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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 02 2026 at 1:09 PM PSTNext Issuance: Mar 03 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:  03/02/2026 at 01:11 PM PST
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  02/25/2026 at 01:00 PM PST
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        786 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     03/04/2026 at 04:00 AM PST
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        553 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ----------------------------------------------------------------
  02/25/2026 01 PM PST           786                Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 02 PM PST           755         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 03 PM PST           713         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 04 PM PST           686         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 05 PM PST           674         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 06 PM PST           678         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 07 PM PST           661         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 08 PM PST           657         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 09 PM PST           642         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 10 PM PST           626         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 11 PM PST           618         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 12 AM PST           606         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 01 AM PST           591         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 02 AM PST           584         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 03 AM PST           569         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 04 AM PST           561         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 05 AM PST           550         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 06 AM PST           539         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 07 AM PST           532         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 08 AM PST           514         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 09 AM PST           514         0      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 10 AM PST           500         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 11 AM PST           492         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 12 PM PST           483         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 01 PM PST           479         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 02 PM PST           483         +      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 03 PM PST           483         0      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 04 PM PST           487         +      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 05 PM PST           496         +      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 06 PM PST           503         +      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 07 PM PST           525         +      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 08 PM PST           521         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 09 PM PST           539         +      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 10 PM PST           532         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 11 PM PST           525         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 12 AM PST           525         0      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 01 AM PST           514         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 02 AM PST           507         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 03 AM PST           503         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 04 AM PST           487         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 05 AM PST           487         0      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 06 AM PST           479         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 07 AM PST           471         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 08 AM PST           464         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 09 AM PST           456         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 10 AM PST           449         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 11 AM PST           443         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 12 PM PST           437         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 01 PM PST           431         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 02 PM PST           437         +      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 03 PM PST           443         +      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 04 PM PST           451         +      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 05 PM PST           467         +      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 06 PM PST           483         +      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 07 PM PST           510         +      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 08 PM PST           528         +      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 09 PM PST           539         +      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 10 PM PST           550         +      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 11 PM PST           543         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 12 AM PST           532         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 01 AM PST           532         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 02 AM PST           532         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 03 AM PST           518         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 04 AM PST           518         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 05 AM PST           500         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 06 AM PST           503         +      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 07 AM PST           507         +      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 08 AM PST           503         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 09 AM PST           492         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 10 AM PST           475         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 11 AM PST           487         +      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 12 PM PST           467         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 01 PM PST           479         +      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 02 PM PST           479         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 03 PM PST           487         +      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 04 PM PST           507         +      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 05 PM PST           528         +      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 06 PM PST           539         +      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 07 PM PST           550         +      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 08 PM PST           557         +      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 09 PM PST           565         +      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 10 PM PST           561         -      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 11 PM PST           561         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 12 AM PST           561         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 01 AM PST           554         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 02 AM PST           546         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 03 AM PST           546         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 04 AM PST           546         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 05 AM PST           539         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 06 AM PST           535         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 07 AM PST           532         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 08 AM PST           528         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 09 AM PST           514         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 10 AM PST           507         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 11 AM PST           510         +      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 12 PM PST           514         +      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 01 PM PST           507         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 02 PM PST           514         +      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 03 PM PST           518         +      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 04 PM PST           554         +      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 05 PM PST           561         +      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 06 PM PST           565         +      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 07 PM PST           543         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 08 PM PST           550         +      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 09 PM PST           554         +      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 10 PM PST           550         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 11 PM PST           532         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 12 AM PST           532         0      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 01 AM PST           518         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 02 AM PST           510         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 03 AM PST           507         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 04 AM PST           492         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 05 AM PST           492         0      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 06 AM PST           483         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 07 AM PST           467         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 08 AM PST           471         +      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 09 AM PST           463         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 10 AM PST           455         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 11 AM PST           456         +      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 12 PM PST           458         +      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ----------------------------------------------------------------
  03/02/2026 01 PM PST           459                Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 02 PM PST           460         +      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 03 PM PST           462         +      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 04 PM PST           463         +      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 05 PM PST           469         +      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 06 PM PST           474         +      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 07 PM PST           480         +      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 08 PM PST           485         +      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 09 PM PST           490         +      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 10 PM PST           496         +      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 11 PM PST           497         +      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 12 AM PST           499         +      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 01 AM PST           500         +      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 02 AM PST           502         +      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 03 AM PST           503         +      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 04 AM PST           504         +      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 05 AM PST           502         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 06 AM PST           501         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 07 AM PST           499         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 08 AM PST           497         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 09 AM PST           495         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 10 AM PST           493         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 11 AM PST           495         +      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 12 PM PST           496         +      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 01 PM PST           498         +      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 02 PM PST           500         +      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 03 PM PST           502         +      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 04 PM PST           504         +      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 05 PM PST           511         +      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 06 PM PST           518         +      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 07 PM PST           525         +      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 08 PM PST           532         +      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 09 PM PST           539         +      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 10 PM PST           546         +      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 11 PM PST           547         +      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 12 AM PST           548         +      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 01 AM PST           550         +      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 02 AM PST           551         +      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 03 AM PST           552         +      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 04 AM PST           553         +      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 05 AM PST           548         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 06 AM PST           543         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 07 AM PST           537         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 08 AM PST           532         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 09 AM PST           527         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 10 AM PST           521         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 11 AM PST           518         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 12 PM PST           515         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 01 PM PST           512         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 02 PM PST           510         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 03 PM PST           507         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 04 PM PST           504         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 05 PM PST           505         +      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 06 PM PST           506         +      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 07 PM PST           507         +      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 08 PM PST           509         +      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 09 PM PST           510         +      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 10 PM PST           511         +      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 11 PM PST           510         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 12 AM PST           508         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 01 AM PST           507         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 02 AM PST           506         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 03 AM PST           504         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 04 AM PST           503         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 05 AM PST           496         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 06 AM PST           490         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 07 AM PST           484         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 08 AM PST           477         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 09 AM PST           471         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 10 AM PST           464         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 11 AM PST           458         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 12 PM PST           452         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 01 PM PST           446         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 02 PM PST           440         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 03 PM PST           435         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 04 PM PST           429         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 05 PM PST           428         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 06 PM PST           428         0      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 07 PM PST           428         0      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 08 PM PST           428         0      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 09 PM PST           427         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 10 PM PST           427         0      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 11 PM PST           429         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 12 AM PST           431         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 01 AM PST           433         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 02 AM PST           435         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 03 AM PST           437         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 04 AM PST           439         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 05 AM PST           437         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 06 AM PST           435         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 07 AM PST           434         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 08 AM PST           432         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 09 AM PST           430         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 10 AM PST           429         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 11 AM PST           425         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 12 PM PST           421         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 01 PM PST           417         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 02 PM PST           413         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 03 PM PST           409         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 04 PM PST           405         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 05 PM PST           401         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 06 PM PST           397         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 07 PM PST           393         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 08 PM PST           389         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 09 PM PST           384         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 10 PM PST           380         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 11 PM PST           379         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 12 AM PST           377         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 01 AM PST           375         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 02 AM PST           373         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 03 AM PST           372         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 04 AM PST           370         -      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.