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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 04 2026 at 7:38 AM PDT | Next Issuance: | Apr 05 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: 04/04/2026 at 07:38 AM PDT
# Data Interval: 1 Hour
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# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed: 03/30/2026 at 12:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage: 5.59 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow: 1964 cfs
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# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast: 04/08/2026 at 09:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage: 5.04 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow: 1485 cfs
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# OBSERVED
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# Date & Time (Local) Stage (Feet) Flow (cfs) Trend Observed Status
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03/30/2026 07 AM PDT 5.47 1843 Normal
03/30/2026 08 AM PDT 5.51 1884 + Normal
03/30/2026 09 AM PDT 5.52 1894 + Normal
03/30/2026 10 AM PDT 5.54 1914 + Normal
03/30/2026 11 AM PDT 5.59 1964 + Normal
03/30/2026 12 PM PDT 5.59 1964 0 Normal
03/30/2026 01 PM PDT 5.57 1944 - Normal
03/30/2026 02 PM PDT 5.57 1944 0 Normal
03/30/2026 03 PM PDT 5.53 1904 - Normal
03/30/2026 04 PM PDT 5.52 1894 - Normal
03/30/2026 05 PM PDT 5.55 1924 + Normal
03/30/2026 06 PM PDT 5.47 1843 - Normal
03/30/2026 07 PM PDT 5.46 1833 - Normal
03/30/2026 08 PM PDT 5.46 1833 0 Normal
03/30/2026 09 PM PDT 5.44 1813 - Normal
03/30/2026 10 PM PDT 5.43 1803 - Normal
03/30/2026 11 PM PDT 5.37 1746 - Normal
03/31/2026 12 AM PDT 5.40 1773 + Normal
03/31/2026 01 AM PDT 5.38 1755 - Normal
03/31/2026 02 AM PDT 5.33 1710 - Normal
03/31/2026 03 AM PDT 5.33 1710 0 Normal
03/31/2026 04 AM PDT 5.31 1692 - Normal
03/31/2026 05 AM PDT 5.31 1692 0 Normal
03/31/2026 06 AM PDT 5.31 1692 0 Normal
03/31/2026 07 AM PDT 5.31 1692 0 Normal
03/31/2026 08 AM PDT 5.30 1683 - Normal
03/31/2026 09 AM PDT 5.32 1701 + Normal
03/31/2026 10 AM PDT 5.32 1701 0 Normal
03/31/2026 11 AM PDT 5.26 1652 - Normal
03/31/2026 12 PM PDT 5.23 1628 - Normal
03/31/2026 01 PM PDT 5.34 1719 + Normal
03/31/2026 02 PM PDT 5.32 1701 - Normal
03/31/2026 03 PM PDT 5.28 1667 - Normal
03/31/2026 04 PM PDT 5.25 1644 - Normal
03/31/2026 05 PM PDT 5.25 1644 0 Normal
03/31/2026 06 PM PDT 5.23 1628 - Normal
03/31/2026 07 PM PDT 5.23 1628 0 Normal
03/31/2026 08 PM PDT 5.24 1636 + Normal
03/31/2026 09 PM PDT 5.23 1628 - Normal
03/31/2026 10 PM PDT 5.23 1628 0 Normal
03/31/2026 11 PM PDT 5.23 1628 0 Normal
04/01/2026 12 AM PDT 5.20 1605 - Normal
04/01/2026 01 AM PDT 5.19 1597 - Normal
04/01/2026 02 AM PDT 5.16 1574 - Normal
04/01/2026 03 AM PDT 5.18 1590 + Normal
04/01/2026 04 AM PDT 5.16 1574 - Normal
04/01/2026 05 AM PDT 5.17 1582 + Normal
04/01/2026 06 AM PDT 5.12 1544 - Normal
04/01/2026 07 AM PDT 5.17 1582 + Normal
04/01/2026 08 AM PDT 5.15 1567 - Normal
04/01/2026 09 AM PDT 5.16 1574 + Normal
04/01/2026 10 AM PDT 5.16 1574 0 Normal
04/01/2026 11 AM PDT 5.15 1567 - Normal
04/01/2026 12 PM PDT 5.12 1544 - Normal
04/01/2026 01 PM PDT 5.10 1529 - Normal
04/01/2026 02 PM PDT 5.20 1605 + Normal
04/01/2026 03 PM PDT 5.12 1544 - Normal
04/01/2026 04 PM PDT 5.09 1522 - Normal
04/01/2026 05 PM PDT 5.09 1522 0 Normal
04/01/2026 06 PM PDT 5.08 1514 - Normal
04/01/2026 07 PM PDT 5.08 1514 0 Normal
04/01/2026 08 PM PDT 5.07 1507 - Normal
04/01/2026 09 PM PDT 5.06 1500 - Normal
04/01/2026 10 PM PDT 5.05 1492 - Normal
04/01/2026 11 PM PDT 5.02 1470 - Normal
04/02/2026 12 AM PDT 5.01 1463 - Normal
04/02/2026 01 AM PDT 5.01 1463 0 Normal
04/02/2026 02 AM PDT 5.01 1463 0 Normal
04/02/2026 03 AM PDT 4.99 1449 - Normal
04/02/2026 04 AM PDT 5.01 1463 + Normal
04/02/2026 05 AM PDT 5.01 1463 0 Normal
04/02/2026 06 AM PDT 5.00 1456 - Normal
04/02/2026 07 AM PDT 5.00 1456 0 Normal
04/02/2026 08 AM PDT 4.99 1449 - Normal
04/02/2026 09 AM PDT 4.97 1434 - Normal
04/02/2026 10 AM PDT 4.98 1442 + Normal
04/02/2026 11 AM PDT 4.98 1442 0 Normal
04/02/2026 12 PM PDT 4.95 1420 - Normal
04/02/2026 01 PM PDT 4.98 1442 + Normal
04/02/2026 02 PM PDT 4.95 1420 - Normal
04/02/2026 03 PM PDT 4.95 1420 0 Normal
04/02/2026 04 PM PDT 4.93 1406 - Normal
04/02/2026 05 PM PDT 4.93 1406 0 Normal
04/02/2026 06 PM PDT 4.93 1406 0 Normal
04/02/2026 07 PM PDT 4.89 1378 - Normal
04/02/2026 08 PM PDT 4.88 1371 - Normal
04/02/2026 09 PM PDT 4.89 1378 + Normal
04/02/2026 10 PM PDT 4.88 1371 - Normal
04/02/2026 11 PM PDT 4.87 1364 - Normal
04/03/2026 12 AM PDT 4.85 1350 - Normal
04/03/2026 01 AM PDT 4.84 1343 - Normal
04/03/2026 02 AM PDT 4.83 1336 - Normal
04/03/2026 03 AM PDT 4.81 1323 - Normal
04/03/2026 04 AM PDT 4.80 1316 - Normal
04/03/2026 05 AM PDT 4.81 1323 + Normal
04/03/2026 06 AM PDT 4.84 1343 + Normal
04/03/2026 07 AM PDT 4.84 1343 0 Normal
04/03/2026 08 AM PDT 4.83 1336 - Normal
04/03/2026 09 AM PDT 4.85 1350 + Normal
04/03/2026 10 AM PDT 4.83 1336 - Normal
04/03/2026 11 AM PDT 4.86 1357 + Normal
04/03/2026 12 PM PDT 4.83 1336 - Normal
04/03/2026 01 PM PDT 4.80 1316 - Normal
04/03/2026 02 PM PDT 4.81 1323 + Normal
04/03/2026 03 PM PDT 4.81 1323 0 Normal
04/03/2026 04 PM PDT 4.80 1316 - Normal
04/03/2026 05 PM PDT 4.79 1310 - Normal
04/03/2026 06 PM PDT 4.77 1298 - Normal
04/03/2026 07 PM PDT 4.75 1287 - Normal
04/03/2026 08 PM PDT 4.73 1275 - Normal
04/03/2026 09 PM PDT 4.74 1281 + Normal
04/03/2026 10 PM PDT 4.74 1281 0 Normal
04/03/2026 11 PM PDT 4.72 1269 - Normal
04/04/2026 12 AM PDT 4.71 1264 - Normal
04/04/2026 01 AM PDT 4.71 1264 0 Normal
04/04/2026 02 AM PDT 4.69 1252 - Normal
04/04/2026 03 AM PDT 4.66 1232 - Normal
04/04/2026 04 AM PDT 4.65 1226 - Normal
04/04/2026 05 AM PDT 4.67 1239 + Normal
04/04/2026 06 AM PDT 4.68 1245 + Normal
04/04/2026 07 AM PDT 4.69 1252 + Normal
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# FORECAST
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# Date & Time (Local) Stage (Feet) Flow (cfs) Trend Forecast Status
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04/04/2026 08 AM PDT 4.69 1252 Normal
04/04/2026 09 AM PDT 4.70 1258 + Normal
04/04/2026 10 AM PDT 4.70 1258 0 Normal
04/04/2026 11 AM PDT 4.71 1264 + Normal
04/04/2026 12 PM PDT 4.71 1264 0 Normal
04/04/2026 01 PM PDT 4.71 1264 0 Normal
04/04/2026 02 PM PDT 4.72 1269 + Normal
04/04/2026 03 PM PDT 4.71 1264 - Normal
04/04/2026 04 PM PDT 4.71 1264 0 Normal
04/04/2026 05 PM PDT 4.71 1264 0 Normal
04/04/2026 06 PM PDT 4.70 1258 - Normal
04/04/2026 07 PM PDT 4.70 1258 0 Normal
04/04/2026 08 PM PDT 4.69 1252 - Normal
04/04/2026 09 PM PDT 4.69 1252 0 Normal
04/04/2026 10 PM PDT 4.70 1258 + Normal
04/04/2026 11 PM PDT 4.71 1264 + Normal
04/05/2026 12 AM PDT 4.72 1269 + Normal
04/05/2026 01 AM PDT 4.73 1275 + Normal
04/05/2026 02 AM PDT 4.76 1293 + Normal
04/05/2026 03 AM PDT 4.79 1310 + Normal
04/05/2026 04 AM PDT 4.83 1336 + Normal
04/05/2026 05 AM PDT 4.87 1364 + Normal
04/05/2026 06 AM PDT 4.91 1392 + Normal
04/05/2026 07 AM PDT 4.95 1420 + Normal
04/05/2026 08 AM PDT 4.98 1442 + Normal
04/05/2026 09 AM PDT 5.00 1456 + Normal
04/05/2026 10 AM PDT 5.01 1463 + Normal
04/05/2026 11 AM PDT 5.01 1463 0 Normal
04/05/2026 12 PM PDT 5.01 1463 0 Normal
04/05/2026 01 PM PDT 5.00 1456 - Normal
04/05/2026 02 PM PDT 4.99 1449 - Normal
04/05/2026 03 PM PDT 4.98 1442 - Normal
04/05/2026 04 PM PDT 4.97 1434 - Normal
04/05/2026 05 PM PDT 4.95 1420 - Normal
04/05/2026 06 PM PDT 4.93 1406 - Normal
04/05/2026 07 PM PDT 4.92 1399 - Normal
04/05/2026 08 PM PDT 4.90 1385 - Normal
04/05/2026 09 PM PDT 4.88 1371 - Normal
04/05/2026 10 PM PDT 4.87 1364 - Normal
04/05/2026 11 PM PDT 4.86 1357 - Normal
04/06/2026 12 AM PDT 4.86 1357 0 Normal
04/06/2026 01 AM PDT 4.85 1350 - Normal
04/06/2026 02 AM PDT 4.86 1357 + Normal
04/06/2026 03 AM PDT 4.87 1364 + Normal
04/06/2026 04 AM PDT 4.90 1385 + Normal
04/06/2026 05 AM PDT 4.92 1399 + Normal
04/06/2026 06 AM PDT 4.94 1413 + Normal
04/06/2026 07 AM PDT 4.96 1427 + Normal
04/06/2026 08 AM PDT 4.98 1442 + Normal
04/06/2026 09 AM PDT 4.99 1449 + Normal
04/06/2026 10 AM PDT 5.00 1456 + Normal
04/06/2026 11 AM PDT 5.00 1456 0 Normal
04/06/2026 12 PM PDT 5.00 1456 0 Normal
04/06/2026 01 PM PDT 5.00 1456 0 Normal
04/06/2026 02 PM PDT 4.99 1449 - Normal
04/06/2026 03 PM PDT 4.98 1442 - Normal
04/06/2026 04 PM PDT 4.97 1434 - Normal
04/06/2026 05 PM PDT 4.96 1427 - Normal
04/06/2026 06 PM PDT 4.95 1420 - Normal
04/06/2026 07 PM PDT 4.93 1406 - Normal
04/06/2026 08 PM PDT 4.92 1399 - Normal
04/06/2026 09 PM PDT 4.91 1392 - Normal
04/06/2026 10 PM PDT 4.90 1385 - Normal
04/06/2026 11 PM PDT 4.89 1378 - Normal
04/07/2026 12 AM PDT 4.89 1378 0 Normal
04/07/2026 01 AM PDT 4.88 1371 - Normal
04/07/2026 02 AM PDT 4.89 1378 + Normal
04/07/2026 03 AM PDT 4.91 1392 + Normal
04/07/2026 04 AM PDT 4.93 1406 + Normal
04/07/2026 05 AM PDT 4.96 1427 + Normal
04/07/2026 06 AM PDT 4.98 1442 + Normal
04/07/2026 07 AM PDT 5.00 1456 + Normal
04/07/2026 08 AM PDT 5.02 1470 + Normal
04/07/2026 09 AM PDT 5.03 1478 + Normal
04/07/2026 10 AM PDT 5.03 1478 0 Normal
04/07/2026 11 AM PDT 5.03 1478 0 Normal
04/07/2026 12 PM PDT 5.03 1478 0 Normal
04/07/2026 01 PM PDT 5.03 1478 0 Normal
04/07/2026 02 PM PDT 5.02 1470 - Normal
04/07/2026 03 PM PDT 5.01 1463 - Normal
04/07/2026 04 PM PDT 5.00 1456 - Normal
04/07/2026 05 PM PDT 4.98 1442 - Normal
04/07/2026 06 PM PDT 4.97 1434 - Normal
04/07/2026 07 PM PDT 4.95 1420 - Normal
04/07/2026 08 PM PDT 4.94 1413 - Normal
04/07/2026 09 PM PDT 4.93 1406 - Normal
04/07/2026 10 PM PDT 4.92 1399 - Normal
04/07/2026 11 PM PDT 4.91 1392 - Normal
04/08/2026 12 AM PDT 4.90 1385 - Normal
04/08/2026 01 AM PDT 4.90 1385 0 Normal
04/08/2026 02 AM PDT 4.91 1392 + Normal
04/08/2026 03 AM PDT 4.92 1399 + Normal
04/08/2026 04 AM PDT 4.95 1420 + Normal
04/08/2026 05 AM PDT 4.97 1434 + Normal
04/08/2026 06 AM PDT 5.00 1456 + Normal
04/08/2026 07 AM PDT 5.02 1470 + Normal
04/08/2026 08 AM PDT 5.03 1478 + Normal
04/08/2026 09 AM PDT 5.04 1485 + Normal
04/08/2026 10 AM PDT 5.04 1485 0 Normal
04/08/2026 11 AM PDT 5.04 1485 0 Normal
04/08/2026 12 PM PDT 5.04 1485 0 Normal
04/08/2026 01 PM PDT 5.03 1478 - Normal
04/08/2026 02 PM PDT 5.02 1470 - Normal
04/08/2026 03 PM PDT 5.01 1463 - Normal
04/08/2026 04 PM PDT 5.00 1456 - Normal
04/08/2026 05 PM PDT 4.98 1442 - Normal
04/08/2026 06 PM PDT 4.96 1427 - Normal
04/08/2026 07 PM PDT 4.95 1420 - Normal
04/08/2026 08 PM PDT 4.93 1406 - Normal
04/08/2026 09 PM PDT 4.92 1399 - Normal
04/08/2026 10 PM PDT 4.91 1392 - Normal
04/08/2026 11 PM PDT 4.90 1385 - Normal
04/09/2026 12 AM PDT 4.89 1378 - Normal
04/09/2026 01 AM PDT 4.89 1378 0 Normal
04/09/2026 02 AM PDT 4.89 1378 0 Normal
04/09/2026 03 AM PDT 4.91 1392 + Normal
04/09/2026 04 AM PDT 4.93 1406 + Normal
04/09/2026 05 AM PDT 4.96 1427 + 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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