/02/2026 01 AM PDT            3.97            823         +              Normal
  05/02/2026 02 AM PDT            3.98            829         +              Normal
  05/02/2026 03 AM PDT            4.01            846         +              Normal
  05/02/2026 04 AM PDT            4.04            862         +              Normal
  05/02/2026 05 AM PDT            4.08            883         +              Normal
  05/02/2026 06 AM PDT            4.10            894         +              Normal
  05/02/2026 07 AM PDT            4.12            906         +              Normal
  05/02/2026 08 AM PDT            4.14            919         +              Normal
  05/02/2026 09 AM PDT            4.14            919         0              Normal
  05/02/2026 10 AM PDT            4.15            925         +              Normal
  05/02/2026 11 AM PDT            4.14            919         -              Normal
  05/02/2026 12 PM PDT            4.14            919         0              Normal
  05/02/2026 01 PM PDT            4.14            919         0              Normal
  05/02/2026 02 PM PDT            4.14            919         0              Normal
  05/02/2026 03 PM PDT            4.13            913         -              Normal
  05/02/2026 04 PM PDT            4.12            906         -              Normal
  05/02/2026 05 PM PDT            4.12            906         0              Normal
  05/02/2026 06 PM PDT            4.11            900         -              Normal
  05/02/2026 07 PM PDT            4.09            889         -              Normal
  05/02/2026 08 PM PDT            4.08            883         -              Normal
  05/02/2026 09 PM PDT            4.08            883         0              Normal
  05/02/2026 10 PM PDT            4.07            878         -              Normal
  05/02/2026 11 PM PDT            4.07            878         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 12 AM PDT            4.08            883         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 01 AM PDT            4.08            883         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 02 AM PDT            4.09            889         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 03 AM PDT            4.11            900         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 04 AM PDT            4.14            919         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 05 AM PDT            4.16            931         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 06 AM PDT            4.18            944         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 07 AM PDT            4.20            957         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 08 AM PDT            4.21            963         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 09 AM PDT            4.21            963         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 10 AM PDT            4.21            963         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 11 AM PDT            4.21            963         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 12 PM PDT            4.20            957         -              Normal
  05/03/2026 01 PM PDT            4.20            957         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 02 PM PDT            4.19            951         -              Normal
  05/03/2026 03 PM PDT            4.19            951         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 04 PM PDT            4.18            944         -              Normal
  05/03/2026 05 PM PDT            4.17            938         -              Normal
  05/03/2026 06 PM PDT            4.16            931         -              Normal
  05/03/2026 07 PM PDT            4.15            925         -              Normal
  05/03/2026 08 PM PDT            4.14            919         -              Normal
  05/03/2026 09 PM PDT            4.13            913         -              Normal
  05/03/2026 10 PM PDT            4.13            913         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 11 PM PDT            4.13            913         0              Normal
  05/04/2026 12 AM PDT            4.13            913         0              Normal
  05/04/2026 01 AM PDT            4.13            913         0              Normal
  05/04/2026 02 AM PDT            4.14            919         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 03 AM PDT            4.16            931         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 04 AM PDT            4.18            944         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 05 AM PDT            4.20            957         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 06 AM PDT            4.21            963         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 07 AM PDT            4.22            968         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 08 AM PDT            4.22            968         0              Normal
  05/04/2026 09 AM PDT            4.22            968         0              Normal
  05/04/2026 10 AM PDT            4.21            963         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 11 AM PDT            4.20            957         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 12 PM PDT            4.19            951         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 01 PM PDT            4.18            944         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 02 PM PDT            4.17            938         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 03 PM PDT            4.16            931         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 04 PM PDT            4.15            925         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 05 PM PDT            4.14            919         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 06 PM PDT            4.12            906         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 07 PM PDT            4.11            900         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 08 PM PDT            4.10            894         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 09 PM PDT            4.09            889         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 10 PM PDT            4.10            894         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 11 PM PDT            4.11            900         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 12 AM PDT            4.12            906         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 01 AM PDT            4.13            913         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 02 AM PDT            4.15            925         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 03 AM PDT            4.17            938         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 04 AM PDT            4.20            957         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 05 AM PDT            4.24            980         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 06 AM PDT            4.26            991         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 07 AM PDT            4.29           1008         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 08 AM PDT            4.31           1020         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 09 AM PDT            4.31           1020         0              Normal
  05/05/2026 10 AM PDT            4.30           1014         -              Normal
  05/05/2026 11 AM PDT            4.29           1008         -              Normal
  05/05/2026 12 PM PDT            4.28           1002         -              Normal
  05/05/2026 01 PM PDT            4.26            991         -              Normal
  05/05/2026 02 PM PDT            4.25            985         -              Normal
  05/05/2026 03 PM PDT            4.23            974         -              Normal
  05/05/2026 04 PM PDT            4.22            968         -              Normal
  05/05/2026 05 PM PDT            4.20            957         -              Normal
  05/05/2026 06 PM PDT            4.18            944         -              Normal
  05/05/2026 07 PM PDT            4.16            931         -              Normal
  05/05/2026 08 PM PDT            4.14            919         -              Normal
  05/05/2026 09 PM PDT            4.13            913         -              Normal
  05/05/2026 10 PM PDT            4.12            906         -              Normal
  05/05/2026 11 PM PDT            4.12            906         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 12 AM PDT            4.12            906         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 01 AM PDT            4.11            900         -              Normal
  05/06/2026 02 AM PDT            4.11            900         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 03 AM PDT            4.12            906         +              Normal
  05/06/2026 04 AM PDT            4.14            919         +              Normal
  05/06/2026 05 AM PDT            4.16            931         +              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.