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MIDDLE FORK FEATHER RIVER - MERRIMAC (MRMC1)
Latitude: 39.70º NLongitude: 121.27º WElevation: 1560 FeetForecast Type: Unofficial Location
Location: Butte County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Lower SacramentoRiver Group: Feather Yuba
Issuance Time: Apr 18 2026 at 8:22 AM PDTNext Issuance: Apr 19 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 Feather River - Merrimac (MRMC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  04/18/2026 at 08:24 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  04/13/2026 at 08:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       1606.95 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        2873 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     04/22/2026 at 05:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       1607.30 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        3544 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/13/2026 08 AM PDT         1606.95           2873                Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 09 AM PDT         1606.91           2803         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 10 AM PDT         1606.90           2786         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 11 AM PDT         1606.87           2734         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 12 PM PDT         1606.86           2716         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 01 PM PDT         1606.82           2648         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 02 PM PDT         1606.79           2598         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 03 PM PDT         1606.77           2565         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 04 PM PDT         1606.76           2548         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 05 PM PDT         1606.77           2565         +      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 06 PM PDT         1606.77           2565         0      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 07 PM PDT         1606.78           2581         +      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 08 PM PDT         1606.77           2565         -      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 09 PM PDT         1606.81           2632         +      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 10 PM PDT         1606.82           2648         +      Not Applicable
  04/13/2026 11 PM PDT         1606.80           2615         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 12 AM PDT         1606.80           2615         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 01 AM PDT         1606.80           2615         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 02 AM PDT         1606.79           2598         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 03 AM PDT         1606.79           2598         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 04 AM PDT         1606.80           2615         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 05 AM PDT         1606.78           2581         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 06 AM PDT         1606.78           2581         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 07 AM PDT         1606.78           2581         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 08 AM PDT         1606.76           2548         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 09 AM PDT         1606.75           2532         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 10 AM PDT         1606.73           2499         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 11 AM PDT         1606.73           2499         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 12 PM PDT         1606.71           2467         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 01 PM PDT         1606.72           2483         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 02 PM PDT         1606.68           2419         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 03 PM PDT         1606.68           2419         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 04 PM PDT         1606.68           2419         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 05 PM PDT         1606.66           2387         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 06 PM PDT         1606.65           2372         -      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 07 PM PDT         1606.67           2403         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 08 PM PDT         1606.68           2419         +      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 09 PM PDT         1606.68           2419         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 10 PM PDT         1606.68           2419         0      Not Applicable
  04/14/2026 11 PM PDT         1606.68           2419         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 12 AM PDT         1606.68           2419         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 01 AM PDT         1606.68           2419         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 02 AM PDT         1606.68           2419         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 03 AM PDT         1606.65           2372         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 04 AM PDT         1606.67           2403         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 05 AM PDT         1606.67           2403         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 06 AM PDT         1606.66           2387         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 07 AM PDT         1606.65           2372         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 08 AM PDT         1606.63           2341         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 09 AM PDT         1606.62           2325         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 10 AM PDT         1606.62           2325         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 11 AM PDT         1606.61           2310         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 12 PM PDT         1606.60           2295         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 01 PM PDT         1606.59           2280         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 02 PM PDT         1606.57           2249         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 03 PM PDT         1606.58           2264         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 04 PM PDT         1606.57           2249         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 05 PM PDT         1606.59           2280         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 06 PM PDT         1606.58           2264         -      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 07 PM PDT         1606.59           2280         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 08 PM PDT         1606.60           2295         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 09 PM PDT         1606.63           2341         +      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 10 PM PDT         1606.63           2341         0      Not Applicable
  04/15/2026 11 PM PDT         1606.65           2372         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 12 AM PDT         1606.64           2356         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 01 AM PDT         1606.63           2341         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 02 AM PDT         1606.64           2356         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 03 AM PDT         1606.65           2372         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 04 AM PDT         1606.62           2325         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 05 AM PDT         1606.63           2341         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 06 AM PDT         1606.62           2325         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 07 AM PDT         1606.61           2310         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 08 AM PDT         1606.61           2310         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 09 AM PDT         1606.61           2310         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 10 AM PDT         1606.61           2310         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 11 AM PDT         1606.59           2280         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 12 PM PDT         1606.58           2264         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 01 PM PDT         1606.57           2249         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 02 PM PDT         1606.56           2234         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 03 PM PDT         1606.56           2234         0      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 04 PM PDT         1606.54           2204         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 05 PM PDT         1606.53           2190         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 06 PM PDT         1606.54           2204         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 07 PM PDT         1606.53           2190         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 08 PM PDT         1606.55           2219         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 09 PM PDT         1606.56           2234         +      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 10 PM PDT         1606.55           2219         -      Not Applicable
  04/16/2026 11 PM PDT         1606.54           2204         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 12 AM PDT         1606.54           2204         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 01 AM PDT         1606.52           2175         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 02 AM PDT         1606.51           2160         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 03 AM PDT         1606.51           2160         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 04 AM PDT         1606.50           2146         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 05 AM PDT         1606.50           2146         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 06 AM PDT         1606.50           2146         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 07 AM PDT         1606.47           2102         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 08 AM PDT         1606.46           2088         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 09 AM PDT         1606.45           2074         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 10 AM PDT         1606.45           2074         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 11 AM PDT         1606.43           2046         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 12 PM PDT         1606.44           2060         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 01 PM PDT         1606.44           2060         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 02 PM PDT         1606.42           2032         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 03 PM PDT         1606.42           2032         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 04 PM PDT         1606.39           1990         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 05 PM PDT         1606.39           1990         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 06 PM PDT         1606.40           2004         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 07 PM PDT         1606.39           1990         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 08 PM PDT         1606.39           1990         0      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 09 PM PDT         1606.38           1976         -      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 10 PM PDT         1606.39           1990         +      Not Applicable
  04/17/2026 11 PM PDT         1606.39           1990         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 12 AM PDT         1606.38           1976         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 01 AM PDT         1606.38           1976         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 02 AM PDT         1606.38           1976         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 03 AM PDT         1606.38           1976         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 04 AM PDT         1606.38           1976         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 05 AM PDT         1606.37           1962         -      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 06 AM PDT         1606.37           1962         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 07 AM PDT         1606.37           1962         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 08 AM PDT         1606.38           1976         +      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/18/2026 09 AM PDT         1606.38           1976                Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 10 AM PDT         1606.38           1976         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 11 AM PDT         1606.38           1976         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 12 PM PDT         1606.38           1976         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 01 PM PDT         1606.38           1976         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 02 PM PDT         1606.39           1990         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 03 PM PDT         1606.39           1990         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 04 PM PDT         1606.39           1990         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 05 PM PDT         1606.39           1990         0      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 06 PM PDT         1606.40           2004         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 07 PM PDT         1606.41           2018         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 08 PM PDT         1606.42           2032         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 09 PM PDT         1606.44           2060         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 10 PM PDT         1606.45           2074         +      Not Applicable
  04/18/2026 11 PM PDT         1606.46           2088         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 12 AM PDT         1606.47           2102         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 01 AM PDT         1606.48           2117         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 02 AM PDT         1606.49           2131         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 03 AM PDT         1606.50           2146         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 04 AM PDT         1606.52           2175         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 05 AM PDT         1606.53           2190         +      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 06 AM PDT         1606.52           2175         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 07 AM PDT         1606.52           2175         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 08 AM PDT         1606.51           2160         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 09 AM PDT         1606.50           2146         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 10 AM PDT         1606.49           2131         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 11 AM PDT         1606.49           2131         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 12 PM PDT         1606.48           2117         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 01 PM PDT         1606.47           2102         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 02 PM PDT         1606.47           2102         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 03 PM PDT         1606.46           2088         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 04 PM PDT         1606.46           2088         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 05 PM PDT         1606.45           2074         -      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 06 PM PDT         1606.45           2074         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 07 PM PDT         1606.45           2074         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 08 PM PDT         1606.45           2074         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 09 PM PDT         1606.45           2074         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 10 PM PDT         1606.45           2074         0      Not Applicable
  04/19/2026 11 PM PDT         1606.45           2074         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 12 AM PDT         1606.45           2074         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 01 AM PDT         1606.45           2074         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 02 AM PDT         1606.45           2074         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 03 AM PDT         1606.45           2074         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 04 AM PDT         1606.45           2074         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 05 AM PDT         1606.45           2074         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 06 AM PDT         1606.45           2074         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 07 AM PDT         1606.44           2060         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 08 AM PDT         1606.44           2060         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 09 AM PDT         1606.43           2046         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 10 AM PDT         1606.43           2046         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 11 AM PDT         1606.42           2032         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 12 PM PDT         1606.42           2032         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 01 PM PDT         1606.41           2018         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 02 PM PDT         1606.41           2018         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 03 PM PDT         1606.40           2004         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 04 PM PDT         1606.39           1990         -      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 05 PM PDT         1606.39           1990         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 06 PM PDT         1606.39           1990         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 07 PM PDT         1606.39           1990         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 08 PM PDT         1606.39           1990         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 09 PM PDT         1606.39           1990         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 10 PM PDT         1606.39           1990         0      Not Applicable
  04/20/2026 11 PM PDT         1606.38           1976         -      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 12 AM PDT         1606.40           2004         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 01 AM PDT         1606.41           2018         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 02 AM PDT         1606.42           2032         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 03 AM PDT         1606.44           2060         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 04 AM PDT         1606.45           2074         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 05 AM PDT         1606.46           2088         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 06 AM PDT         1606.51           2160         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 07 AM PDT         1606.55           2219         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 08 AM PDT         1606.60           2295         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 09 AM PDT         1606.64           2356         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 10 AM PDT         1606.68           2419         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 11 AM PDT         1606.72           2483         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 12 PM PDT         1606.78           2581         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 01 PM PDT         1606.84           2682         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 02 PM PDT         1606.89           2768         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 03 PM PDT         1606.95           2873         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 04 PM PDT         1607.00           2963         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 05 PM PDT         1607.06           3073         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 06 PM PDT         1607.09           3130         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 07 PM PDT         1607.12           3187         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 08 PM PDT         1607.15           3245         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 09 PM PDT         1607.19           3323         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 10 PM PDT         1607.22           3382         +      Not Applicable
  04/21/2026 11 PM PDT         1607.25           3442         +      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 12 AM PDT         1607.26           3462         +      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 01 AM PDT         1607.27           3482         +      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 02 AM PDT         1607.27           3482         0      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 03 AM PDT         1607.28           3503         +      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 04 AM PDT         1607.29           3523         +      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 05 AM PDT         1607.30           3544         +      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 06 AM PDT         1607.28           3503         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 07 AM PDT         1607.27           3482         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 08 AM PDT         1607.26           3462         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 09 AM PDT         1607.24           3422         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 10 AM PDT         1607.23           3402         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 11 AM PDT         1607.21           3363         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 12 PM PDT         1607.19           3323         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 01 PM PDT         1607.18           3303         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 02 PM PDT         1607.16           3264         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 03 PM PDT         1607.14           3225         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 04 PM PDT         1607.12           3187         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 05 PM PDT         1607.11           3168         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 06 PM PDT         1607.09           3130         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 07 PM PDT         1607.08           3111         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 08 PM PDT         1607.07           3092         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 09 PM PDT         1607.06           3073         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 10 PM PDT         1607.05           3055         -      Not Applicable
  04/22/2026 11 PM PDT         1607.03           3018         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 12 AM PDT         1607.02           2999         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 01 AM PDT         1607.01           2981         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 02 AM PDT         1607.00           2963         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 03 AM PDT         1606.99           2945         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 04 AM PDT         1606.98           2927         -      Not Applicable
  04/23/2026 05 AM PDT         1606.97           2909         -      Not Applicable
#
# NOTE 1: Stages are rounded to the nearest hundredth (.01) of a foot.
# NOTE 2: Flows are rounded to the nearest (1) cfs.
# NOTE 3: Trends are determined using hourly change in unrounded stage and flow.
# NOTE 4: Maximum Values are determined using unrounded stage and flow.