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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: Feb 28 2026 at 8:21 AM PSTNext Issuance: Mar 01 2026 at 9:00 AM PST
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:  02/28/2026 at 08:24 AM PST
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  02/25/2026 at 04:00 PM PST
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       14.70 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        6903 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     02/28/2026 at 09:00 AM PST
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       12.42 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        3451 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  02/23/2026 08 AM PST            9.24            679                Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 09 AM PST            9.36            734         +      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 10 AM PST            9.10            616         -      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 11 AM PST            9.08            607         -      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 12 PM PST            9.12            625         +      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 01 PM PST            9.57            842         +      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 02 PM PST            9.60            860         +      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 03 PM PST           10.08           1160         +      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 04 PM PST           10.07           1155         -      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 05 PM PST            9.99           1108         -      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 06 PM PST           10.05           1143         +      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 07 PM PST           10.00           1115         -      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 08 PM PST           10.02           1126         +      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 09 PM PST           10.01           1121         -      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 10 PM PST           10.05           1143         +      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 11 PM PST            9.87           1029         -      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 12 AM PST            9.76            959         -      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 01 AM PST            9.77            966         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 02 AM PST            9.73            941         -      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 03 AM PST            9.76            959         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 04 AM PST            9.82            998         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 05 AM PST            9.84           1010         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 06 AM PST            9.80            985         -      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 07 AM PST            9.78            972         -      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 08 AM PST            9.80            985         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 09 AM PST            9.86           1023         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 10 AM PST            9.84           1010         -      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 11 AM PST            9.85           1017         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 12 PM PST            9.89           1042         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 01 PM PST            9.98           1102         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 02 PM PST            9.96           1088         -      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 03 PM PST           10.01           1121         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 04 PM PST           10.05           1143         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 05 PM PST           10.14           1195         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 06 PM PST           10.19           1224         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 07 PM PST           10.28           1290         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 08 PM PST           10.68           1630         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 09 PM PST           10.79           1737         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 10 PM PST           10.81           1757         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 11 PM PST           10.97           1919         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 12 AM PST           11.09           2020         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 01 AM PST           11.61           2477         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 02 AM PST           12.00           2950         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 03 AM PST           12.01           2961         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 04 AM PST           12.54           3600         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 05 AM PST           12.76           3882         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 06 AM PST           13.55           5048         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 07 AM PST           13.69           5277         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 08 AM PST           13.72           5326         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 09 AM PST           13.80           5460         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 10 AM PST           14.29           6247         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 11 AM PST           14.23           6154         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 12 PM PST           13.85           5544         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 01 PM PST           13.68           5260         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 02 PM PST           13.16           4439         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 03 PM PST           13.09           4334         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 04 PM PST           14.70           6903         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 05 PM PST           13.93           5680         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 06 PM PST           13.87           5578         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 07 PM PST           13.60           5130         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 08 PM PST           13.72           5326         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 09 PM PST           13.49           4952         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 10 PM PST           13.60           5130         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 11 PM PST           13.53           5016         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 12 AM PST           13.58           5097         +      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 01 AM PST           13.39           4794         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 02 AM PST           13.22           4530         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 03 AM PST           13.18           4469         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 04 AM PST           13.05           4274         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 05 AM PST           12.99           4186         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 06 AM PST           12.86           4013         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 07 AM PST           12.80           3934         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 08 AM PST           12.75           3869         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 09 AM PST           12.67           3765         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 10 AM PST           12.29           3292         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 11 AM PST           12.23           3220         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 12 PM PST           12.07           3031         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 01 PM PST           12.58           3651         +      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 02 PM PST           12.34           3352         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 03 PM PST           12.33           3340         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 04 PM PST           12.31           3316         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 05 PM PST           12.59           3663         +      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 06 PM PST           12.73           3843         +      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 07 PM PST           12.76           3882         +      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 08 PM PST           12.67           3765         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 09 PM PST           12.61           3689         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 10 PM PST           12.53           3587         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 11 PM PST           12.52           3575         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 12 AM PST           12.56           3625         +      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 01 AM PST           12.51           3562         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 02 AM PST           12.48           3525         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 03 AM PST           12.47           3512         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 04 AM PST           12.44           3475         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 05 AM PST           12.41           3438         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 06 AM PST           12.32           3328         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 07 AM PST           12.34           3352         +      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 08 AM PST           12.32           3328         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 09 AM PST           12.34           3352         +      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 10 AM PST           12.34           3352         0      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 11 AM PST           12.30           3304         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 12 PM PST           12.20           3184         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 01 PM PST           12.23           3220         +      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 02 PM PST           12.20           3184         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 03 PM PST           12.30           3304         +      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 04 PM PST           12.25           3244         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 05 PM PST           12.23           3220         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 06 PM PST           12.24           3232         +      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 07 PM PST           12.34           3352         +      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 08 PM PST           12.34           3352         0      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 09 PM PST           12.43           3463         +      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 10 PM PST           12.50           3550         +      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 11 PM PST           12.48           3525         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 12 AM PST           12.48           3525         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 01 AM PST           12.53           3587         +      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 02 AM PST           12.46           3500         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 03 AM PST           12.43           3463         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 04 AM PST           12.56           3625         +      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 05 AM PST           12.41           3438         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 06 AM PST           12.47           3512         +      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 07 AM PST           12.45           3488         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 08 AM PST           12.44           3475         -      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  02/28/2026 09 AM PST           12.42           3451                Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 10 AM PST           12.41           3438         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 11 AM PST           12.40           3426         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 12 PM PST           12.39           3414         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 01 PM PST           12.38           3401         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 02 PM PST           12.37           3389         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 03 PM PST           12.36           3377         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 04 PM PST           12.35           3365         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 05 PM PST           12.35           3365         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 06 PM PST           12.34           3352         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 07 PM PST           12.34           3352         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 08 PM PST           12.33           3340         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 09 PM PST           12.32           3328         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 10 PM PST           12.32           3328         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 11 PM PST           12.32           3328         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 12 AM PST           12.31           3316         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 01 AM PST           12.31           3316         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 02 AM PST           12.31           3316         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 03 AM PST           12.30           3304         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 04 AM PST           12.30           3304         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 05 AM PST           12.30           3304         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 06 AM PST           12.29           3292         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 07 AM PST           12.29           3292         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 08 AM PST           12.28           3280         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 09 AM PST           12.27           3268         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 10 AM PST           12.27           3268         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 11 AM PST           12.26           3256         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 12 PM PST           12.25           3244         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 01 PM PST           12.24           3232         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 02 PM PST           12.23           3220         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 03 PM PST           12.23           3220         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 04 PM PST           12.22           3208         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 05 PM PST           12.21           3196         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 06 PM PST           12.20           3184         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 07 PM PST           12.19           3172         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 08 PM PST           12.18           3160         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 09 PM PST           12.18           3160         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 10 PM PST           12.17           3148         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 11 PM PST           12.16           3136         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 12 AM PST           12.15           3125         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 01 AM PST           12.15           3125         0      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 02 AM PST           12.14           3113         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 03 AM PST           12.13           3101         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 04 AM PST           12.12           3089         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 05 AM PST           12.11           3078         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 06 AM PST           12.10           3066         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 07 AM PST           12.09           3054         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 08 AM PST           12.08           3043         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 09 AM PST           12.07           3031         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 10 AM PST           12.06           3019         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 11 AM PST           12.04           2996         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 12 PM PST           12.02           2973         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 01 PM PST           12.00           2950         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 02 PM PST           11.98           2925         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 03 PM PST           11.96           2899         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 04 PM PST           11.94           2874         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 05 PM PST           11.92           2850         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 06 PM PST           11.90           2825         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 07 PM PST           11.88           2800         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 08 PM PST           11.86           2775         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 09 PM PST           11.84           2751         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 10 PM PST           11.82           2726         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 11 PM PST           11.80           2702         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 12 AM PST           11.78           2678         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 01 AM PST           11.76           2653         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 02 AM PST           11.74           2629         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 03 AM PST           11.72           2606         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 04 AM PST           11.70           2582         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 05 AM PST           11.69           2570         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 06 AM PST           11.67           2546         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 07 AM PST           11.65           2523         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 08 AM PST           11.63           2500         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 09 AM PST           11.62           2488         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 10 AM PST           11.60           2465         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 11 AM PST           11.58           2442         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 12 PM PST           11.56           2418         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 01 PM PST           11.55           2407         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 02 PM PST           11.53           2384         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 03 PM PST           11.51           2361         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 04 PM PST           11.50           2350         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 05 PM PST           11.48           2333         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 06 PM PST           11.46           2317         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 07 PM PST           11.44           2301         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 08 PM PST           11.42           2284         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 09 PM PST           11.41           2276         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 10 PM PST           11.39           2260         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 11 PM PST           11.38           2252         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 12 AM PST           11.37           2243         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 01 AM PST           11.36           2235         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 02 AM PST           11.35           2227         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 03 AM PST           11.33           2211         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 04 AM PST           11.32           2203         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 05 AM PST           11.31           2195         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 06 AM PST           11.30           2187         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 07 AM PST           11.30           2187         0      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 08 AM PST           11.29           2179         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 09 AM PST           11.28           2171         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 10 AM PST           11.27           2163         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 11 AM PST           11.26           2155         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 12 PM PST           11.25           2147         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 01 PM PST           11.24           2139         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 02 PM PST           11.23           2131         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 03 PM PST           11.21           2115         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 04 PM PST           11.20           2107         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 05 PM PST           11.19           2099         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 06 PM PST           11.17           2083         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 07 PM PST           11.16           2075         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 08 PM PST           11.15           2067         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 09 PM PST           11.13           2051         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 10 PM PST           11.12           2044         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 11 PM PST           11.11           2036         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 12 AM PST           11.10           2028         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 01 AM PST           11.09           2020         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 02 AM PST           11.08           2012         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 03 AM PST           11.07           2004         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 04 AM PST           11.06           1997         -      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.