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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 12 2026 at 12:56 PM PDTNext Issuance: Mar 13 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:  03/12/2026 at 01:00 PM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  03/08/2026 at 11:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        242 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     03/16/2026 at 11:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        278 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ----------------------------------------------------------------
  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           220         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 12 PM PDT           220         0      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 01 PM PDT           220         0      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 02 PM PDT           216         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 03 PM PDT           216         0      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 04 PM PDT           216         0      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 05 PM PDT           216         0      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 06 PM PDT           216         0      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 07 PM PDT           214         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 08 PM PDT           218         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 09 PM PDT           220         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 10 PM PDT           222         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 11 PM PDT           228         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 12 AM PDT           232         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 01 AM PDT           230         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 02 AM PDT           228         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 03 AM PDT           226         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 04 AM PDT           224         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 05 AM PDT           222         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 06 AM PDT           224         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 07 AM PDT           222         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 08 AM PDT           220         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 09 AM PDT           216         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 10 AM PDT           216         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 11 AM PDT           212         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 12 PM PDT           212         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 01 PM PDT           210         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 02 PM PDT           210         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 03 PM PDT           210         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 04 PM PDT           206         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 05 PM PDT           204         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 06 PM PDT           206         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 07 PM PDT           208         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 08 PM PDT           208         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 09 PM PDT           208         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 10 PM PDT           212         +      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 11 PM PDT           212         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 12 AM PDT           214         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 01 AM PDT           214         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 02 AM PDT           212         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 03 AM PDT           212         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 04 AM PDT           212         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 05 AM PDT           210         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 06 AM PDT           206         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 07 AM PDT           206         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 08 AM PDT           206         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 09 AM PDT           204         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 10 AM PDT           202         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 11 AM PDT           200         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 12 PM PDT           202         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 01 PM PDT           202         0      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           196         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 12 PM PDT           198         +      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ----------------------------------------------------------------
  03/12/2026 01 PM PDT           199                Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 02 PM PDT           201         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 03 PM PDT           203         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 04 PM PDT           204         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 05 PM PDT           206         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 06 PM PDT           208         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 07 PM PDT           210         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 08 PM PDT           212         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 09 PM PDT           214         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 10 PM PDT           216         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 11 PM PDT           218         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 12 AM PDT           218         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 01 AM PDT           217         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 02 AM PDT           217         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 03 AM PDT           217         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 04 AM PDT           216         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 05 AM PDT           216         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 06 AM PDT           215         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 07 AM PDT           215         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 08 AM PDT           214         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 09 AM PDT           214         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 10 AM PDT           213         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 11 AM PDT           212         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 12 PM PDT           214         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 01 PM PDT           216         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 02 PM PDT           217         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 03 PM PDT           219         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 04 PM PDT           220         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 05 PM PDT           222         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 06 PM PDT           226         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 07 PM PDT           230         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 08 PM PDT           234         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 09 PM PDT           238         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 10 PM PDT           242         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 11 PM PDT           246         +      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 12 AM PDT           246         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 01 AM PDT           247         +      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 02 AM PDT           247         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 03 AM PDT           247         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 04 AM PDT           248         +      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 05 AM PDT           248         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 06 AM PDT           245         -      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 07 AM PDT           242         -      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 08 AM PDT           239         -      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 09 AM PDT           236         -      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 10 AM PDT           233         -      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 11 AM PDT           230         -      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 12 PM PDT           230         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 01 PM PDT           230         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 02 PM PDT           230         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 03 PM PDT           229         -      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 04 PM PDT           229         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 05 PM PDT           229         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 06 PM PDT           232         +      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 07 PM PDT           235         +      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 08 PM PDT           237         +      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 09 PM PDT           240         +      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 10 PM PDT           243         +      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 11 PM PDT           246         +      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 12 AM PDT           247         +      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 01 AM PDT           247         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 02 AM PDT           247         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 03 AM PDT           248         +      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 04 AM PDT           248         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 05 AM PDT           248         0      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 06 AM PDT           246         -      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 07 AM PDT           244         -      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 08 AM PDT           241         -      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 09 AM PDT           239         -      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 10 AM PDT           237         -      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 11 AM PDT           234         -      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 12 PM PDT           237         +      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 01 PM PDT           240         +      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 02 PM PDT           243         +      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 03 PM PDT           246         +      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 04 PM PDT           249         +      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 05 PM PDT           252         +      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 06 PM PDT           255         +      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 07 PM PDT           258         +      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 08 PM PDT           261         +      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 09 PM PDT           264         +      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 10 PM PDT           267         +      Not Applicable
  03/15/2026 11 PM PDT           269         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 12 AM PDT           269         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 01 AM PDT           269         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 02 AM PDT           269         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 03 AM PDT           269         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 04 AM PDT           268         -      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 05 AM PDT           268         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 06 AM PDT           267         -      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 07 AM PDT           266         -      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 08 AM PDT           265         -      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 09 AM PDT           264         -      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 10 AM PDT           264         0      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 11 AM PDT           263         -      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 12 PM PDT           264         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 01 PM PDT           265         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 02 PM PDT           266         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 03 PM PDT           267         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 04 PM PDT           268         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 05 PM PDT           270         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 06 PM PDT           271         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 07 PM PDT           272         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 08 PM PDT           274         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 09 PM PDT           275         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 10 PM PDT           276         +      Not Applicable
  03/16/2026 11 PM PDT           278         +      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 12 AM PDT           277         -      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 01 AM PDT           276         -      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 02 AM PDT           275         -      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 03 AM PDT           274         -      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 04 AM PDT           273         -      Not Applicable
  03/17/2026 05 AM PDT           272         -      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.