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MIDDLE FORK AMERICAN RIVER - FORESTHILL (MFAC1)
Latitude: 39.01º NLongitude: 120.76º WElevation: 1070 FeetForecast Type: Unofficial Location
Location: Placer County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Lower SacramentoRiver Group: American
Issuance Time: Apr 21 2026 at 7:25 AM PDTNext Issuance: Apr 22 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: N/A Minor Flood: N/A Moderate Flood: N/A Major Flood: N/A


# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: Middle Fork American River - Foresthill (MFAC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  04/21/2026 at 07:28 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  04/17/2026 at 09:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       12.23 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        3220 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     04/22/2026 at 03:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       13.19 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        4485 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/16/2026 07 AM PDT           11.19           2099                Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 08 AM PDT           11.24           2139         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 09 AM PDT           11.34           2219         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 10 AM PDT           11.37           2243         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 11 AM PDT           11.43           2292         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 12 PM PDT           11.48           2333         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 01 PM PDT           11.53           2384         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 02 PM PDT           11.56           2418         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 03 PM PDT           11.59           2453         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 04 PM PDT           11.61           2477         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 05 PM PDT           11.64           2511         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 06 PM PDT           11.64           2511         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 07 PM PDT           11.63           2500         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 08 PM PDT           11.63           2500         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 09 PM PDT           11.63           2500         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 10 PM PDT           11.63           2500         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 11 PM PDT           11.63           2500         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 12 AM PDT           11.62           2488         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 01 AM PDT           11.62           2488         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 02 AM PDT           11.61           2477         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 03 AM PDT           11.61           2477         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 04 AM PDT           11.72           2606         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 05 AM PDT           11.82           2726         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 06 AM PDT           11.93           2862         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 07 AM PDT           12.03           2984         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 08 AM PDT           12.13           3101         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 09 AM PDT           12.23           3220         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 10 AM PDT           12.19           3172         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 11 AM PDT           11.15           2067         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 12 PM PDT           11.27           2163         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 01 PM PDT           11.22           2123         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 02 PM PDT           11.27           2163         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 03 PM PDT           11.13           2051         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 04 PM PDT           11.34           2219         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 05 PM PDT           11.03           1973         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 06 PM PDT           11.89           2812         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 07 PM PDT           11.83           2738         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 08 PM PDT           11.85           2763         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 09 PM PDT           11.85           2763         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 10 PM PDT           11.83           2738         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 11 PM PDT           11.83           2738         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 12 AM PDT           11.76           2653         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 01 AM PDT           11.76           2653         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 02 AM PDT           11.81           2714         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 03 AM PDT           11.84           2751         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 04 AM PDT           11.91           2837         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 05 AM PDT           11.69           2570         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 06 AM PDT           11.74           2629         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 07 AM PDT           11.74           2629         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 08 AM PDT           11.77           2666         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 09 AM PDT           11.70           2582         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 10 AM PDT           10.81           1757         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 11 AM PDT           10.60           1554         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 12 PM PDT           10.71           1659         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 01 PM PDT           10.76           1707         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 02 PM PDT           10.71           1659         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 03 PM PDT           10.68           1630         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 04 PM PDT           10.78           1727         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 05 PM PDT           10.64           1591         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 06 PM PDT           10.72           1668         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 07 PM PDT           11.62           2488         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 08 PM PDT           11.61           2477         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 09 PM PDT           11.58           2442         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 10 PM PDT           11.56           2418         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 11 PM PDT           11.57           2430         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 12 AM PDT           11.62           2488         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 01 AM PDT           11.63           2500         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 02 AM PDT           11.59           2453         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 03 AM PDT           11.62           2488         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 04 AM PDT           11.66           2535         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 05 AM PDT           11.60           2465         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 06 AM PDT           11.66           2535         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 07 AM PDT           11.60           2465         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 08 AM PDT           11.57           2430         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 09 AM PDT           11.50           2350         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 10 AM PDT           10.76           1707         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 11 AM PDT           10.52           1480         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 12 PM PDT           10.50           1462         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 01 PM PDT           10.51           1471         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 02 PM PDT           10.55           1507         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 03 PM PDT           10.50           1462         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 04 PM PDT           10.54           1498         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 05 PM PDT           10.58           1535         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 06 PM PDT           11.49           2342         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 07 PM PDT           11.58           2442         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 08 PM PDT           11.49           2342         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 09 PM PDT           11.45           2309         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 10 PM PDT           11.44           2301         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 11 PM PDT           11.46           2317         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 12 AM PDT           11.51           2361         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 01 AM PDT           11.52           2373         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 02 AM PDT           11.51           2361         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 03 AM PDT           11.47           2325         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 04 AM PDT           11.51           2361         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 05 AM PDT           11.56           2418         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 06 AM PDT           11.48           2333         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 07 AM PDT           11.43           2292         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 08 AM PDT           11.55           2407         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 09 AM PDT           11.50           2350         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 10 AM PDT           11.49           2342         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 11 AM PDT           11.51           2361         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 12 PM PDT           11.49           2342         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 01 PM PDT           11.39           2260         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 02 PM PDT           11.53           2384         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 03 PM PDT           11.49           2342         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 04 PM PDT           11.44           2301         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 05 PM PDT           11.39           2260         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 06 PM PDT           11.46           2317         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 07 PM PDT           11.37           2243         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 08 PM PDT           11.38           2252         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 09 PM PDT           11.44           2301         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 10 PM PDT           11.45           2309         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 11 PM PDT           11.33           2211         -      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 12 AM PDT           11.14           2059         -      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 01 AM PDT           11.37           2243         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 02 AM PDT           11.37           2243         0      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 03 AM PDT           11.43           2292         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 04 AM PDT           11.34           2219         -      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 05 AM PDT           11.37           2243         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 06 AM PDT           11.41           2276         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 07 AM PDT           11.49           2342         +      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/21/2026 08 AM PDT           11.55           2407                Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 09 AM PDT           11.61           2477         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 10 AM PDT           11.68           2558         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 11 AM PDT           11.76           2653         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 12 PM PDT           11.88           2800         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 01 PM PDT           12.02           2973         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 02 PM PDT           12.16           3136         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 03 PM PDT           12.30           3304         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 04 PM PDT           12.44           3475         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 05 PM PDT           12.57           3638         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 06 PM PDT           12.68           3778         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 07 PM PDT           12.78           3908         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 08 PM PDT           12.88           4039         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 09 PM PDT           12.98           4173         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 10 PM PDT           13.05           4274         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 11 PM PDT           13.12           4379         +      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 12 AM PDT           13.14           4409         +      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 01 AM PDT           13.16           4439         +      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 02 AM PDT           13.18           4469         +      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 03 AM PDT           13.19           4485         +      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 04 AM PDT           13.19           4485         0      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 05 AM PDT           13.19           4485         0      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 06 AM PDT           13.16           4439         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 07 AM PDT           13.13           4394         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 08 AM PDT           13.10           4349         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 09 AM PDT           13.07           4304         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 10 AM PDT           13.04           4259         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 11 AM PDT           13.00           4200         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 12 PM PDT           12.96           4146         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 01 PM PDT           12.92           4093         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 02 PM PDT           12.87           4026         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 03 PM PDT           12.83           3973         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 04 PM PDT           12.79           3921         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 05 PM PDT           12.75           3869         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 06 PM PDT           12.71           3817         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 07 PM PDT           12.67           3765         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 08 PM PDT           12.64           3727         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 09 PM PDT           12.60           3676         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 10 PM PDT           12.56           3625         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 11 PM PDT           12.53           3587         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 12 AM PDT           12.49           3537         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 01 AM PDT           12.46           3500         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 02 AM PDT           12.42           3451         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 03 AM PDT           12.39           3414         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 04 AM PDT           12.36           3377         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 05 AM PDT           12.32           3328         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 06 AM PDT           12.29           3292         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 07 AM PDT           12.26           3256         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 08 AM PDT           12.22           3208         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 09 AM PDT           12.19           3172         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 10 AM PDT           12.16           3136         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 11 AM PDT           12.13           3101         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 12 PM PDT           12.10           3066         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 01 PM PDT           12.07           3031         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 02 PM PDT           12.04           2996         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 03 PM PDT           12.02           2973         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 04 PM PDT           12.00           2950         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 05 PM PDT           11.99           2937         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 06 PM PDT           11.98           2925         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 07 PM PDT           11.98           2925         0      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 08 PM PDT           11.98           2925         0      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 09 PM PDT           11.98           2925         0      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 10 PM PDT           11.98           2925         0      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 11 PM PDT           11.98           2925         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 12 AM PDT           11.98           2925         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 01 AM PDT           11.99           2937         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 02 AM PDT           12.00           2950         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 03 AM PDT           12.01           2961         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 04 AM PDT           12.01           2961         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 05 AM PDT           12.02           2973         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 06 AM PDT           12.02           2973         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 07 AM PDT           12.01           2961         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 08 AM PDT           12.01           2961         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 09 AM PDT           12.01           2961         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 10 AM PDT           12.00           2950         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 11 AM PDT           11.99           2937         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 12 PM PDT           11.99           2937         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 01 PM PDT           11.99           2937         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 02 PM PDT           11.98           2925         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 03 PM PDT           11.98           2925         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 04 PM PDT           11.97           2912         -      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 05 PM PDT           11.98           2925         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 06 PM PDT           11.98           2925         0      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 07 PM PDT           11.99           2937         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 08 PM PDT           12.00           2950         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 09 PM PDT           12.01           2961         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 10 PM PDT           12.02           2973         +      Not Applicable
  04/24/2026 11 PM PDT           12.03           2984         +      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 12 AM PDT           12.04           2996         +      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 01 AM PDT           12.05           3008         +      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 02 AM PDT           12.05           3008         0      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 03 AM PDT           12.06           3019         +      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 04 AM PDT           12.06           3019         0      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 05 AM PDT           12.06           3019         0      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 06 AM PDT           12.06           3019         0      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 07 AM PDT           12.05           3008         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 08 AM PDT           12.04           2996         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 09 AM PDT           12.03           2984         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 10 AM PDT           12.02           2973         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 11 AM PDT           12.00           2950         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 12 PM PDT           11.99           2937         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 01 PM PDT           11.98           2925         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 02 PM PDT           11.96           2899         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 03 PM PDT           11.95           2887         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 04 PM PDT           11.94           2874         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 05 PM PDT           11.93           2862         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 06 PM PDT           11.91           2837         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 07 PM PDT           11.91           2837         0      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 08 PM PDT           11.90           2825         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 09 PM PDT           11.89           2812         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 10 PM PDT           11.89           2812         0      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 11 PM PDT           11.88           2800         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 12 AM PDT           11.87           2788         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 01 AM PDT           11.86           2775         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 02 AM PDT           11.85           2763         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 03 AM PDT           11.84           2751         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 04 AM PDT           11.83           2738         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 05 AM PDT           11.81           2714         -      Not Applicable
#
# 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.