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NORTH FORK AMERICAN RIVER - NORTH FORK DAM (NFDC1)
Latitude: 38.94º NLongitude: 121.02º WElevation: 715 FeetForecast Type: Unofficial Location
Location: Placer County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Lower SacramentoRiver Group: American
Issuance Time: Mar 29 2026 at 8:05 AM PDTNext Issuance: Mar 30 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: North Fork American River - North Fork Dam (NFDC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  03/29/2026 at 08:07 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  03/24/2026 at 12:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       1.63 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        1098 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     04/02/2026 at 05:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       2.84 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        2705 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/24/2026 08 AM PDT            1.61           1076                Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 09 AM PDT            1.63           1098         +      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 10 AM PDT            1.63           1098         0      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 11 AM PDT            1.63           1098         0      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 12 PM PDT            1.63           1098         0      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 01 PM PDT            1.62           1087         -      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 02 PM PDT            1.61           1076         -      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 03 PM PDT            1.60           1065         -      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 04 PM PDT            1.59           1054         -      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 05 PM PDT            1.58           1043         -      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 06 PM PDT            1.57           1032         -      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 07 PM PDT            1.56           1022         -      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 08 PM PDT            1.55           1011         -      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 09 PM PDT            1.54           1000         -      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 10 PM PDT            1.53            989         -      Not Applicable
  03/24/2026 11 PM PDT            1.52            977         -      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 12 AM PDT            1.51            966         -      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 01 AM PDT            1.50            955         -      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 02 AM PDT            1.49            944         -      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 03 AM PDT            1.49            944         0      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 04 AM PDT            1.49            944         0      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 05 AM PDT            1.50            955         +      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 06 AM PDT            1.51            966         +      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 07 AM PDT            1.53            989         +      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 08 AM PDT            1.55           1011         +      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 09 AM PDT            1.56           1022         +      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 10 AM PDT            1.56           1022         0      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 11 AM PDT            1.56           1022         0      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 12 PM PDT            1.55           1011         -      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 01 PM PDT            1.55           1011         0      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 02 PM PDT            1.54           1000         -      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 03 PM PDT            1.53            989         -      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 04 PM PDT            1.53            989         0      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 05 PM PDT            1.51            966         -      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 06 PM PDT            1.51            966         0      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 07 PM PDT            1.50            955         -      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 08 PM PDT            1.49            944         -      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 09 PM PDT            1.48            933         -      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 10 PM PDT            1.47            922         -      Not Applicable
  03/25/2026 11 PM PDT            1.46            911         -      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 12 AM PDT            1.45            900         -      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 01 AM PDT            1.44            889         -      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 02 AM PDT            1.43            878         -      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 03 AM PDT            1.42            867         -      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 04 AM PDT            1.41            857         -      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 05 AM PDT            1.41            857         0      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 06 AM PDT            1.41            857         0      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 07 AM PDT            1.42            867         +      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 08 AM PDT            1.43            878         +      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 09 AM PDT            1.43            878         0      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 10 AM PDT            1.44            889         +      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 11 AM PDT            1.43            878         -      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 12 PM PDT            1.43            878         0      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 01 PM PDT            1.43            878         0      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 02 PM PDT            1.43            878         0      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 03 PM PDT            1.42            867         -      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 04 PM PDT            1.42            867         0      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 05 PM PDT            1.42            867         0      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 06 PM PDT            1.42            867         0      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 07 PM PDT            1.41            857         -      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 08 PM PDT            1.41            857         0      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 09 PM PDT            1.40            846         -      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 10 PM PDT            1.39            835         -      Not Applicable
  03/26/2026 11 PM PDT            1.39            835         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 12 AM PDT            1.38            825         -      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 01 AM PDT            1.37            814         -      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 02 AM PDT            1.36            804         -      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 03 AM PDT            1.35            793         -      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 04 AM PDT            1.35            793         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 05 AM PDT            1.34            783         -      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 06 AM PDT            1.34            783         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 07 AM PDT            1.34            783         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 08 AM PDT            1.35            793         +      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 09 AM PDT            1.35            793         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 10 AM PDT            1.36            804         +      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 11 AM PDT            1.37            814         +      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 12 PM PDT            1.37            814         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 01 PM PDT            1.37            814         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 02 PM PDT            1.37            814         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 03 PM PDT            1.37            814         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 04 PM PDT            1.37            814         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 05 PM PDT            1.36            804         -      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 06 PM PDT            1.36            804         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 07 PM PDT            1.36            804         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 08 PM PDT            1.35            793         -      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 09 PM PDT            1.35            793         0      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 10 PM PDT            1.34            783         -      Not Applicable
  03/27/2026 11 PM PDT            1.33            773         -      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 12 AM PDT            1.33            773         0      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 01 AM PDT            1.32            762         -      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 02 AM PDT            1.31            752         -      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 03 AM PDT            1.30            742         -      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 04 AM PDT            1.30            742         0      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 05 AM PDT            1.29            732         -      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 06 AM PDT            1.29            732         0      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 07 AM PDT            1.29            732         0      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 08 AM PDT            1.30            742         +      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 09 AM PDT            1.30            742         0      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 10 AM PDT            1.31            752         +      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 11 AM PDT            1.31            752         0      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 12 PM PDT            1.31            752         0      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 01 PM PDT            1.32            762         +      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 02 PM PDT            1.32            762         0      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 03 PM PDT            1.32            762         0      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 04 PM PDT            1.32            762         0      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 05 PM PDT            1.32            762         0      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 06 PM PDT            1.32            762         0      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 07 PM PDT            1.32            762         0      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 08 PM PDT            1.31            752         -      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 09 PM PDT            1.31            752         0      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 10 PM PDT            1.30            742         -      Not Applicable
  03/28/2026 11 PM PDT            1.29            732         -      Not Applicable
  03/29/2026 12 AM PDT            1.29            732         0      Not Applicable
  03/29/2026 01 AM PDT            1.28            722         -      Not Applicable
  03/29/2026 02 AM PDT            1.28            722         0      Not Applicable
  03/29/2026 03 AM PDT            1.27            712         -      Not Applicable
  03/29/2026 04 AM PDT            1.27            712         0      Not Applicable
  03/29/2026 05 AM PDT            1.27            712         0      Not Applicable
  03/29/2026 06 AM PDT            1.28            722         +      Not Applicable
  03/29/2026 07 AM PDT            1.28            722         0      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/29/2026 08 AM PDT            1.28            722                Not Applicable
  03/29/2026 09 AM PDT            1.28            722         0      Not Applicable
  03/29/2026 10 AM PDT            1.28            722         0      Not Applicable
  03/29/2026 11 AM PDT            1.28            722         0      Not Applicable
  03/29/2026 12 PM PDT            1.28            722         0      Not Applicable
  03/29/2026 01 PM PDT            1.28            722         0      Not Applicable
  03/29/2026 02 PM PDT            1.27            712         -      Not Applicable
  03/29/2026 03 PM PDT            1.27            712         0      Not Applicable
  03/29/2026 04 PM PDT            1.27            712         0      Not Applicable
  03/29/2026 05 PM PDT            1.27            712         0      Not Applicable
  03/29/2026 06 PM PDT            1.26            702         -      Not Applicable
  03/29/2026 07 PM PDT            1.26            702         0      Not Applicable
  03/29/2026 08 PM PDT            1.26            702         0      Not Applicable
  03/29/2026 09 PM PDT            1.26            702         0      Not Applicable
  03/29/2026 10 PM PDT            1.26            702         0      Not Applicable
  03/29/2026 11 PM PDT            1.26            702         0      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 12 AM PDT            1.26            702         0      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 01 AM PDT            1.26            702         0      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 02 AM PDT            1.26            702         0      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 03 AM PDT            1.26            702         0      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 04 AM PDT            1.26            702         0      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 05 AM PDT            1.26            702         0      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 06 AM PDT            1.26            702         0      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 07 AM PDT            1.25            692         -      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 08 AM PDT            1.25            692         0      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 09 AM PDT            1.25            692         0      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 10 AM PDT            1.25            692         0      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 11 AM PDT            1.25            692         0      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 12 PM PDT            1.25            692         0      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 01 PM PDT            1.24            682         -      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 02 PM PDT            1.24            682         0      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 03 PM PDT            1.24            682         0      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 04 PM PDT            1.23            673         -      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 05 PM PDT            1.23            673         0      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 06 PM PDT            1.23            673         0      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 07 PM PDT            1.23            673         0      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 08 PM PDT            1.23            673         0      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 09 PM PDT            1.23            673         0      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 10 PM PDT            1.23            673         0      Not Applicable
  03/30/2026 11 PM PDT            1.23            673         0      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 12 AM PDT            1.23            673         0      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 01 AM PDT            1.23            673         0      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 02 AM PDT            1.24            682         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 03 AM PDT            1.24            682         0      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 04 AM PDT            1.24            682         0      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 05 AM PDT            1.25            692         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 06 AM PDT            1.26            702         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 07 AM PDT            1.27            712         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 08 AM PDT            1.28            722         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 09 AM PDT            1.29            732         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 10 AM PDT            1.30            742         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 11 AM PDT            1.31            752         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 12 PM PDT            1.36            804         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 01 PM PDT            1.40            846         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 02 PM PDT            1.44            889         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 03 PM PDT            1.48            933         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 04 PM PDT            1.51            966         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 05 PM PDT            1.55           1011         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 06 PM PDT            1.62           1087         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 07 PM PDT            1.68           1154         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 08 PM PDT            1.75           1234         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 09 PM PDT            1.81           1304         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 10 PM PDT            1.87           1376         +      Not Applicable
  03/31/2026 11 PM PDT            1.93           1449         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 12 AM PDT            1.98           1510         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 01 AM PDT            2.03           1573         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 02 AM PDT            2.08           1636         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 03 AM PDT            2.13           1701         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 04 AM PDT            2.18           1766         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 05 AM PDT            2.22           1819         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 06 AM PDT            2.25           1859         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 07 AM PDT            2.28           1899         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 08 AM PDT            2.31           1940         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 09 AM PDT            2.34           1980         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 10 AM PDT            2.36           2008         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 11 AM PDT            2.39           2049         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 12 PM PDT            2.42           2091         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 01 PM PDT            2.44           2119         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 02 PM PDT            2.47           2161         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 03 PM PDT            2.49           2189         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 04 PM PDT            2.52           2232         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 05 PM PDT            2.54           2261         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 06 PM PDT            2.58           2318         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 07 PM PDT            2.61           2362         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 08 PM PDT            2.64           2405         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 09 PM PDT            2.67           2449         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 10 PM PDT            2.71           2509         +      Not Applicable
  04/01/2026 11 PM PDT            2.74           2553         +      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 12 AM PDT            2.76           2583         +      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 01 AM PDT            2.77           2598         +      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 02 AM PDT            2.79           2629         +      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 03 AM PDT            2.81           2659         +      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 04 AM PDT            2.82           2674         +      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 05 AM PDT            2.84           2705         +      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 06 AM PDT            2.83           2689         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 07 AM PDT            2.81           2659         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 08 AM PDT            2.80           2644         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 09 AM PDT            2.79           2629         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 10 AM PDT            2.77           2598         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 11 AM PDT            2.76           2583         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 12 PM PDT            2.72           2524         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 01 PM PDT            2.69           2479         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 02 PM PDT            2.65           2420         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 03 PM PDT            2.62           2376         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 04 PM PDT            2.58           2318         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 05 PM PDT            2.54           2261         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 06 PM PDT            2.51           2218         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 07 PM PDT            2.47           2161         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 08 PM PDT            2.43           2105         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 09 PM PDT            2.40           2063         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 10 PM PDT            2.36           2008         -      Not Applicable
  04/02/2026 11 PM PDT            2.32           1953         -      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 12 AM PDT            2.30           1926         -      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 01 AM PDT            2.27           1886         -      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 02 AM PDT            2.25           1859         -      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 03 AM PDT            2.22           1819         -      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 04 AM PDT            2.19           1779         -      Not Applicable
  04/03/2026 05 AM PDT            2.17           1753         -      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.