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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 09 2026 at 12:55 PM PDTNext Issuance: Mar 10 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:  03/09/2026 at 12:57 PM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  03/04/2026 at 01:00 PM PST
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        325 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     03/12/2026 at 11:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        323 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ----------------------------------------------------------------
  03/04/2026 11 AM PST           325                Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 12 PM PST           321         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 01 PM PST           325         +      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 02 PM PST           318         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 03 PM PST           315         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 04 PM PST           318         +      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 05 PM PST           313         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 06 PM PST           313         0      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 07 PM PST           313         0      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 08 PM PST           315         +      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 09 PM PST           313         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 10 PM PST           306         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 11 PM PST           306         0      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 12 AM PST           308         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 01 AM PST           306         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 02 AM PST           304         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 03 AM PST           301         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 04 AM PST           299         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 05 AM PST           295         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 06 AM PST           295         0      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 07 AM PST           293         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 08 AM PST           290         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 09 AM PST           288         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 10 AM PST           286         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 11 AM PST           286         0      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 12 PM PST           282         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 01 PM PST           280         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 02 PM PST           277         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 03 PM PST           273         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 04 PM PST           275         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 05 PM PST           271         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 06 PM PST           273         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 07 PM PST           269         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 08 PM PST           271         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 09 PM PST           271         0      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 10 PM PST           271         0      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 11 PM PST           267         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 12 AM PST           269         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 01 AM PST           267         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 02 AM PST           265         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 03 AM PST           262         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 04 AM PST           267         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 05 AM PST           260         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 06 AM PST           258         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 07 AM PST           252         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 08 AM PST           254         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 09 AM PST           254         0      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 10 AM PST           254         0      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 11 AM PST           252         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 12 PM PST           250         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 01 PM PST           252         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 02 PM PST           246         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 03 PM PST           246         0      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 04 PM PST           242         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 05 PM PST           242         0      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 06 PM PST           242         0      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 07 PM PST           240         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 08 PM PST           242         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 09 PM PST           240         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 10 PM PST           244         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 11 PM PST           240         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 12 AM PST           240         0      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 01 AM PST           244         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 02 AM PST           240         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 03 AM PST           236         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 04 AM PST           238         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 05 AM PST           234         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 06 AM PST           236         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 07 AM PST           234         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 08 AM PST           232         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 09 AM PST           232         0      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 10 AM PST           230         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 11 AM PST           232         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 12 PM PST           226         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 01 PM PST           224         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 02 PM PST           222         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 03 PM PST           224         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 04 PM PST           226         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 05 PM PST           222         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 06 PM PST           222         0      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 07 PM PST           224         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 08 PM PST           224         0      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 09 PM PST           228         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 10 PM PST           228         0      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 11 PM PST           228         0      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 12 AM PST           228         0      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 01 AM PST           227         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 03 AM PDT           226         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 04 AM PDT           230         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 05 AM PDT           226         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 06 AM PDT           228         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 07 AM PDT           226         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 08 AM PDT           224         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 09 AM PDT           226         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 10 AM PDT           224         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 11 AM PDT           224         0      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 12 PM PDT           222         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 01 PM PDT           220         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 02 PM PDT           220         0      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 03 PM PDT           218         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 04 PM PDT           216         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 05 PM PDT           216         0      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 06 PM PDT           218         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 07 PM PDT           220         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 08 PM PDT           224         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 09 PM PDT           226         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 10 PM PDT           234         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 11 PM PDT           242         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 12 AM PDT           240         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 01 AM PDT           240         0      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 02 AM PDT           236         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 03 AM PDT           234         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 04 AM PDT           232         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 05 AM PDT           232         0      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 06 AM PDT           228         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 07 AM PDT           230         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 08 AM PDT           226         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 09 AM PDT           226         0      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 10 AM PDT           222         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 11 AM PDT           221         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 12 PM PDT           223         +      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ----------------------------------------------------------------
  03/09/2026 01 PM PDT           224                Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 02 PM PDT           226         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 03 PM PDT           227         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 04 PM PDT           228         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 05 PM PDT           230         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 06 PM PDT           234         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 07 PM PDT           237         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 08 PM PDT           241         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 09 PM PDT           245         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 10 PM PDT           249         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 11 PM PDT           253         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 12 AM PDT           251         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 01 AM PDT           250         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 02 AM PDT           249         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 03 AM PDT           248         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 04 AM PDT           247         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 05 AM PDT           246         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 06 AM PDT           245         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 07 AM PDT           243         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 08 AM PDT           242         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 09 AM PDT           240         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 10 AM PDT           239         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 11 AM PDT           237         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 12 PM PDT           239         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 01 PM PDT           240         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 02 PM PDT           241         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 03 PM PDT           242         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 04 PM PDT           244         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 05 PM PDT           245         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 06 PM PDT           249         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 07 PM PDT           253         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 08 PM PDT           257         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 09 PM PDT           261         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 10 PM PDT           265         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 11 PM PDT           269         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 12 AM PDT           269         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 01 AM PDT           270         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 02 AM PDT           270         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 03 AM PDT           270         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 04 AM PDT           271         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 05 AM PDT           271         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 06 AM PDT           268         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 07 AM PDT           265         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 08 AM PDT           262         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 09 AM PDT           260         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 10 AM PDT           257         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 11 AM PDT           254         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 12 PM PDT           256         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 01 PM PDT           259         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 02 PM PDT           261         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 03 PM PDT           264         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 04 PM PDT           267         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 05 PM PDT           269         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 06 PM PDT           273         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 07 PM PDT           277         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 08 PM PDT           281         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 09 PM PDT           285         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 10 PM PDT           289         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 11 PM PDT           293         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 12 AM PDT           293         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 01 AM PDT           293         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 02 AM PDT           294         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 03 AM PDT           294         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 04 AM PDT           295         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 05 AM PDT           295         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 06 AM PDT           295         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 07 AM PDT           294         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 08 AM PDT           294         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 09 AM PDT           293         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 10 AM PDT           293         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 11 AM PDT           292         -      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 12 PM PDT           295         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 01 PM PDT           297         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 02 PM PDT           300         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 03 PM PDT           303         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 04 PM PDT           305         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 05 PM PDT           308         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 06 PM PDT           310         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 07 PM PDT           313         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 08 PM PDT           315         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 09 PM PDT           318         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 10 PM PDT           320         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 11 PM PDT           323         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 12 AM PDT           322         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 01 AM PDT           321         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 02 AM PDT           320         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 03 AM PDT           319         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 04 AM PDT           318         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 05 AM PDT           317         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 06 AM PDT           315         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 07 AM PDT           313         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 08 AM PDT           312         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 09 AM PDT           310         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 10 AM PDT           308         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 11 AM PDT           307         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 12 PM PDT           308         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 01 PM PDT           309         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 02 PM PDT           310         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 03 PM PDT           311         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 04 PM PDT           313         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 05 PM PDT           314         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 06 PM PDT           315         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 07 PM PDT           316         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 08 PM PDT           318         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 09 PM PDT           319         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 10 PM PDT           320         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 11 PM PDT           321         +      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 12 AM PDT           320         -      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 01 AM PDT           319         -      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 02 AM PDT           317         -      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 03 AM PDT           316         -      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 04 AM PDT           315         -      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 05 AM PDT           313         -      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.