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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 04 2026 at 7:26 AM PDTNext Issuance: Apr 05 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:  04/04/2026 at 07:28 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  04/02/2026 at 07:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       12.97 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        4159 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     04/04/2026 at 08:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       11.03 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        1973 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/30/2026 07 AM PDT            9.91           1055                Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 08 AM PDT            9.93           1068         +      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 09 AM PDT            9.95           1082         +      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 10 AM PDT            9.93           1068         -      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 11 AM PDT            9.88           1036         -      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 12 PM PDT            9.90           1049         +      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 01 PM PDT            9.94           1075         +      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 02 PM PDT            9.87           1029         -      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 03 PM PDT            9.90           1049         +      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 04 PM PDT            9.91           1055         +      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 05 PM PDT            9.90           1049         -      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 06 PM PDT            9.30            707         -      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 07 PM PDT            9.34            725         +      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 08 PM PDT            9.28            698         -      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 09 PM PDT            9.32            716         +      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 10 PM PDT            9.25            684         -      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 11 PM PDT            9.26            688         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 12 AM PDT            9.30            707         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 01 AM PDT            9.24            679         -      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 02 AM PDT            9.25            684         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 03 AM PDT            9.19            656         -      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 04 AM PDT            9.28            698         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 05 AM PDT            9.24            679         -      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 06 AM PDT            9.23            675         -      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 07 AM PDT            9.21            665         -      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 08 AM PDT            9.19            656         -      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 09 AM PDT            9.56            836         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 10 AM PDT            9.92           1062         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 11 AM PDT            9.95           1082         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 12 PM PDT            9.96           1088         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 01 PM PDT            9.97           1095         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 02 PM PDT            9.92           1062         -      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 03 PM PDT            9.92           1062         0      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 04 PM PDT            9.96           1088         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 05 PM PDT            9.96           1088         0      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 06 PM PDT           10.03           1132         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 07 PM PDT           10.07           1155         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 08 PM PDT           10.11           1178         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 09 PM PDT           10.11           1178         0      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 10 PM PDT           10.19           1224         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 11 PM PDT           10.25           1268         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 12 AM PDT           11.04           1981         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 01 AM PDT           11.21           2115         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 02 AM PDT           11.39           2260         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 03 AM PDT           11.07           2004         -      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 04 AM PDT           11.42           2284         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 05 AM PDT           11.23           2131         -      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 06 AM PDT           11.21           2115         -      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 07 AM PDT           11.20           2107         -      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 08 AM PDT           11.01           1958         -      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 09 AM PDT           10.43           1406         -      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 10 AM PDT           10.25           1268         -      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 11 AM PDT           10.26           1275         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 12 PM PDT           10.37           1360         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 01 PM PDT           10.40           1383         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 02 PM PDT           10.58           1535         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 03 PM PDT           10.34           1336         -      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 04 PM PDT           10.39           1375         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 05 PM PDT           10.46           1430         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 06 PM PDT           10.70           1649         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 07 PM PDT           10.88           1827         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 08 PM PDT           10.89           1837         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 09 PM PDT           11.17           2083         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 10 PM PDT           11.74           2629         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 11 PM PDT           11.81           2714         +      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 12 AM PDT           12.07           3031         +      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 01 AM PDT           12.51           3562         +      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 02 AM PDT           12.39           3414         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 03 AM PDT           12.57           3638         +      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 04 AM PDT           12.65           3740         +      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 05 AM PDT           12.88           4039         +      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 06 AM PDT           12.74           3856         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 07 AM PDT           12.97           4159         +      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 08 AM PDT           12.80           3934         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 09 AM PDT           12.79           3921         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 10 AM PDT           12.67           3765         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 11 AM PDT           12.83           3973         +      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 12 PM PDT           12.65           3740         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 01 PM PDT           12.47           3512         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 02 PM PDT           12.40           3426         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 03 PM PDT           12.23           3220         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 04 PM PDT           12.15           3125         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 05 PM PDT           12.11           3078         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 06 PM PDT           12.05           3008         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 07 PM PDT           11.93           2862         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 08 PM PDT           11.82           2726         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 09 PM PDT           11.74           2629         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 10 PM PDT           11.82           2726         +      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 11 PM PDT           11.82           2726         0      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 12 AM PDT           11.66           2535         -      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 01 AM PDT           11.73           2618         +      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 02 AM PDT           11.26           2155         -      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 03 AM PDT           11.49           2342         +      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 04 AM PDT           11.38           2252         -      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 05 AM PDT           11.42           2284         +      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 06 AM PDT           11.05           1989         -      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 07 AM PDT           11.31           2195         +      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 08 AM PDT           11.08           2012         -      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 09 AM PDT           10.80           1747         -      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 10 AM PDT           10.70           1649         -      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 11 AM PDT           10.68           1630         -      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 12 PM PDT           10.64           1591         -      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 01 PM PDT           10.67           1620         +      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 02 PM PDT           10.65           1601         -      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 03 PM PDT           10.63           1582         -      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 04 PM PDT           10.62           1573         -      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 05 PM PDT           10.58           1535         -      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 06 PM PDT           10.52           1480         -      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 07 PM PDT           10.96           1908         +      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 08 PM PDT           11.35           2227         +      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 09 PM PDT           11.41           2276         +      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 10 PM PDT           11.47           2325         +      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 11 PM PDT           11.46           2317         -      Not Applicable
  04/04/2026 12 AM PDT           11.45           2309         -      Not Applicable
  04/04/2026 01 AM PDT           11.12           2044         -      Not Applicable
  04/04/2026 02 AM PDT           11.00           1950         -      Not Applicable
  04/04/2026 03 AM PDT           11.09           2020         +      Not Applicable
  04/04/2026 04 AM PDT           11.04           1981         -      Not Applicable
  04/04/2026 05 AM PDT           11.04           1981         0      Not Applicable
  04/04/2026 06 AM PDT           11.08           2012         +      Not Applicable
  04/04/2026 07 AM PDT           11.05           1989         -      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/04/2026 08 AM PDT           11.03           1973                Not Applicable
  04/04/2026 09 AM PDT           11.00           1950         -      Not Applicable
  04/04/2026 10 AM PDT           10.99           1939         -      Not Applicable
  04/04/2026 11 AM PDT           10.97           1919         -      Not Applicable
  04/04/2026 12 PM PDT           10.96           1908         -      Not Applicable
  04/04/2026 01 PM PDT           10.95           1898         -      Not Applicable
  04/04/2026 02 PM PDT           10.74           1688         -      Not Applicable
  04/04/2026 03 PM PDT           10.53           1489         -      Not Applicable
  04/04/2026 04 PM PDT           10.52           1480         -      Not Applicable
  04/04/2026 05 PM PDT           10.51           1471         -      Not Applicable
  04/04/2026 06 PM PDT           10.50           1462         -      Not Applicable
  04/04/2026 07 PM PDT           10.49           1454         -      Not Applicable
  04/04/2026 08 PM PDT           10.48           1446         -      Not Applicable
  04/04/2026 09 PM PDT           10.47           1438         -      Not Applicable
  04/04/2026 10 PM PDT           10.46           1430         -      Not Applicable
  04/04/2026 11 PM PDT           10.44           1414         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 12 AM PDT           10.43           1406         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 01 AM PDT           10.42           1399         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 02 AM PDT           10.41           1391         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 03 AM PDT           10.39           1375         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 04 AM PDT           10.38           1367         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 05 AM PDT           10.36           1352         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 06 AM PDT           10.35           1344         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 07 AM PDT           10.33           1329         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 08 AM PDT           10.31           1314         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 09 AM PDT           10.29           1298         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 10 AM PDT           10.28           1290         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 11 AM PDT           10.26           1275         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 12 PM PDT           10.24           1260         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 01 PM PDT           10.22           1245         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 02 PM PDT           10.21           1237         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 03 PM PDT           10.19           1224         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 04 PM PDT           10.17           1212         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 05 PM PDT           10.15           1201         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 06 PM PDT           10.13           1189         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 07 PM PDT           10.12           1183         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 08 PM PDT           10.10           1172         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 09 PM PDT           10.09           1166         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 10 PM PDT           10.07           1155         -      Not Applicable
  04/05/2026 11 PM PDT           10.06           1149         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 12 AM PDT           10.05           1143         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 01 AM PDT           10.04           1138         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 02 AM PDT           10.03           1132         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 03 AM PDT           10.01           1121         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 04 AM PDT           10.00           1115         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 05 AM PDT            9.99           1108         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 06 AM PDT            9.98           1102         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 07 AM PDT            9.97           1095         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 08 AM PDT            9.96           1088         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 09 AM PDT            9.95           1082         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 10 AM PDT            9.94           1075         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 11 AM PDT            9.93           1068         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 12 PM PDT            9.92           1062         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 01 PM PDT            9.91           1055         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 02 PM PDT            9.90           1049         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 03 PM PDT            9.89           1042         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 04 PM PDT            9.88           1036         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 05 PM PDT            9.88           1036         0      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 06 PM PDT            9.87           1029         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 07 PM PDT            9.86           1023         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 08 PM PDT            9.85           1017         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 09 PM PDT            9.84           1010         -      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 10 PM PDT            9.84           1010         0      Not Applicable
  04/06/2026 11 PM PDT            9.83           1004         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 12 AM PDT            9.82            998         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 01 AM PDT            9.82            998         0      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 02 AM PDT            9.81            991         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 03 AM PDT            9.80            985         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 04 AM PDT            9.80            985         0      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 05 AM PDT            9.79            979         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 06 AM PDT            9.79            979         0      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 07 AM PDT            9.78            972         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 08 AM PDT            9.77            966         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 09 AM PDT            9.77            966         0      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 10 AM PDT            9.76            959         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 11 AM PDT            9.75            953         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 12 PM PDT            9.75            953         0      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 01 PM PDT            9.74            947         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 02 PM PDT            9.73            941         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 03 PM PDT            9.73            941         0      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 04 PM PDT            9.72            934         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 05 PM PDT            9.72            934         0      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 06 PM PDT            9.71            928         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 07 PM PDT            9.71            928         0      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 08 PM PDT            9.70            922         -      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 09 PM PDT            9.70            922         0      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 10 PM PDT            9.70            922         0      Not Applicable
  04/07/2026 11 PM PDT            9.69            916         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 12 AM PDT            9.69            916         0      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 01 AM PDT            9.68            909         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 02 AM PDT            9.68            909         0      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 03 AM PDT            9.68            909         0      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 04 AM PDT            9.67            903         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 05 AM PDT            9.67            903         0      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 06 AM PDT            9.66            897         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 07 AM PDT            9.66            897         0      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 08 AM PDT            9.66            897         0      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 09 AM PDT            9.65            891         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 10 AM PDT            9.65            891         0      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 11 AM PDT            9.65            891         0      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 12 PM PDT            9.66            897         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 01 PM PDT            9.68            909         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 02 PM PDT            9.69            916         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 03 PM PDT            9.71            928         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 04 PM PDT            9.74            947         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 05 PM PDT            9.76            959         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 06 PM PDT            9.80            985         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 07 PM PDT            9.84           1010         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 08 PM PDT            9.88           1036         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 09 PM PDT            9.91           1055         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 10 PM PDT            9.95           1082         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 11 PM PDT            9.98           1102         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 12 AM PDT           10.03           1132         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 01 AM PDT           10.08           1160         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 02 AM PDT           10.12           1183         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 03 AM PDT           10.17           1212         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 04 AM PDT           10.20           1230         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 05 AM PDT           10.23           1252         +      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.