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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: Oct 16 2026 at 7:24 AM PDTNext Issuance: Oct 17 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action: 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:  10/16/2026 at 07:25 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  10/14/2026 at 05:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       8.22 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        276 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     10/16/2026 at 08:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       8.11 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        233 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  10/11/2026 07 AM PDT            8.14            245                Not Applicable
  10/11/2026 08 AM PDT            8.14            245         0      Not Applicable
  10/11/2026 09 AM PDT            8.15            249         +      Not Applicable
  10/11/2026 10 AM PDT            8.14            245         -      Not Applicable
  10/11/2026 11 AM PDT            8.14            245         0      Not Applicable
  10/11/2026 12 PM PDT            8.14            245         0      Not Applicable
  10/11/2026 01 PM PDT            8.13            241         -      Not Applicable
  10/11/2026 02 PM PDT            8.14            245         +      Not Applicable
  10/11/2026 03 PM PDT            8.11            233         -      Not Applicable
  10/11/2026 04 PM PDT            8.15            249         +      Not Applicable
  10/11/2026 05 PM PDT            8.13            241         -      Not Applicable
  10/11/2026 06 PM PDT            8.11            233         -      Not Applicable
  10/11/2026 07 PM PDT            8.12            237         +      Not Applicable
  10/11/2026 08 PM PDT            8.11            233         -      Not Applicable
  10/11/2026 09 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/11/2026 10 PM PDT            8.10            229         -      Not Applicable
  10/11/2026 11 PM PDT            8.11            233         +      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 12 AM PDT            8.13            241         +      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 01 AM PDT            8.14            245         +      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 02 AM PDT            8.13            241         -      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 03 AM PDT            8.12            237         -      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 04 AM PDT            8.10            229         -      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 05 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 06 AM PDT            8.11            233         +      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 07 AM PDT            8.12            237         +      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 08 AM PDT            8.14            245         +      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 09 AM PDT            8.10            229         -      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 10 AM PDT            8.14            245         +      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 11 AM PDT            8.14            245         0      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 12 PM PDT            8.13            241         -      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 01 PM PDT            8.13            241         0      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 02 PM PDT            8.14            245         +      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 03 PM PDT            8.11            233         -      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 04 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 05 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 06 PM PDT            8.14            245         +      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 07 PM PDT            8.17            257         +      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 08 PM PDT            8.18            261         +      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 09 PM PDT            8.17            257         -      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 10 PM PDT            8.13            241         -      Not Applicable
  10/12/2026 11 PM PDT            8.16            253         +      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 12 AM PDT            8.14            245         -      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 01 AM PDT            8.14            245         0      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 02 AM PDT            8.11            233         -      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 03 AM PDT            8.12            237         +      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 04 AM PDT            8.14            245         +      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 05 AM PDT            8.13            241         -      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 06 AM PDT            8.17            257         +      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 07 AM PDT            8.14            245         -      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 08 AM PDT            8.14            245         0      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 09 AM PDT            8.15            249         +      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 10 AM PDT            8.13            241         -      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 11 AM PDT            8.15            249         +      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 12 PM PDT            8.16            253         +      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 01 PM PDT            8.14            245         -      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 02 PM PDT            8.15            249         +      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 03 PM PDT            8.16            253         +      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 04 PM PDT            8.17            257         +      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 05 PM PDT            8.15            249         -      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 06 PM PDT            8.18            261         +      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 07 PM PDT            8.12            237         -      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 08 PM PDT            8.14            245         +      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 09 PM PDT            8.17            257         +      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 10 PM PDT            8.15            249         -      Not Applicable
  10/13/2026 11 PM PDT            8.12            237         -      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 12 AM PDT            8.14            245         +      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 01 AM PDT            8.17            257         +      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 02 AM PDT            8.16            253         -      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 03 AM PDT            8.16            253         0      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 04 AM PDT            8.11            233         -      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 05 AM PDT            8.14            245         +      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 06 AM PDT            8.17            257         +      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 07 AM PDT            8.12            237         -      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 08 AM PDT            8.16            253         +      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 09 AM PDT            8.16            253         0      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 10 AM PDT            8.12            237         -      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 11 AM PDT            8.15            249         +      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 12 PM PDT            8.16            253         +      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 01 PM PDT            8.13            241         -      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 02 PM PDT            8.17            257         +      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 03 PM PDT            8.17            257         0      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 04 PM PDT            8.17            257         0      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 05 PM PDT            8.22            276         +      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 06 PM PDT            8.14            245         -      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 07 PM PDT            8.13            241         -      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 08 PM PDT            8.13            241         0      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 09 PM PDT            8.14            245         +      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 10 PM PDT            8.14            245         0      Not Applicable
  10/14/2026 11 PM PDT            8.12            237         -      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 12 AM PDT            8.13            241         +      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 01 AM PDT            8.10            229         -      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 02 AM PDT            8.13            241         +      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 03 AM PDT            8.13            241         0      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 04 AM PDT            8.13            241         0      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 05 AM PDT            8.12            237         -      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 06 AM PDT            8.11            233         -      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 07 AM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 08 AM PDT            8.12            237         +      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 09 AM PDT            8.12            237         0      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 10 AM PDT            8.11            233         -      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 11 AM PDT            8.13            241         +      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 12 PM PDT            8.14            245         +      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 01 PM PDT            8.12            237         -      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 02 PM PDT            8.11            233         -      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 03 PM PDT            8.12            237         +      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 04 PM PDT            8.13            241         +      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 05 PM PDT            8.15            249         +      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 06 PM PDT            8.12            237         -      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 07 PM PDT            8.09            225         -      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 08 PM PDT            8.10            229         +      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 09 PM PDT            8.12            237         +      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 10 PM PDT            8.09            225         -      Not Applicable
  10/15/2026 11 PM PDT            8.09            225         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 12 AM PDT            8.06            213         -      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 01 AM PDT            8.11            233         +      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 02 AM PDT            8.07            217         -      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 03 AM PDT            8.10            229         +      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 04 AM PDT            8.06            213         -      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 05 AM PDT            8.07            217         +      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 06 AM PDT            8.07            217         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 07 AM PDT            8.09            225         +      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  10/16/2026 08 AM PDT            8.11            233                Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 09 AM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 10 AM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 11 AM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 12 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 01 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 02 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 03 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 04 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 05 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 06 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 07 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 08 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 09 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 10 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 11 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 12 AM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 01 AM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 02 AM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 03 AM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 04 AM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 05 AM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 06 AM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 07 AM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 08 AM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 09 AM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 10 AM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 11 AM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 12 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 01 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 02 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 03 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 04 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 05 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 06 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 07 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 08 PM PDT            8.11            233         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 09 PM PDT            8.10            229         -      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 10 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 11 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 12 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 01 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 02 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 03 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 04 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 05 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 06 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 07 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 08 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 09 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 10 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 11 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 12 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 01 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 02 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 03 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 04 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 05 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 06 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 07 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 08 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 09 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 10 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 11 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 12 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 01 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 02 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 03 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 04 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 05 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 06 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 07 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 08 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 09 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 10 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 11 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 12 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 01 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 02 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 03 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 04 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 05 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 06 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 07 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 08 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 09 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 10 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 11 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 12 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 01 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 02 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 03 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 04 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 05 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 06 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 07 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 08 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 09 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 10 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 11 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 12 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 01 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 02 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 03 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 04 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 05 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 06 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 07 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 08 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 09 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 10 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 11 PM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 12 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 01 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 02 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 03 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 04 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 05 AM PDT            8.10            229         0      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.