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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: Apr 18 2026 at 8:42 AM PDTNext Issuance: Apr 19 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:  04/18/2026 at 08:44 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  04/15/2026 at 06:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       42.61 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        1248 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     04/18/2026 at 04:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       41.97 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        1029 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/13/2026 08 AM PDT           42.50           1209                        Normal
  04/13/2026 09 AM PDT           42.45           1192         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 10 AM PDT           42.39           1171         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 11 AM PDT           42.35           1157         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 12 PM PDT           42.30           1141         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 01 PM PDT           42.25           1124         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 02 PM PDT           42.21           1110         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 03 PM PDT           42.18           1100         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 04 PM PDT           42.15           1089         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 05 PM PDT           42.11           1076         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 06 PM PDT           42.08           1066         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 07 PM PDT           42.04           1052         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 08 PM PDT           42.02           1046         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 09 PM PDT           41.99           1036         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 10 PM PDT           41.96           1026         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 11 PM PDT           41.94           1019         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 12 AM PDT           41.91           1009         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 01 AM PDT           41.90           1006         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 02 AM PDT           41.88            999         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 03 AM PDT           41.87            996         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 04 AM PDT           41.85            990         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 05 AM PDT           41.85            990         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 06 AM PDT           41.85            990         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 07 AM PDT           41.84            986         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 08 AM PDT           41.84            986         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 09 AM PDT           41.82            980         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 10 AM PDT           41.82            980         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 11 AM PDT           41.81            977         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 12 PM PDT           41.80            973         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 01 PM PDT           41.80            973         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 02 PM PDT           41.79            970         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 03 PM PDT           41.79            970         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 04 PM PDT           41.78            967         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 05 PM PDT           41.78            967         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 06 PM PDT           41.78            967         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 07 PM PDT           41.79            970         +              Normal
  04/14/2026 08 PM PDT           41.81            977         +              Normal
  04/14/2026 09 PM PDT           41.83            983         +              Normal
  04/14/2026 10 PM PDT           41.87            996         +              Normal
  04/14/2026 11 PM PDT           41.92           1012         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 12 AM PDT           41.97           1029         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 01 AM PDT           42.03           1049         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 02 AM PDT           42.09           1069         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 03 AM PDT           42.16           1093         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 04 AM PDT           42.22           1113         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 05 AM PDT           42.28           1134         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 06 AM PDT           42.33           1151         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 07 AM PDT           42.38           1168         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 08 AM PDT           42.42           1181         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 09 AM PDT           42.45           1192         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 10 AM PDT           42.49           1206         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 11 AM PDT           42.51           1213         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 12 PM PDT           42.54           1223         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 01 PM PDT           42.56           1230         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 02 PM PDT           42.58           1237         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 03 PM PDT           42.60           1244         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 04 PM PDT           42.60           1244         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 05 PM PDT           42.61           1248         +              Normal
  04/15/2026 06 PM PDT           42.61           1248         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 07 PM PDT           42.59           1240         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 08 PM PDT           42.57           1233         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 09 PM PDT           42.54           1223         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 10 PM PDT           42.51           1213         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 11 PM PDT           42.46           1195         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 12 AM PDT           42.40           1175         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 01 AM PDT           42.34           1154         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 02 AM PDT           42.27           1130         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 03 AM PDT           42.20           1106         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 04 AM PDT           42.13           1083         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 05 AM PDT           42.06           1059         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 06 AM PDT           41.99           1036         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 07 AM PDT           41.93           1016         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 08 AM PDT           41.88            999         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 09 AM PDT           41.82            980         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 10 AM PDT           41.77            964         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 11 AM PDT           41.74            954         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 12 PM PDT           41.69            938         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 01 PM PDT           41.67            931         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 02 PM PDT           41.64            922         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 03 PM PDT           41.61            912         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 04 PM PDT           41.59            906         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 05 PM PDT           41.57            900         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 06 PM PDT           41.54            890         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 07 PM PDT           41.52            884         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 08 PM PDT           41.49            874         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 09 PM PDT           41.45            862         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 10 PM PDT           41.42            853         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 11 PM PDT           41.38            844         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 12 AM PDT           41.36            839         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 01 AM PDT           41.31            827         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 02 AM PDT           41.28            820         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 03 AM PDT           41.24            809         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 04 AM PDT           41.21            800         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 05 AM PDT           41.17            789         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 06 AM PDT           41.15            784         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 07 AM PDT           41.12            775         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 08 AM PDT           41.10            770         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 09 AM PDT           41.07            762         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 10 AM PDT           41.06            759         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 11 AM PDT           41.03            751         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 12 PM PDT           41.02            748         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 01 PM PDT           41.01            746         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 02 PM PDT           41.01            746         0              Normal
  04/17/2026 03 PM PDT           41.00            743         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 04 PM PDT           40.99            740         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 05 PM PDT           40.99            740         0              Normal
  04/17/2026 06 PM PDT           40.99            740         0              Normal
  04/17/2026 07 PM PDT           41.01            746         +              Normal
  04/17/2026 08 PM PDT           41.04            754         +              Normal
  04/17/2026 09 PM PDT           41.07            762         +              Normal
  04/17/2026 10 PM PDT           41.13            778         +              Normal
  04/17/2026 11 PM PDT           41.20            798         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 12 AM PDT           41.28            820         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 01 AM PDT           41.36            839         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 02 AM PDT           41.44            859         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 03 AM PDT           41.53            887         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 04 AM PDT           41.61            912         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 05 AM PDT           41.68            935         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 06 AM PDT           41.72            947         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 07 AM PDT           41.75            957         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 08 AM PDT           41.78            967         +              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/18/2026 09 AM PDT           41.81            977                        Normal
  04/18/2026 10 AM PDT           41.84            986         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 11 AM PDT           41.87            996         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 12 PM PDT           41.89           1003         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 01 PM PDT           41.92           1012         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 02 PM PDT           41.94           1019         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 03 PM PDT           41.96           1026         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 04 PM PDT           41.97           1029         +              Normal
  04/18/2026 05 PM PDT           41.96           1026         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 06 PM PDT           41.94           1019         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 07 PM PDT           41.94           1019         0              Normal
  04/18/2026 08 PM PDT           41.94           1019         0              Normal
  04/18/2026 09 PM PDT           41.92           1012         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 10 PM PDT           41.88            999         -              Normal
  04/18/2026 11 PM PDT           41.85            990         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 12 AM PDT           41.81            977         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 01 AM PDT           41.78            967         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 02 AM PDT           41.75            957         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 03 AM PDT           41.72            947         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 04 AM PDT           41.69            938         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 05 AM PDT           41.66            928         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 06 AM PDT           41.64            922         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 07 AM PDT           41.62            915         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 08 AM PDT           41.60            909         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 09 AM PDT           41.58            903         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 10 AM PDT           41.56            896         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 11 AM PDT           41.54            890         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 12 PM PDT           41.53            887         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 01 PM PDT           41.51            881         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 02 PM PDT           41.50            878         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 03 PM PDT           41.51            881         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 04 PM PDT           41.53            887         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 05 PM PDT           41.56            896         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 06 PM PDT           41.58            903         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 07 PM PDT           41.60            909         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 08 PM PDT           41.63            919         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 09 PM PDT           41.65            925         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 10 PM PDT           41.66            928         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 11 PM PDT           41.68            935         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 12 AM PDT           41.70            941         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 01 AM PDT           41.72            947         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 02 AM PDT           41.73            951         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 03 AM PDT           41.75            957         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 04 AM PDT           41.76            960         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 05 AM PDT           41.77            964         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 06 AM PDT           41.78            967         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 07 AM PDT           41.80            973         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 08 AM PDT           41.81            977         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 09 AM PDT           41.82            980         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 10 AM PDT           41.83            983         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 11 AM PDT           41.84            986         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 12 PM PDT           41.85            990         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 01 PM PDT           41.86            993         +              Normal
  04/20/2026 02 PM PDT           41.86            993         0              Normal
  04/20/2026 03 PM PDT           41.83            983         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 04 PM PDT           41.80            973         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 05 PM PDT           41.78            967         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 06 PM PDT           41.77            964         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 07 PM PDT           41.76            960         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 08 PM PDT           41.76            960         0              Normal
  04/20/2026 09 PM PDT           41.76            960         0              Normal
  04/20/2026 10 PM PDT           41.75            957         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 11 PM PDT           41.75            957         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 12 AM PDT           41.75            957         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 01 AM PDT           41.75            957         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 02 AM PDT           41.74            954         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 03 AM PDT           41.74            954         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 04 AM PDT           41.74            954         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 05 AM PDT           41.74            954         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 06 AM PDT           41.74            954         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 07 AM PDT           41.74            954         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 08 AM PDT           41.74            954         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 09 AM PDT           41.74            954         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 10 AM PDT           41.74            954         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 11 AM PDT           41.74            954         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 12 PM PDT           41.74            954         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 01 PM PDT           41.74            954         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 02 PM PDT           41.73            951         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 03 PM PDT           41.71            944         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 04 PM PDT           41.67            931         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 05 PM PDT           41.62            915         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 06 PM PDT           41.58            903         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 07 PM PDT           41.55            893         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 08 PM PDT           41.54            890         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 09 PM PDT           41.53            887         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 10 PM PDT           41.53            887         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 11 PM PDT           41.52            884         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 12 AM PDT           41.52            884         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 01 AM PDT           41.52            884         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 02 AM PDT           41.52            884         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 03 AM PDT           41.51            881         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 04 AM PDT           41.51            881         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 05 AM PDT           41.51            881         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 06 AM PDT           41.51            881         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 07 AM PDT           41.51            881         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 08 AM PDT           41.51            881         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 09 AM PDT           41.51            881         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 10 AM PDT           41.51            881         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 11 AM PDT           41.51            881         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 12 PM PDT           41.51            881         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 01 PM PDT           41.51            881         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 02 PM PDT           41.51            881         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 03 PM PDT           41.52            884         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 04 PM PDT           41.54            890         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 05 PM PDT           41.56            896         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 06 PM PDT           41.56            896         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 07 PM PDT           41.53            887         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 08 PM PDT           41.48            871         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 09 PM PDT           41.43            856         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 10 PM PDT           41.36            839         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 11 PM PDT           41.29            822         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 12 AM PDT           41.24            809         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 01 AM PDT           41.19            795         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 02 AM PDT           41.14            781         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 03 AM PDT           41.10            770         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 04 AM PDT           41.06            759         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 05 AM PDT           41.02            748         -              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.