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STANISLAUS RIVER - RIPON (RIPC1)
Latitude: 37.73º NLongitude: 121.11º WElevation: 35 FeetForecast Type: Unofficial Location
Location: Stanislaus County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: San JoaquinRiver Group: San Joaquin
Issuance Time: Mar 15 2026 at 8:33 AM PDTNext Issuance: Mar 16 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: 55.0 FeetMinor Flood: 60.0 FeetModerate Flood: N/A Major Flood: N/A


# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: Stanislaus River - Ripon (RIPC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  03/15/2026 at 08:36 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  03/10/2026 at 08:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       38.40 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        234 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     03/15/2026 at 10:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       38.11 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        196 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/10/2026 08 AM PDT           38.40            234                        Normal
  03/10/2026 09 AM PDT           38.37            229         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 10 AM PDT           38.35            227         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 11 AM PDT           38.33            224         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 12 PM PDT           38.31            221         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 01 PM PDT           38.29            218         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 02 PM PDT           38.26            214         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 03 PM PDT           38.26            214         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 04 PM PDT           38.26            214         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 05 PM PDT           38.29            218         +              Normal
  03/10/2026 06 PM PDT           38.33            224         +              Normal
  03/10/2026 07 PM PDT           38.35            227         +              Normal
  03/10/2026 08 PM PDT           38.38            231         +              Normal
  03/10/2026 09 PM PDT           38.38            231         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 10 PM PDT           38.37            229         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 11 PM PDT           38.36            228         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 12 AM PDT           38.34            225         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 01 AM PDT           38.31            221         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 02 AM PDT           38.28            217         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 03 AM PDT           38.26            214         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 04 AM PDT           38.24            212         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 05 AM PDT           38.23            211         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 06 AM PDT           38.22            209         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 07 AM PDT           38.22            209         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 08 AM PDT           38.21            208         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 09 AM PDT           38.20            207         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 10 AM PDT           38.19            205         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 11 AM PDT           38.19            205         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 12 PM PDT           38.19            205         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 01 PM PDT           38.18            204         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 02 PM PDT           38.17            203         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 03 PM PDT           38.16            202         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 04 PM PDT           38.15            200         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 05 PM PDT           38.15            200         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 06 PM PDT           38.15            200         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 07 PM PDT           38.15            200         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 08 PM PDT           38.15            200         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 09 PM PDT           38.15            200         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 10 PM PDT           38.14            199         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 11 PM PDT           38.15            200         +              Normal
  03/12/2026 12 AM PDT           38.15            200         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 01 AM PDT           38.16            202         +              Normal
  03/12/2026 02 AM PDT           38.16            202         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 03 AM PDT           38.16            202         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 04 AM PDT           38.16            202         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 05 AM PDT           38.16            202         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 06 AM PDT           38.16            202         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 07 AM PDT           38.16            202         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 08 AM PDT           38.16            202         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 09 AM PDT           38.15            200         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 10 AM PDT           38.14            199         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 11 AM PDT           38.13            198         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 12 PM PDT           38.12            197         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 01 PM PDT           38.13            198         +              Normal
  03/12/2026 02 PM PDT           38.12            197         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 03 PM PDT           38.12            197         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 04 PM PDT           38.12            197         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 05 PM PDT           38.13            198         +              Normal
  03/12/2026 06 PM PDT           38.12            197         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 07 PM PDT           38.12            197         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 08 PM PDT           38.11            196         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 09 PM PDT           38.12            197         +              Normal
  03/12/2026 10 PM PDT           38.12            197         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 11 PM PDT           38.12            197         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 12 AM PDT           38.12            197         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 01 AM PDT           38.12            197         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 02 AM PDT           38.12            197         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 03 AM PDT           38.13            198         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 04 AM PDT           38.13            198         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 05 AM PDT           38.12            197         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 06 AM PDT           38.12            197         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 07 AM PDT           38.13            198         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 08 AM PDT           38.13            198         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 09 AM PDT           38.15            200         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 10 AM PDT           38.16            202         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 11 AM PDT           38.14            199         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 12 PM PDT           38.13            198         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 01 PM PDT           38.13            198         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 02 PM PDT           38.13            198         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 03 PM PDT           38.13            198         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 04 PM PDT           38.15            200         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 05 PM PDT           38.15            200         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 06 PM PDT           38.15            200         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 07 PM PDT           38.16            202         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 08 PM PDT           38.17            203         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 09 PM PDT           38.17            203         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 10 PM PDT           38.17            203         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 11 PM PDT           38.16            202         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 12 AM PDT           38.15            200         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 01 AM PDT           38.15            200         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 02 AM PDT           38.15            200         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 03 AM PDT           38.15            200         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 04 AM PDT           38.14            199         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 05 AM PDT           38.14            199         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 06 AM PDT           38.14            199         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 07 AM PDT           38.13            198         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 08 AM PDT           38.13            198         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 09 AM PDT           38.13            198         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 10 AM PDT           38.13            198         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 11 AM PDT           38.12            197         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 12 PM PDT           38.12            197         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 01 PM PDT           38.12            197         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 02 PM PDT           38.13            198         +              Normal
  03/14/2026 03 PM PDT           38.12            197         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 04 PM PDT           38.12            197         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 05 PM PDT           38.13            198         +              Normal
  03/14/2026 06 PM PDT           38.13            198         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 07 PM PDT           38.15            200         +              Normal
  03/14/2026 08 PM PDT           38.16            202         +              Normal
  03/14/2026 09 PM PDT           38.17            203         +              Normal
  03/14/2026 10 PM PDT           38.15            200         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 11 PM PDT           38.13            198         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 12 AM PDT           38.13            198         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 01 AM PDT           38.11            196         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 02 AM PDT           38.11            196         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 03 AM PDT           38.11            196         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 04 AM PDT           38.11            196         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 05 AM PDT           38.11            196         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 06 AM PDT           38.10            194         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 07 AM PDT           38.10            194         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 08 AM PDT           38.10            194         0              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/15/2026 09 AM PDT           38.10            194                        Normal
  03/15/2026 10 AM PDT           38.11            196         +              Normal
  03/15/2026 11 AM PDT           38.11            196         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 12 PM PDT           38.11            196         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 01 PM PDT           38.11            196         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 02 PM PDT           38.11            196         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 03 PM PDT           38.11            196         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 04 PM PDT           38.10            194         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 05 PM PDT           38.10            194         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 06 PM PDT           38.10            194         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 07 PM PDT           38.10            194         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 08 PM PDT           38.10            194         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 09 PM PDT           38.09            193         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 10 PM PDT           38.09            193         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 11 PM PDT           38.09            193         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 12 AM PDT           38.09            193         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 01 AM PDT           38.09            193         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 02 AM PDT           38.09            193         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 03 AM PDT           38.09            193         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 04 AM PDT           38.09            193         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 05 AM PDT           38.08            192         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 06 AM PDT           38.08            192         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 07 AM PDT           38.08            192         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 08 AM PDT           38.08            192         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 09 AM PDT           38.08            192         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 10 AM PDT           38.08            192         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 11 AM PDT           38.08            192         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 12 PM PDT           38.08            192         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 01 PM PDT           38.08            192         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 02 PM PDT           38.08            192         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 03 PM PDT           38.08            192         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 04 PM PDT           38.08            192         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 05 PM PDT           38.08            192         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 06 PM PDT           38.07            191         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 07 PM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 08 PM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 09 PM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 10 PM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 11 PM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 12 AM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 01 AM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 02 AM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 03 AM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 04 AM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 05 AM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 06 AM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 07 AM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 08 AM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 09 AM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 10 AM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 11 AM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 12 PM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 01 PM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 02 PM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 03 PM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 04 PM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 05 PM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 06 PM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 07 PM PDT           38.07            191         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 08 PM PDT           38.06            189         -              Normal
  03/17/2026 09 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 10 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 11 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 12 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 01 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 02 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 03 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 04 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 05 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 06 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 07 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 08 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 09 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 10 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 11 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 12 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 01 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 02 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 03 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 04 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 05 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 06 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 07 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 08 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 09 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 10 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 11 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 12 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 01 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 02 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 03 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 04 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 05 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 06 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 07 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 08 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 09 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 10 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 11 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 12 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 01 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 02 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 03 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 04 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 05 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 06 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 07 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 08 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 09 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 10 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 11 PM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 12 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 01 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 02 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 03 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 04 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 05 AM PDT           38.06            189         0              Normal
#
# 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.