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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: Mar 16 2026 at 1:39 PM PDTNext Issuance: Mar 17 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:  03/16/2026 at 01:41 PM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  03/13/2026 at 01:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        202 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     03/19/2026 at 05:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        230 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ----------------------------------------------------------------
  03/11/2026 01 PM PDT           202                Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 02 PM PDT           200         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 03 PM PDT           200         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 04 PM PDT           194         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 05 PM PDT           192         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 06 PM PDT           194         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 07 PM PDT           194         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 08 PM PDT           194         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 09 PM PDT           198         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 10 PM PDT           196         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 11 PM PDT           196         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 12 AM PDT           202         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 01 AM PDT           202         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 02 AM PDT           198         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 03 AM PDT           198         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 04 AM PDT           198         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 05 AM PDT           198         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 06 AM PDT           196         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 07 AM PDT           196         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 08 AM PDT           196         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 09 AM PDT           194         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 10 AM PDT           196         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 11 AM PDT           192         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 12 PM PDT           190         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 01 PM PDT           192         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 02 PM PDT           190         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 03 PM PDT           188         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 04 PM PDT           183         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 05 PM PDT           185         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 06 PM PDT           183         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 07 PM PDT           185         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 08 PM PDT           185         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 09 PM PDT           190         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 10 PM PDT           192         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 11 PM PDT           196         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 12 AM PDT           198         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 01 AM PDT           202         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 02 AM PDT           200         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 03 AM PDT           198         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 04 AM PDT           200         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 05 AM PDT           196         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 06 AM PDT           196         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 07 AM PDT           194         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 08 AM PDT           192         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 09 AM PDT           185         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 10 AM PDT           192         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 11 AM PDT           190         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 12 PM PDT           188         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 01 PM PDT           190         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 02 PM PDT           185         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 03 PM PDT           183         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 04 PM PDT           182         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 05 PM PDT           180         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 06 PM PDT           178         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 07 PM PDT           180         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 08 PM PDT           178         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 09 PM PDT           182         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 10 PM PDT           183         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 11 PM PDT           183         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 12 AM PDT           188         +      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 01 AM PDT           188         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 02 AM PDT           188         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 03 AM PDT           188         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 04 AM PDT           188         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 05 AM PDT           183         -      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 06 AM PDT           185         +      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 07 AM PDT           183         -      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 08 AM PDT           183         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 09 AM PDT           180         -      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 10 AM PDT           182         +      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 11 AM PDT           180         -      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 12 PM PDT           180         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 01 PM PDT           178         -      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 02 PM PDT           178         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 03 PM PDT           174         -      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 04 PM PDT           174         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 05 PM PDT           170         -      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 06 PM PDT           170         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 07 PM PDT           170         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 08 PM PDT           172         +      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 09 PM PDT           174         +      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 10 PM PDT           176         +      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 11 PM PDT           178         +      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 12 AM PDT           180         +      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 01 AM PDT           180         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 02 AM PDT           182         +      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 03 AM PDT           180         -      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 04 AM PDT           183         +      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 05 AM PDT           178         -      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 06 AM PDT           180         +      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 07 AM PDT           178         -      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 08 AM PDT           176         -      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 09 AM PDT           174         -      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 10 AM PDT           174         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 11 AM PDT           174         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 12 PM PDT           174         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 01 PM PDT           170         -      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 02 PM PDT           170         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 03 PM PDT           168         -      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 04 PM PDT           166         -      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 05 PM PDT           164         -      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 06 PM PDT           164         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 07 PM PDT           166         +      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 08 PM PDT           172         +      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 09 PM PDT           176         +      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 10 PM PDT           178         +      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 11 PM PDT           183         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 12 AM PDT           185         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 01 AM PDT           185         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 02 AM PDT           188         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 03 AM PDT           183         -      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 04 AM PDT           185         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 05 AM PDT           183         -      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 06 AM PDT           182         -      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 07 AM PDT           182         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 08 AM PDT           180         -      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 09 AM PDT           178         -      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 10 AM PDT           176         -      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 11 AM PDT           178         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 12 PM PDT           179         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 01 PM PDT           180         +      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ----------------------------------------------------------------
  03/16/2026 02 PM PDT           180                Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 03 PM PDT           180         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 04 PM PDT           181         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 05 PM PDT           181         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 06 PM PDT           182         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 07 PM PDT           183         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 08 PM PDT           184         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 09 PM PDT           185         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 10 PM PDT           186         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 11 PM PDT           187         +      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 12 AM PDT           187         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 01 AM PDT           187         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 02 AM PDT           187         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 03 AM PDT           187         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 04 AM PDT           187         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 05 AM PDT           187         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 06 AM PDT           187         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 07 AM PDT           187         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 08 AM PDT           187         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 09 AM PDT           187         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 10 AM PDT           186         -      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 11 AM PDT           186         0      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 12 PM PDT           188         +      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 01 PM PDT           190         +      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 02 PM PDT           191         +      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 03 PM PDT           193         +      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 04 PM PDT           195         +      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 05 PM PDT           197         +      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 06 PM PDT           200         +      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 07 PM PDT           204         +      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 08 PM PDT           207         +      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 09 PM PDT           211         +      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 10 PM PDT           214         +      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 11 PM PDT           218         +      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 12 AM PDT           218         0      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 01 AM PDT           219         +      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 02 AM PDT           219         0      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 03 AM PDT           219         0      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 04 AM PDT           220         +      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 05 AM PDT           220         0      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 06 AM PDT           218         -      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 07 AM PDT           216         -      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 08 AM PDT           213         -      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 09 AM PDT           211         -      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 10 AM PDT           209         -      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 11 AM PDT           207         -      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 12 PM PDT           207         0      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 01 PM PDT           208         +      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 02 PM PDT           208         0      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 03 PM PDT           209         +      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 04 PM PDT           210         +      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 05 PM PDT           210         0      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 06 PM PDT           213         +      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 07 PM PDT           217         +      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 08 PM PDT           220         +      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 09 PM PDT           223         +      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 10 PM PDT           226         +      Not Applicable
  03/18/2026 11 PM PDT           229         +      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 12 AM PDT           229         0      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 01 AM PDT           229         0      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 02 AM PDT           229         0      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 03 AM PDT           229         0      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 04 AM PDT           229         0      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 05 AM PDT           230         +      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 06 AM PDT           227         -      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 07 AM PDT           224         -      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 08 AM PDT           222         -      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 09 AM PDT           219         -      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 10 AM PDT           217         -      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 11 AM PDT           214         -      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 12 PM PDT           214         0      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 01 PM PDT           214         0      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 02 PM PDT           214         0      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 03 PM PDT           214         0      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 04 PM PDT           214         0      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 05 PM PDT           214         0      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 06 PM PDT           217         +      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 07 PM PDT           219         +      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 08 PM PDT           222         +      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 09 PM PDT           225         +      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 10 PM PDT           227         +      Not Applicable
  03/19/2026 11 PM PDT           230         +      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 12 AM PDT           228         -      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 01 AM PDT           226         -      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 02 AM PDT           225         -      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 03 AM PDT           223         -      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 04 AM PDT           221         -      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 05 AM PDT           220         -      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 06 AM PDT           218         -      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 07 AM PDT           217         -      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 08 AM PDT           215         -      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 09 AM PDT           214         -      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 10 AM PDT           212         -      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 11 AM PDT           211         -      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 12 PM PDT           211         0      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 01 PM PDT           211         0      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 02 PM PDT           212         +      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 03 PM PDT           212         0      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 04 PM PDT           213         +      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 05 PM PDT           213         0      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 06 PM PDT           213         0      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 07 PM PDT           214         +      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 08 PM PDT           214         0      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 09 PM PDT           215         +      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 10 PM PDT           215         0      Not Applicable
  03/20/2026 11 PM PDT           216         +      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 12 AM PDT           215         -      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 01 AM PDT           214         -      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 02 AM PDT           214         0      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 03 AM PDT           213         -      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 04 AM PDT           212         -      Not Applicable
  03/21/2026 05 AM PDT           212         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.