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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 24 2026 at 7:28 AM PDTNext Issuance: Apr 25 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:  04/24/2026 at 07:29 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  04/23/2026 at 07:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       42.33 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        1151 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     04/25/2026 at 01:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       42.02 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        1046 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/19/2026 07 AM PDT           42.29           1137                        Normal
  04/19/2026 08 AM PDT           42.28           1134         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 09 AM PDT           42.28           1134         0              Normal
  04/19/2026 10 AM PDT           42.29           1137         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 11 AM PDT           42.29           1137         0              Normal
  04/19/2026 12 PM PDT           42.29           1137         0              Normal
  04/19/2026 01 PM PDT           42.29           1137         0              Normal
  04/19/2026 02 PM PDT           42.29           1137         0              Normal
  04/19/2026 03 PM PDT           42.30           1141         +              Normal
  04/19/2026 04 PM PDT           42.30           1141         0              Normal
  04/19/2026 05 PM PDT           42.29           1137         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 06 PM PDT           42.28           1134         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 07 PM PDT           42.25           1124         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 08 PM PDT           42.24           1120         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 09 PM PDT           42.20           1106         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 10 PM PDT           42.15           1089         -              Normal
  04/19/2026 11 PM PDT           42.10           1072         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 12 AM PDT           42.04           1052         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 01 AM PDT           41.98           1032         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 02 AM PDT           41.92           1012         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 03 AM PDT           41.85            990         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 04 AM PDT           41.80            973         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 05 AM PDT           41.74            954         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 06 AM PDT           41.70            941         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 07 AM PDT           41.65            925         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 08 AM PDT           41.61            912         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 09 AM PDT           41.58            903         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 10 AM PDT           41.55            893         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 11 AM PDT           41.52            884         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 12 PM PDT           41.50            878         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 01 PM PDT           41.48            871         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 02 PM PDT           41.46            865         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 03 PM PDT           41.44            859         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 04 PM PDT           41.43            856         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 05 PM PDT           41.41            851         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 06 PM PDT           41.40            849         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 07 PM PDT           41.37            841         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 08 PM PDT           41.34            834         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 09 PM PDT           41.30            825         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 10 PM PDT           41.26            814         -              Normal
  04/20/2026 11 PM PDT           41.20            798         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 12 AM PDT           41.14            781         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 01 AM PDT           41.07            762         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 02 AM PDT           41.00            743         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 03 AM PDT           40.94            727         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 04 AM PDT           40.86            706         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 05 AM PDT           40.81            693         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 06 AM PDT           40.74            675         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 07 AM PDT           40.67            658         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 08 AM PDT           40.63            648         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 09 AM PDT           40.58            636         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 10 AM PDT           40.53            624         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 11 AM PDT           40.50            617         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 12 PM PDT           40.47            611         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 01 PM PDT           40.45            606         -              Normal
  04/21/2026 02 PM PDT           40.50            617         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 03 PM PDT           40.53            624         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 04 PM PDT           40.53            624         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 05 PM PDT           40.53            624         0              Normal
  04/21/2026 06 PM PDT           40.57            634         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 07 PM PDT           40.59            639         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 08 PM PDT           40.62            646         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 09 PM PDT           40.73            673         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 10 PM PDT           40.77            683         +              Normal
  04/21/2026 11 PM PDT           40.80            690         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 12 AM PDT           40.86            706         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 01 AM PDT           40.92            722         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 02 AM PDT           40.98            738         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 03 AM PDT           41.02            748         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 04 AM PDT           41.06            759         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 05 AM PDT           41.10            770         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 06 AM PDT           41.14            781         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 07 AM PDT           41.17            789         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 08 AM PDT           41.20            798         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 09 AM PDT           41.23            806         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 10 AM PDT           41.26            814         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 11 AM PDT           41.28            820         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 12 PM PDT           41.29            822         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 01 PM PDT           41.31            827         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 02 PM PDT           41.32            829         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 03 PM PDT           41.31            827         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 04 PM PDT           41.30            825         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 05 PM PDT           41.29            822         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 06 PM PDT           41.29            822         0              Normal
  04/22/2026 07 PM PDT           41.28            820         -              Normal
  04/22/2026 08 PM PDT           41.29            822         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 09 PM PDT           41.31            827         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 10 PM PDT           41.35            837         +              Normal
  04/22/2026 11 PM PDT           41.41            851         +              Normal
  04/23/2026 12 AM PDT           41.47            868         +              Normal
  04/23/2026 01 AM PDT           41.55            893         +              Normal
  04/23/2026 02 AM PDT           41.62            915         +              Normal
  04/23/2026 03 AM PDT           41.70            941         +              Normal
  04/23/2026 04 AM PDT           41.78            967         +              Normal
  04/23/2026 05 AM PDT           41.85            990         +              Normal
  04/23/2026 06 AM PDT           41.93           1016         +              Normal
  04/23/2026 07 AM PDT           41.98           1032         +              Normal
  04/23/2026 08 AM PDT           42.03           1049         +              Normal
  04/23/2026 09 AM PDT           42.08           1066         +              Normal
  04/23/2026 10 AM PDT           42.13           1083         +              Normal
  04/23/2026 11 AM PDT           42.16           1093         +              Normal
  04/23/2026 12 PM PDT           42.20           1106         +              Normal
  04/23/2026 01 PM PDT           42.23           1117         +              Normal
  04/23/2026 02 PM PDT           42.27           1130         +              Normal
  04/23/2026 03 PM PDT           42.29           1137         +              Normal
  04/23/2026 04 PM PDT           42.30           1141         +              Normal
  04/23/2026 05 PM PDT           42.33           1151         +              Normal
  04/23/2026 06 PM PDT           42.33           1151         0              Normal
  04/23/2026 07 PM PDT           42.33           1151         0              Normal
  04/23/2026 08 PM PDT           42.32           1147         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 09 PM PDT           42.30           1141         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 10 PM PDT           42.26           1127         -              Normal
  04/23/2026 11 PM PDT           42.21           1110         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 12 AM PDT           42.16           1093         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 01 AM PDT           42.09           1069         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 02 AM PDT           42.02           1046         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 03 AM PDT           41.96           1026         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 04 AM PDT           41.90           1006         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 05 AM PDT           41.85            990         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 06 AM PDT           41.77            964         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 07 AM PDT           41.70            941         -              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/24/2026 08 AM PDT           41.63            919                        Normal
  04/24/2026 09 AM PDT           41.56            896         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 10 AM PDT           41.50            878         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 11 AM PDT           41.44            859         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 12 PM PDT           41.37            841         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 01 PM PDT           41.30            825         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 02 PM PDT           41.25            812         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 03 PM PDT           41.24            809         -              Normal
  04/24/2026 04 PM PDT           41.26            814         +              Normal
  04/24/2026 05 PM PDT           41.31            827         +              Normal
  04/24/2026 06 PM PDT           41.38            844         +              Normal
  04/24/2026 07 PM PDT           41.45            862         +              Normal
  04/24/2026 08 PM PDT           41.50            878         +              Normal
  04/24/2026 09 PM PDT           41.55            893         +              Normal
  04/24/2026 10 PM PDT           41.60            909         +              Normal
  04/24/2026 11 PM PDT           41.65            925         +              Normal
  04/25/2026 12 AM PDT           41.69            938         +              Normal
  04/25/2026 01 AM PDT           41.73            951         +              Normal
  04/25/2026 02 AM PDT           41.76            960         +              Normal
  04/25/2026 03 AM PDT           41.80            973         +              Normal
  04/25/2026 04 AM PDT           41.83            983         +              Normal
  04/25/2026 05 AM PDT           41.86            993         +              Normal
  04/25/2026 06 AM PDT           41.88            999         +              Normal
  04/25/2026 07 AM PDT           41.91           1009         +              Normal
  04/25/2026 08 AM PDT           41.93           1016         +              Normal
  04/25/2026 09 AM PDT           41.95           1022         +              Normal
  04/25/2026 10 AM PDT           41.97           1029         +              Normal
  04/25/2026 11 AM PDT           41.99           1036         +              Normal
  04/25/2026 12 PM PDT           42.01           1042         +              Normal
  04/25/2026 01 PM PDT           42.02           1046         +              Normal
  04/25/2026 02 PM PDT           42.02           1046         0              Normal
  04/25/2026 03 PM PDT           41.97           1029         -              Normal
  04/25/2026 04 PM PDT           41.89           1003         -              Normal
  04/25/2026 05 PM PDT           41.83            983         -              Normal
  04/25/2026 06 PM PDT           41.79            970         -              Normal
  04/25/2026 07 PM PDT           41.78            967         -              Normal
  04/25/2026 08 PM PDT           41.78            967         0              Normal
  04/25/2026 09 PM PDT           41.78            967         0              Normal
  04/25/2026 10 PM PDT           41.79            970         +              Normal
  04/25/2026 11 PM PDT           41.80            973         +              Normal
  04/26/2026 12 AM PDT           41.81            977         +              Normal
  04/26/2026 01 AM PDT           41.82            980         +              Normal
  04/26/2026 02 AM PDT           41.82            980         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 03 AM PDT           41.83            983         +              Normal
  04/26/2026 04 AM PDT           41.84            986         +              Normal
  04/26/2026 05 AM PDT           41.84            986         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 06 AM PDT           41.84            986         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 07 AM PDT           41.85            990         +              Normal
  04/26/2026 08 AM PDT           41.85            990         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 09 AM PDT           41.86            993         +              Normal
  04/26/2026 10 AM PDT           41.86            993         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 11 AM PDT           41.86            993         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 12 PM PDT           41.87            996         +              Normal
  04/26/2026 01 PM PDT           41.87            996         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 02 PM PDT           41.87            996         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 03 PM PDT           41.87            996         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 04 PM PDT           41.85            990         -              Normal
  04/26/2026 05 PM PDT           41.80            973         -              Normal
  04/26/2026 06 PM PDT           41.71            944         -              Normal
  04/26/2026 07 PM PDT           41.64            922         -              Normal
  04/26/2026 08 PM PDT           41.59            906         -              Normal
  04/26/2026 09 PM PDT           41.57            900         -              Normal
  04/26/2026 10 PM PDT           41.57            900         0              Normal
  04/26/2026 11 PM PDT           41.58            903         +              Normal
  04/27/2026 12 AM PDT           41.59            906         +              Normal
  04/27/2026 01 AM PDT           41.60            909         +              Normal
  04/27/2026 02 AM PDT           41.60            909         0              Normal
  04/27/2026 03 AM PDT           41.61            912         +              Normal
  04/27/2026 04 AM PDT           41.62            915         +              Normal
  04/27/2026 05 AM PDT           41.62            915         0              Normal
  04/27/2026 06 AM PDT           41.63            919         +              Normal
  04/27/2026 07 AM PDT           41.63            919         0              Normal
  04/27/2026 08 AM PDT           41.64            922         +              Normal
  04/27/2026 09 AM PDT           41.64            922         0              Normal
  04/27/2026 10 AM PDT           41.65            925         +              Normal
  04/27/2026 11 AM PDT           41.65            925         0              Normal
  04/27/2026 12 PM PDT           41.65            925         0              Normal
  04/27/2026 01 PM PDT           41.66            928         +              Normal
  04/27/2026 02 PM PDT           41.66            928         0              Normal
  04/27/2026 03 PM PDT           41.66            928         0              Normal
  04/27/2026 04 PM PDT           41.66            928         0              Normal
  04/27/2026 05 PM PDT           41.66            928         0              Normal
  04/27/2026 06 PM PDT           41.65            925         -              Normal
  04/27/2026 07 PM PDT           41.59            906         -              Normal
  04/27/2026 08 PM PDT           41.50            878         -              Normal
  04/27/2026 09 PM PDT           41.42            853         -              Normal
  04/27/2026 10 PM PDT           41.33            832         -              Normal
  04/27/2026 11 PM PDT           41.25            812         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 12 AM PDT           41.19            795         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 01 AM PDT           41.12            775         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 02 AM PDT           41.07            762         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 03 AM PDT           41.01            746         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 04 AM PDT           40.96            732         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 05 AM PDT           40.91            719         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 06 AM PDT           40.86            706         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 07 AM PDT           40.82            696         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 08 AM PDT           40.77            683         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 09 AM PDT           40.73            673         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 10 AM PDT           40.70            665         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 11 AM PDT           40.66            655         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 12 PM PDT           40.62            646         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 01 PM PDT           40.59            639         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 02 PM PDT           40.56            631         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 03 PM PDT           40.53            624         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 04 PM PDT           40.50            617         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 05 PM PDT           40.47            611         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 06 PM PDT           40.44            604         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 07 PM PDT           40.42            599         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 08 PM PDT           40.40            595         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 09 PM PDT           40.37            588         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 10 PM PDT           40.35            584         -              Normal
  04/28/2026 11 PM PDT           40.33            580         -              Normal
  04/29/2026 12 AM PDT           40.31            576         -              Normal
  04/29/2026 01 AM PDT           40.29            572         -              Normal
  04/29/2026 02 AM PDT           40.27            568         -              Normal
  04/29/2026 03 AM PDT           40.25            564         -              Normal
  04/29/2026 04 AM PDT           40.23            560         -              Normal
  04/29/2026 05 AM PDT           40.22            558         -              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.