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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: Oct 31 2026 at 8:37 AM PDTNext Issuance: Nov 01 2026 at 9:00 AM PST
Action: 12.5 FeetMinor Flood: 13.5 FeetModerate Flood: 17.0 FeetMajor Flood: 20.0 Feet
Please Note:Raw observed data may be unreliable due to gauge damage and river bank erosion sustained during the recent 2023 floods. This may increase forecast uncertainty.

# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
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# Location: Kern River - Kernville (KRVC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  10/31/2026 at 08:37 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
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# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  10/26/2026 at 11:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       2.64 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        181 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     11/01/2026 at 08:00 AM PST
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       2.69 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        200 cfs
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# OBSERVED
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# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  10/26/2026 08 AM PDT            2.63            177                        Normal
  10/26/2026 09 AM PDT            2.63            177         0              Normal
  10/26/2026 10 AM PDT            2.64            181         +              Normal
  10/26/2026 11 AM PDT            2.64            181         0              Normal
  10/26/2026 12 PM PDT            2.63            177         -              Normal
  10/26/2026 01 PM PDT            2.62            174         -              Normal
  10/26/2026 02 PM PDT            2.62            174         0              Normal
  10/26/2026 03 PM PDT            2.62            174         0              Normal
  10/26/2026 04 PM PDT            2.62            174         0              Normal
  10/26/2026 05 PM PDT            2.61            170         -              Normal
  10/26/2026 06 PM PDT            2.60            167         -              Normal
  10/26/2026 07 PM PDT            2.60            167         0              Normal
  10/26/2026 08 PM PDT            2.61            170         +              Normal
  10/26/2026 09 PM PDT            2.61            170         0              Normal
  10/26/2026 10 PM PDT            2.61            170         0              Normal
  10/26/2026 11 PM PDT            2.61            170         0              Normal
  10/27/2026 12 AM PDT            2.61            170         0              Normal
  10/27/2026 01 AM PDT            2.62            174         +              Normal
  10/27/2026 02 AM PDT            2.62            174         0              Normal
  10/27/2026 03 AM PDT            2.62            174         0              Normal
  10/27/2026 04 AM PDT            2.63            177         +              Normal
  10/27/2026 05 AM PDT            2.63            177         0              Normal
  10/27/2026 06 AM PDT            2.63            177         0              Normal
  10/27/2026 07 AM PDT            2.62            174         -              Normal
  10/27/2026 08 AM PDT            2.62            174         0              Normal
  10/27/2026 09 AM PDT            2.61            170         -              Normal
  10/27/2026 10 AM PDT            2.62            174         +              Normal
  10/27/2026 11 AM PDT            2.62            174         0              Normal
  10/27/2026 12 PM PDT            2.61            170         -              Normal
  10/27/2026 01 PM PDT            2.62            174         +              Normal
  10/27/2026 02 PM PDT            2.61            170         -              Normal
  10/27/2026 03 PM PDT            2.61            170         0              Normal
  10/27/2026 04 PM PDT            2.61            170         0              Normal
  10/27/2026 05 PM PDT            2.61            170         0              Normal
  10/27/2026 06 PM PDT            2.61            170         0              Normal
  10/27/2026 07 PM PDT            2.61            170         0              Normal
  10/27/2026 08 PM PDT            2.61            170         0              Normal
  10/27/2026 09 PM PDT            2.61            170         0              Normal
  10/27/2026 10 PM PDT            2.61            170         0              Normal
  10/27/2026 11 PM PDT            2.60            167         -              Normal
  10/28/2026 12 AM PDT            2.60            167         0              Normal
  10/28/2026 01 AM PDT            2.61            170         +              Normal
  10/28/2026 02 AM PDT            2.61            170         0              Normal
  10/28/2026 03 AM PDT            2.60            167         -              Normal
  10/28/2026 04 AM PDT            2.61            170         +              Normal
  10/28/2026 05 AM PDT            2.62            174         +              Normal
  10/28/2026 06 AM PDT            2.61            170         -              Normal
  10/28/2026 07 AM PDT            2.62            174         +              Normal
  10/28/2026 08 AM PDT            2.61            170         -              Normal
  10/28/2026 09 AM PDT            2.60            167         -              Normal
  10/28/2026 10 AM PDT            2.60            167         0              Normal
  10/28/2026 11 AM PDT            2.60            167         0              Normal
  10/28/2026 12 PM PDT            2.61            170         +              Normal
  10/28/2026 01 PM PDT            2.60            167         -              Normal
  10/28/2026 02 PM PDT            2.59            164         -              Normal
  10/28/2026 03 PM PDT            2.59            164         0              Normal
  10/28/2026 04 PM PDT            2.59            164         0              Normal
  10/28/2026 05 PM PDT            2.58            161         -              Normal
  10/28/2026 06 PM PDT            2.57            158         -              Normal
  10/28/2026 07 PM PDT            2.57            158         0              Normal
  10/28/2026 08 PM PDT            2.58            161         +              Normal
  10/28/2026 09 PM PDT            2.57            158         -              Normal
  10/28/2026 10 PM PDT            2.58            161         +              Normal
  10/28/2026 11 PM PDT            2.58            161         0              Normal
  10/29/2026 12 AM PDT            2.58            161         0              Normal
  10/29/2026 01 AM PDT            2.58            161         0              Normal
  10/29/2026 02 AM PDT            2.59            164         +              Normal
  10/29/2026 03 AM PDT            2.58            161         -              Normal
  10/29/2026 04 AM PDT            2.58            161         0              Normal
  10/29/2026 05 AM PDT            2.59            164         +              Normal
  10/29/2026 06 AM PDT            2.58            161         -              Normal
  10/29/2026 07 AM PDT            2.59            164         +              Normal
  10/29/2026 08 AM PDT            2.59            164         0              Normal
  10/29/2026 09 AM PDT            2.60            167         +              Normal
  10/29/2026 10 AM PDT            2.59            164         -              Normal
  10/29/2026 11 AM PDT            2.60            167         +              Normal
  10/29/2026 12 PM PDT            2.61            170         +              Normal
  10/29/2026 01 PM PDT            2.61            170         0              Normal
  10/29/2026 02 PM PDT            2.60            167         -              Normal
  10/29/2026 03 PM PDT            2.60            167         0              Normal
  10/29/2026 04 PM PDT            2.59            164         -              Normal
  10/29/2026 05 PM PDT            2.59            164         0              Normal
  10/29/2026 06 PM PDT            2.59            164         0              Normal
  10/29/2026 07 PM PDT            2.58            161         -              Normal
  10/29/2026 08 PM PDT            2.58            161         0              Normal
  10/29/2026 09 PM PDT            2.58            161         0              Normal
  10/29/2026 10 PM PDT            2.57            158         -              Normal
  10/29/2026 11 PM PDT            2.58            161         +              Normal
  10/30/2026 12 AM PDT            2.58            161         0              Normal
  10/30/2026 01 AM PDT            2.57            158         -              Normal
  10/30/2026 02 AM PDT            2.58            161         +              Normal
  10/30/2026 03 AM PDT            2.59            164         +              Normal
  10/30/2026 04 AM PDT            2.58            161         -              Normal
  10/30/2026 05 AM PDT            2.57            158         -              Normal
  10/30/2026 06 AM PDT            2.59            164         +              Normal
  10/30/2026 07 AM PDT            2.58            161         -              Normal
  10/30/2026 08 AM PDT            2.58            161         0              Normal
  10/30/2026 09 AM PDT            2.59            164         +              Normal
  10/30/2026 10 AM PDT            2.57            158         -              Normal
  10/30/2026 11 AM PDT            2.57            158         0              Normal
  10/30/2026 12 PM PDT            2.58            161         +              Normal
  10/30/2026 01 PM PDT            2.57            158         -              Normal
  10/30/2026 02 PM PDT            2.58            161         +              Normal
  10/30/2026 03 PM PDT            2.58            161         0              Normal
  10/30/2026 04 PM PDT            2.59            164         +              Normal
  10/30/2026 05 PM PDT            2.59            164         0              Normal
  10/30/2026 06 PM PDT            2.60            167         +              Normal
  10/30/2026 07 PM PDT            2.58            161         -              Normal
  10/30/2026 08 PM PDT            2.56            155         -              Normal
  10/30/2026 09 PM PDT            2.58            161         +              Normal
  10/30/2026 10 PM PDT            2.58            161         0              Normal
  10/30/2026 11 PM PDT            2.59            164         +              Normal
  10/31/2026 12 AM PDT            2.58            161         -              Normal
  10/31/2026 01 AM PDT            2.57            158         -              Normal
  10/31/2026 02 AM PDT            2.59            164         +              Normal
  10/31/2026 03 AM PDT            2.59            164         0              Normal
  10/31/2026 04 AM PDT            2.57            158         -              Normal
  10/31/2026 05 AM PDT            2.57            158         0              Normal
  10/31/2026 06 AM PDT            2.57            158         0              Normal
  10/31/2026 07 AM PDT            2.57            158         0              Normal
  10/31/2026 08 AM PDT            2.57            158         0              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  10/31/2026 09 AM PDT            2.58            161                        Normal
  10/31/2026 10 AM PDT            2.58            161         0              Normal
  10/31/2026 11 AM PDT            2.59            164         +              Normal
  10/31/2026 12 PM PDT            2.59            164         0              Normal
  10/31/2026 01 PM PDT            2.59            164         0              Normal
  10/31/2026 02 PM PDT            2.59            164         0              Normal
  10/31/2026 03 PM PDT            2.59            164         0              Normal
  10/31/2026 04 PM PDT            2.60            167         +              Normal
  10/31/2026 05 PM PDT            2.60            167         0              Normal
  10/31/2026 06 PM PDT            2.60            167         0              Normal
  10/31/2026 07 PM PDT            2.60            167         0              Normal
  10/31/2026 08 PM PDT            2.61            170         +              Normal
  10/31/2026 09 PM PDT            2.61            170         0              Normal
  10/31/2026 10 PM PDT            2.62            174         +              Normal
  10/31/2026 11 PM PDT            2.63            177         +              Normal
  11/01/2026 12 AM PDT            2.63            177         0              Normal
  11/01/2026 01 AM PDT            2.64            181         +              Normal
  11/01/2026 01 AM PST            2.65            185         +              Normal
  11/01/2026 02 AM PST            2.65            185         0              Normal
  11/01/2026 03 AM PST            2.66            188         +              Normal
  11/01/2026 04 AM PST            2.66            188         0              Normal
  11/01/2026 05 AM PST            2.67            192         +              Normal
  11/01/2026 06 AM PST            2.68            196         +              Normal
  11/01/2026 07 AM PST            2.68            196         0              Normal
  11/01/2026 08 AM PST            2.69            200         +              Normal
  11/01/2026 09 AM PST            2.69            200         0              Normal
  11/01/2026 10 AM PST            2.69            200         0              Normal
  11/01/2026 11 AM PST            2.68            196         -              Normal
  11/01/2026 12 PM PST            2.68            196         0              Normal
  11/01/2026 01 PM PST            2.68            196         0              Normal
  11/01/2026 02 PM PST            2.68            196         0              Normal
  11/01/2026 03 PM PST            2.67            192         -              Normal
  11/01/2026 04 PM PST            2.67            192         0              Normal
  11/01/2026 05 PM PST            2.66            188         -              Normal
  11/01/2026 06 PM PST            2.65            185         -              Normal
  11/01/2026 07 PM PST            2.65            185         0              Normal
  11/01/2026 08 PM PST            2.64            181         -              Normal
  11/01/2026 09 PM PST            2.63            177         -              Normal
  11/01/2026 10 PM PST            2.63            177         0              Normal
  11/01/2026 11 PM PST            2.62            174         -              Normal
  11/02/2026 12 AM PST            2.62            174         0              Normal
  11/02/2026 01 AM PST            2.62            174         0              Normal
  11/02/2026 02 AM PST            2.61            170         -              Normal
  11/02/2026 03 AM PST            2.61            170         0              Normal
  11/02/2026 04 AM PST            2.61            170         0              Normal
  11/02/2026 05 AM PST            2.61            170         0              Normal
  11/02/2026 06 AM PST            2.60            167         -              Normal
  11/02/2026 07 AM PST            2.60            167         0              Normal
  11/02/2026 08 AM PST            2.60            167         0              Normal
  11/02/2026 09 AM PST            2.60            167         0              Normal
  11/02/2026 10 AM PST            2.60            167         0              Normal
  11/02/2026 11 AM PST            2.60            167         0              Normal
  11/02/2026 12 PM PST            2.60            167         0              Normal
  11/02/2026 01 PM PST            2.60            167         0              Normal
  11/02/2026 02 PM PST            2.60            167         0              Normal
  11/02/2026 03 PM PST            2.59            164         -              Normal
  11/02/2026 04 PM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/02/2026 05 PM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/02/2026 06 PM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/02/2026 07 PM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/02/2026 08 PM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/02/2026 09 PM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/02/2026 10 PM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/02/2026 11 PM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/03/2026 12 AM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/03/2026 01 AM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/03/2026 02 AM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/03/2026 03 AM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/03/2026 04 AM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/03/2026 05 AM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/03/2026 06 AM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/03/2026 07 AM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/03/2026 08 AM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/03/2026 09 AM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/03/2026 10 AM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/03/2026 11 AM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/03/2026 12 PM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/03/2026 01 PM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/03/2026 02 PM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/03/2026 03 PM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/03/2026 04 PM PST            2.59            164         0              Normal
  11/03/2026 05 PM PST            2.58            161         -              Normal
  11/03/2026 06 PM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/03/2026 07 PM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/03/2026 08 PM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/03/2026 09 PM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/03/2026 10 PM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/03/2026 11 PM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 12 AM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 01 AM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 02 AM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 03 AM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 04 AM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 05 AM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 06 AM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 07 AM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 08 AM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 09 AM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 10 AM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 11 AM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 12 PM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 01 PM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 02 PM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 03 PM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 04 PM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 05 PM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 06 PM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 07 PM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 08 PM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 09 PM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 10 PM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/04/2026 11 PM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/05/2026 12 AM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/05/2026 01 AM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/05/2026 02 AM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/05/2026 03 AM PST            2.58            161         0              Normal
  11/05/2026 04 AM PST            2.58            161         0              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.