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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: | May 01 2026 at 12:14 PM PDT | Next Issuance: | May 02 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: 05/01/2026 at 12:16 PM PDT
# Data Interval: 1 Hour
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# 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
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# 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
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# OBSERVED
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# 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
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# FORECAST
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# Date & Time (Local) Stage (Feet) Flow (cfs) Trend Forecast Status
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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
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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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