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MIDDLE FORK AMERICAN RIVER - ABOVE MIDDLE FORK POWERHOUSE (MFPC1)
Latitude: 39.03º NLongitude: 120.59º WElevation: 2540 FeetForecast Type: Unofficial Location
Location: Placer County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Lower SacramentoRiver Group: American
Issuance Time: Apr 18 2026 at 8:22 AM PDTNext Issuance: Apr 19 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 - Above Middle Fork Powerhouse (MFPC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  04/18/2026 at 08:24 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  04/16/2026 at 01:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        299 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     04/21/2026 at 11:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        448 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ----------------------------------------------------------------
  04/13/2026 08 AM PDT           265                Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 09 AM PDT           260         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 10 AM PDT           256         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 11 AM PDT           252         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 12 PM PDT           252         0      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 01 PM PDT           254         +      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 02 PM PDT           258         +      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 03 PM PDT           262         +      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 04 PM PDT           267         +      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 05 PM PDT           267         0      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 06 PM PDT           275         +      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 07 PM PDT           280         +      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 08 PM PDT           282         +      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 09 PM PDT           282         0      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 10 PM PDT           286         +      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 11 PM PDT           286         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 12 AM PDT           284         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 01 AM PDT           288         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 02 AM PDT           286         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 03 AM PDT           280         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 04 AM PDT           271         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 05 AM PDT           273         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 06 AM PDT           271         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 07 AM PDT           271         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 08 AM PDT           265         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 09 AM PDT           265         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 10 AM PDT           262         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 11 AM PDT           260         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 12 PM PDT           260         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 01 PM PDT           254         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 02 PM PDT           255         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 03 PM PDT           256         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 04 PM PDT           256         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 05 PM PDT           256         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 06 PM PDT           258         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 07 PM PDT           260         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 08 PM PDT           269         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 09 PM PDT           273         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 10 PM PDT           273         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 11 PM PDT           277         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 12 AM PDT           280         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 01 AM PDT           277         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 02 AM PDT           277         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 03 AM PDT           273         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 04 AM PDT           271         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 05 AM PDT           269         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 06 AM PDT           265         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 07 AM PDT           265         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 08 AM PDT           260         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 09 AM PDT           262         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 10 AM PDT           260         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 11 AM PDT           260         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 12 PM PDT           256         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 01 PM PDT           254         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 02 PM PDT           256         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 03 PM PDT           254         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 04 PM PDT           256         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 05 PM PDT           260         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 06 PM PDT           260         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 07 PM PDT           269         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 08 PM PDT           273         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 09 PM PDT           282         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 10 PM PDT           295         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 11 PM PDT           297         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 12 AM PDT           299         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 01 AM PDT           299         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 02 AM PDT           297         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 03 AM PDT           288         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 04 AM PDT           288         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 05 AM PDT           286         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 06 AM PDT           284         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 07 AM PDT           280         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 08 AM PDT           275         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 09 AM PDT           269         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 10 AM PDT           263         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 11 AM PDT           257         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 12 PM PDT           255         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 01 PM PDT           253         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 02 PM PDT           251         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 03 PM PDT           249         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 04 PM PDT           247         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 05 PM PDT           245         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 06 PM PDT           243         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 07 PM PDT           241         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 08 PM PDT           239         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 09 PM PDT           239         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 10 PM PDT           239         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 11 PM PDT           240         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 12 AM PDT           238         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 01 AM PDT           236         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 02 AM PDT           234         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 03 AM PDT           233         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 04 AM PDT           231         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 05 AM PDT           229         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 06 AM PDT           228         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 07 AM PDT           226         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 08 AM PDT           225         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 09 AM PDT           223         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 10 AM PDT           222         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 11 AM PDT           220         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 12 PM PDT           225         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 01 PM PDT           230         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 02 PM PDT           235         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 03 PM PDT           240         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 04 PM PDT           245         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 05 PM PDT           249         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 06 PM PDT           256         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 07 PM PDT           262         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 08 PM PDT           268         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 09 PM PDT           274         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 10 PM PDT           280         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 11 PM PDT           286         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 12 AM PDT           286         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 01 AM PDT           285         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 02 AM PDT           285         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 03 AM PDT           285         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 04 AM PDT           284         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 05 AM PDT           284         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 06 AM PDT           283         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 07 AM PDT           281         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 08 AM PDT           280         -      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ----------------------------------------------------------------
  04/18/2026 09 AM PDT           279                Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 10 AM PDT           277         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 11 AM PDT           276         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 12 PM PDT           279         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 01 PM PDT           281         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 02 PM PDT           284         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 03 PM PDT           286         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 04 PM PDT           289         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 05 PM PDT           292         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 06 PM PDT           293         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 07 PM PDT           294         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 08 PM PDT           294         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 09 PM PDT           295         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 10 PM PDT           296         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 11 PM PDT           297         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 12 AM PDT           295         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 01 AM PDT           293         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 02 AM PDT           291         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 03 AM PDT           289         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 04 AM PDT           287         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 05 AM PDT           285         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 06 AM PDT           281         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 07 AM PDT           278         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 08 AM PDT           275         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 09 AM PDT           271         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 10 AM PDT           268         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 11 AM PDT           265         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 12 PM PDT           265         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 01 PM PDT           265         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 02 PM PDT           265         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 03 PM PDT           265         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 04 PM PDT           266         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 05 PM PDT           266         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 06 PM PDT           268         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 07 PM PDT           269         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 08 PM PDT           271         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 09 PM PDT           273         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 10 PM PDT           275         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 11 PM PDT           276         +      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 12 AM PDT           274         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 01 AM PDT           271         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 02 AM PDT           269         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 03 AM PDT           266         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 04 AM PDT           263         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 05 AM PDT           261         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 06 AM PDT           259         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 07 AM PDT           257         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 08 AM PDT           255         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 09 AM PDT           253         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 10 AM PDT           251         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 11 AM PDT           249         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 12 PM PDT           249         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 01 PM PDT           248         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 02 PM PDT           248         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 03 PM PDT           248         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 04 PM PDT           248         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 05 PM PDT           247         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 06 PM PDT           247         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 07 PM PDT           247         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 08 PM PDT           247         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 09 PM PDT           247         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 10 PM PDT           247         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 11 PM PDT           247         0      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 12 AM PDT           250         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 01 AM PDT           252         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 02 AM PDT           255         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 03 AM PDT           258         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 04 AM PDT           260         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 05 AM PDT           263         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 06 AM PDT           281         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 07 AM PDT           299         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 08 AM PDT           316         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 09 AM PDT           334         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 10 AM PDT           352         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 11 AM PDT           370         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 12 PM PDT           381         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 01 PM PDT           393         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 02 PM PDT           405         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 03 PM PDT           417         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 04 PM PDT           428         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 05 PM PDT           440         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 06 PM PDT           441         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 07 PM PDT           443         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 08 PM PDT           444         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 09 PM PDT           445         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 10 PM PDT           446         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 11 PM PDT           448         +      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 12 AM PDT           440         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 01 AM PDT           433         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 02 AM PDT           425         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 03 AM PDT           417         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 04 AM PDT           410         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 05 AM PDT           402         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 06 AM PDT           394         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 07 AM PDT           387         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 08 AM PDT           379         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 09 AM PDT           371         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 10 AM PDT           363         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 11 AM PDT           355         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 12 PM PDT           349         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 01 PM PDT           343         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 02 PM PDT           338         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 03 PM PDT           332         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 04 PM PDT           326         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 05 PM PDT           320         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 06 PM PDT           318         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 07 PM PDT           316         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 08 PM PDT           314         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 09 PM PDT           312         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 10 PM PDT           310         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 11 PM PDT           308         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 12 AM PDT           307         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 01 AM PDT           306         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 02 AM PDT           305         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 03 AM PDT           303         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 04 AM PDT           302         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 05 AM PDT           301         -      Not Applicable
#
# NOTE 1: Flows are rounded to the nearest (1) cfs.
# NOTE 2: Trends are determined using hourly change in unrounded flow.
# NOTE 3: Maximum Values are determined using unrounded flow.