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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 13 2026 at 1:40 PM PDTNext Issuance: Apr 14 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:  04/13/2026 at 01:42 PM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  04/12/2026 at 12:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        351 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     04/13/2026 at 02:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        244 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ----------------------------------------------------------------
  04/08/2026 01 PM PDT           164                Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 02 PM PDT           160         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 03 PM PDT           164         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 04 PM PDT           160         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 05 PM PDT           156         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 06 PM PDT           158         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 07 PM PDT           158         0      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 08 PM PDT           154         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 09 PM PDT           152         -      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 10 PM PDT           156         +      Not Applicable
  04/08/2026 11 PM PDT           154         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 12 AM PDT           156         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 01 AM PDT           154         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 02 AM PDT           156         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 03 AM PDT           156         0      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 04 AM PDT           152         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 05 AM PDT           154         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 06 AM PDT           154         0      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 07 AM PDT           152         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 08 AM PDT           154         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 09 AM PDT           154         0      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 10 AM PDT           152         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 11 AM PDT           150         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 12 PM PDT           152         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 01 PM PDT           154         +      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 02 PM PDT           152         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 03 PM PDT           150         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 04 PM PDT           150         0      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 05 PM PDT           149         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 06 PM PDT           149         0      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 07 PM PDT           147         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 08 PM PDT           147         0      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 09 PM PDT           145         -      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 10 PM PDT           145         0      Not Applicable
  04/09/2026 11 PM PDT           149         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 12 AM PDT           149         0      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 01 AM PDT           147         -      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 02 AM PDT           147         0      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 03 AM PDT           149         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 04 AM PDT           149         0      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 05 AM PDT           149         0      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 06 AM PDT           147         -      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 07 AM PDT           152         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 08 AM PDT           156         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 09 AM PDT           158         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 10 AM PDT           164         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 11 AM PDT           168         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 12 PM PDT           170         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 01 PM PDT           172         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 02 PM PDT           174         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 03 PM PDT           180         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 04 PM PDT           183         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 05 PM PDT           190         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 06 PM PDT           198         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 07 PM PDT           220         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 08 PM PDT           242         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 09 PM PDT           248         +      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 10 PM PDT           238         -      Not Applicable
  04/10/2026 11 PM PDT           242         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 12 AM PDT           248         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 01 AM PDT           248         0      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 02 AM PDT           248         0      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 03 AM PDT           250         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 04 AM PDT           258         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 05 AM PDT           262         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 06 AM PDT           258         -      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 07 AM PDT           265         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 08 AM PDT           267         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 09 AM PDT           262         -      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 10 AM PDT           256         -      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 11 AM PDT           258         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 12 PM PDT           250         -      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 01 PM PDT           252         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 02 PM PDT           256         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 03 PM PDT           258         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 04 PM PDT           267         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 05 PM PDT           275         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 06 PM PDT           280         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 07 PM PDT           290         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 08 PM PDT           299         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 09 PM PDT           313         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 10 PM PDT           321         +      Not Applicable
  04/11/2026 11 PM PDT           345         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 12 AM PDT           351         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 01 AM PDT           345         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 02 AM PDT           335         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 03 AM PDT           325         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 04 AM PDT           308         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 05 AM PDT           306         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 06 AM PDT           295         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 07 AM PDT           297         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 08 AM PDT           293         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 09 AM PDT           293         0      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 10 AM PDT           290         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 11 AM PDT           293         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 12 PM PDT           293         0      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 01 PM PDT           295         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 02 PM PDT           293         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 03 PM PDT           284         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 04 PM PDT           290         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 05 PM PDT           297         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 06 PM PDT           293         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 07 PM PDT           297         +      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 08 PM PDT           297         0      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 09 PM PDT           295         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 10 PM PDT           288         -      Not Applicable
  04/12/2026 11 PM PDT           286         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 12 AM PDT           282         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 01 AM PDT           277         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 02 AM PDT           280         +      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 03 AM PDT           275         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 04 AM PDT           275         0      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 05 AM PDT           271         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 06 AM PDT           271         0      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 07 AM PDT           267         -      Not Applicable
  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           253         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 12 PM PDT           250         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 01 PM PDT           247         -      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ----------------------------------------------------------------
  04/13/2026 02 PM PDT           244                Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 03 PM PDT           241         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 04 PM PDT           238         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 05 PM PDT           235         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 06 PM PDT           232         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 07 PM PDT           230         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 08 PM PDT           228         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 09 PM PDT           226         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 10 PM PDT           223         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 11 PM PDT           221         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 12 AM PDT           220         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 01 AM PDT           219         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 02 AM PDT           218         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 03 AM PDT           217         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 04 AM PDT           216         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 05 AM PDT           215         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 06 AM PDT           214         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 07 AM PDT           214         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 08 AM PDT           213         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 09 AM PDT           213         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 10 AM PDT           212         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 11 AM PDT           212         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 12 PM PDT           211         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 01 PM PDT           210         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 02 PM PDT           210         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 03 PM PDT           209         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 04 PM PDT           209         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 05 PM PDT           208         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 06 PM PDT           208         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 07 PM PDT           208         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 08 PM PDT           208         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 09 PM PDT           208         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 10 PM PDT           207         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 11 PM PDT           207         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 12 AM PDT           207         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 01 AM PDT           206         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 02 AM PDT           205         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 03 AM PDT           204         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 04 AM PDT           203         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 05 AM PDT           203         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 06 AM PDT           202         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 07 AM PDT           201         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 08 AM PDT           200         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 09 AM PDT           199         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 10 AM PDT           199         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 11 AM PDT           198         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 12 PM PDT           197         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 01 PM PDT           197         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 02 PM PDT           196         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 03 PM PDT           196         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 04 PM PDT           195         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 05 PM PDT           195         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 06 PM PDT           195         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 07 PM PDT           196         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 08 PM PDT           196         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 09 PM PDT           197         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 10 PM PDT           197         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 11 PM PDT           198         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 12 AM PDT           200         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 01 AM PDT           202         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 02 AM PDT           205         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 03 AM PDT           207         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 04 AM PDT           210         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 05 AM PDT           212         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 06 AM PDT           211         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 07 AM PDT           211         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 08 AM PDT           210         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 09 AM PDT           209         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 10 AM PDT           209         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 11 AM PDT           208         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 12 PM PDT           206         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 01 PM PDT           204         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 02 PM PDT           202         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 03 PM PDT           200         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 04 PM PDT           197         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 05 PM PDT           195         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 06 PM PDT           195         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 07 PM PDT           194         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 08 PM PDT           194         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 09 PM PDT           193         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 10 PM PDT           193         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 11 PM PDT           192         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 12 AM PDT           191         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 01 AM PDT           191         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 02 AM PDT           190         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 03 AM PDT           189         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 04 AM PDT           188         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 05 AM PDT           188         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 06 AM PDT           187         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 07 AM PDT           187         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 08 AM PDT           186         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 09 AM PDT           185         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 10 AM PDT           185         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 11 AM PDT           184         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 12 PM PDT           186         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 01 PM PDT           187         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 02 PM PDT           189         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 03 PM PDT           190         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 04 PM PDT           192         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 05 PM PDT           193         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 06 PM PDT           196         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 07 PM PDT           199         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 08 PM PDT           202         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 09 PM PDT           205         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 10 PM PDT           208         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 11 PM PDT           210         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 12 AM PDT           210         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 01 AM PDT           209         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 02 AM PDT           208         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 03 AM PDT           208         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 04 AM PDT           207         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 05 AM PDT           207         0      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.