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MIDDLE FORK AMERICAN RIVER - ABOVE MIDDLE FORK POWERHOUSE (MFPC1)
Latitude: 39.03º NLongitude: 120.59º WElevation: 2540 Feet
Location: Placer County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Lower SacramentoRiver Group: American
Issuance Time: Jan 17 2026 at 7:54 AM PSTNext Issuance: Jan 18 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 - Above Middle Fork Powerhouse (MFPC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  01/17/2026 at 07:57 AM PST
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  01/16/2026 at 12:00 AM PST
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        156 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     01/17/2026 at 08:00 AM PST
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        142 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ----------------------------------------------------------------
  01/12/2026 07 AM PST           154                Not Applicable
  01/12/2026 08 AM PST           154         0      Not Applicable
  01/12/2026 09 AM PST           156         +      Not Applicable
  01/12/2026 10 AM PST           152         -      Not Applicable
  01/12/2026 11 AM PST           152         0      Not Applicable
  01/12/2026 12 PM PST           150         -      Not Applicable
  01/12/2026 01 PM PST           154         +      Not Applicable
  01/12/2026 02 PM PST           149         -      Not Applicable
  01/12/2026 03 PM PST           150         +      Not Applicable
  01/12/2026 04 PM PST           150         0      Not Applicable
  01/12/2026 05 PM PST           149         -      Not Applicable
  01/12/2026 06 PM PST           149         0      Not Applicable
  01/12/2026 07 PM PST           147         -      Not Applicable
  01/12/2026 08 PM PST           149         +      Not Applicable
  01/12/2026 09 PM PST           149         0      Not Applicable
  01/12/2026 10 PM PST           149         0      Not Applicable
  01/12/2026 11 PM PST           150         +      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 12 AM PST           150         0      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 01 AM PST           150         0      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 02 AM PST           150         0      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 03 AM PST           152         +      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 04 AM PST           145         -      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 05 AM PST           149         +      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 06 AM PST           147         -      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 07 AM PST           147         0      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 08 AM PST           149         +      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 09 AM PST           147         -      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 10 AM PST           145         -      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 11 AM PST           143         -      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 12 PM PST           143         0      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 01 PM PST           143         0      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 02 PM PST           141         -      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 03 PM PST           143         +      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 04 PM PST           143         0      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 05 PM PST           139         -      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 06 PM PST           139         0      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 07 PM PST           141         +      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 08 PM PST           143         +      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 09 PM PST           145         +      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 10 PM PST           145         0      Not Applicable
  01/13/2026 11 PM PST           145         0      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 12 AM PST           149         +      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 01 AM PST           147         -      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 02 AM PST           145         -      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 03 AM PST           149         +      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 04 AM PST           147         -      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 05 AM PST           145         -      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 06 AM PST           145         0      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 07 AM PST           145         0      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 08 AM PST           145         0      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 09 AM PST           143         -      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 10 AM PST           145         +      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 11 AM PST           143         -      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 12 PM PST           145         +      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 01 PM PST           143         -      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 02 PM PST           141         -      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 03 PM PST           143         +      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 04 PM PST           145         +      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 05 PM PST           143         -      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 06 PM PST           145         +      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 07 PM PST           143         -      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 08 PM PST           145         +      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 09 PM PST           147         +      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 10 PM PST           149         +      Not Applicable
  01/14/2026 11 PM PST           152         +      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 12 AM PST           154         +      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 01 AM PST           150         -      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 02 AM PST           154         +      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 03 AM PST           152         -      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 04 AM PST           150         -      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 05 AM PST           150         0      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 06 AM PST           150         0      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 07 AM PST           152         +      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 08 AM PST           150         -      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 09 AM PST           150         0      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 10 AM PST           150         0      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 11 AM PST           149         -      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 12 PM PST           150         +      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 01 PM PST           149         -      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 02 PM PST           147         -      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 03 PM PST           149         +      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 04 PM PST           145         -      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 05 PM PST           143         -      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 06 PM PST           145         +      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 07 PM PST           145         0      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 08 PM PST           147         +      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 09 PM PST           150         +      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 10 PM PST           152         +      Not Applicable
  01/15/2026 11 PM PST           152         0      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 12 AM PST           156         +      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 01 AM PST           152         -      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 02 AM PST           152         0      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 03 AM PST           152         0      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 04 AM PST           152         0      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 05 AM PST           150         -      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 06 AM PST           150         0      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 07 AM PST           150         0      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 08 AM PST           150         0      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 09 AM PST           149         -      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 10 AM PST           149         0      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 11 AM PST           147         -      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 12 PM PST           145         -      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 01 PM PST           145         0      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 02 PM PST           145         0      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 03 PM PST           145         0      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 04 PM PST           141         -      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 05 PM PST           143         +      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 06 PM PST           141         -      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 07 PM PST           141         0      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 08 PM PST           141         0      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 09 PM PST           143         +      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 10 PM PST           141         -      Not Applicable
  01/16/2026 11 PM PST           143         +      Not Applicable
  01/17/2026 12 AM PST           145         +      Not Applicable
  01/17/2026 01 AM PST           145         0      Not Applicable
  01/17/2026 02 AM PST           143         -      Not Applicable
  01/17/2026 03 AM PST           143         0      Not Applicable
  01/17/2026 04 AM PST           143         0      Not Applicable
  01/17/2026 05 AM PST           143         0      Not Applicable
  01/17/2026 06 AM PST           143         0      Not Applicable
  01/17/2026 07 AM PST           142         -      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ----------------------------------------------------------------
  01/17/2026 08 AM PST           142                Not Applicable
  01/17/2026 09 AM PST           142         0      Not Applicable
  01/17/2026 10 AM PST           141         -      Not Applicable
  01/17/2026 11 AM PST           141         0      Not Applicable
  01/17/2026 12 PM PST           140         -      Not Applicable
  01/17/2026 01 PM PST           140         0      Not Applicable
  01/17/2026 02 PM PST           139         -      Not Applicable
  01/17/2026 03 PM PST           139         0      Not Applicable
  01/17/2026 04 PM PST           138         -      Not Applicable
  01/17/2026 05 PM PST           138         0      Not Applicable
  01/17/2026 06 PM PST           138         0      Not Applicable
  01/17/2026 07 PM PST           138         0      Not Applicable
  01/17/2026 08 PM PST           138         0      Not Applicable
  01/17/2026 09 PM PST           138         0      Not Applicable
  01/17/2026 10 PM PST           139         +      Not Applicable
  01/17/2026 11 PM PST           138         -      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 12 AM PST           138         0      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 01 AM PST           138         0      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 02 AM PST           138         0      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 03 AM PST           137         -      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 04 AM PST           137         0      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 05 AM PST           137         0      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 06 AM PST           136         -      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 07 AM PST           136         0      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 08 AM PST           135         -      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 09 AM PST           135         0      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 10 AM PST           134         -      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 11 AM PST           134         0      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 12 PM PST           134         0      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 01 PM PST           133         -      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 02 PM PST           133         0      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 03 PM PST           133         0      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 04 PM PST           132         -      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 05 PM PST           133         +      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 06 PM PST           133         0      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 07 PM PST           133         0      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 08 PM PST           133         0      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 09 PM PST           133         0      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 10 PM PST           134         +      Not Applicable
  01/18/2026 11 PM PST           134         0      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 12 AM PST           133         -      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 01 AM PST           133         0      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 02 AM PST           133         0      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 03 AM PST           133         0      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 04 AM PST           133         0      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 05 AM PST           133         0      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 06 AM PST           132         -      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 07 AM PST           132         0      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 08 AM PST           131         -      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 09 AM PST           131         0      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 10 AM PST           130         -      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 11 AM PST           130         0      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 12 PM PST           129         -      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 01 PM PST           129         0      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 02 PM PST           129         0      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 03 PM PST           128         -      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 04 PM PST           128         0      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 05 PM PST           128         0      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 06 PM PST           128         0      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 07 PM PST           128         0      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 08 PM PST           128         0      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 09 PM PST           128         0      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 10 PM PST           129         +      Not Applicable
  01/19/2026 11 PM PST           128         -      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 12 AM PST           128         0      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 01 AM PST           128         0      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 02 AM PST           128         0      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 03 AM PST           127         -      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 04 AM PST           127         0      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 05 AM PST           127         0      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 06 AM PST           126         -      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 07 AM PST           126         0      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 08 AM PST           125         -      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 09 AM PST           125         0      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 10 AM PST           124         -      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 11 AM PST           124         0      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 12 PM PST           124         0      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 01 PM PST           123         -      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 02 PM PST           123         0      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 03 PM PST           123         0      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 04 PM PST           123         0      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 05 PM PST           123         0      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 06 PM PST           123         0      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 07 PM PST           124         +      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 08 PM PST           124         0      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 09 PM PST           125         +      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 10 PM PST           125         0      Not Applicable
  01/20/2026 11 PM PST           125         0      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 12 AM PST           125         0      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 01 AM PST           125         0      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 02 AM PST           125         0      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 03 AM PST           125         0      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 04 AM PST           125         0      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 05 AM PST           124         -      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 06 AM PST           124         0      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 07 AM PST           123         -      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 08 AM PST           123         0      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 09 AM PST           122         -      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 10 AM PST           122         0      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 11 AM PST           121         -      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 12 PM PST           121         0      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 01 PM PST           121         0      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 02 PM PST           121         0      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 03 PM PST           120         -      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 04 PM PST           120         0      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 05 PM PST           120         0      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 06 PM PST           121         +      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 07 PM PST           121         0      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 08 PM PST           121         0      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 09 PM PST           121         0      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 10 PM PST           122         +      Not Applicable
  01/21/2026 11 PM PST           122         0      Not Applicable
  01/22/2026 12 AM PST           122         0      Not Applicable
  01/22/2026 01 AM PST           121         -      Not Applicable
  01/22/2026 02 AM PST           121         0      Not Applicable
  01/22/2026 03 AM PST           121         0      Not Applicable
  01/22/2026 04 AM PST           121         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.