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SANTA MARGARITA RIVER - TEMECULA (SMHC1)
Latitude: 33.47º NLongitude: 117.14º WElevation: 950 FeetForecast Type: Unofficial Location
Location: Riverside County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Southern CaliforniaRiver Group: San Diego/Inland
Issuance Time: Oct 21 2026 at 7:21 AM PDTNext Issuance: Oct 22 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action: N/A Minor Flood: N/A Moderate Flood: N/A Major Flood: N/A


# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: Santa Margarita River - Temecula (SMHC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  10/21/2026 at 07:22 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  10/16/2026 at 07:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       1.73 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        6 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     10/22/2026 at 05:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       3.28 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        271 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  10/16/2026 07 AM PDT            1.73              6                Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 08 AM PDT            1.70              5         -      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 09 AM PDT            1.69              5         -      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 10 AM PDT            1.70              5         +      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 11 AM PDT            1.69              5         -      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 12 PM PDT            1.69              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 01 PM PDT            1.70              5         +      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 02 PM PDT            1.70              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 03 PM PDT            1.70              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 04 PM PDT            1.70              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 05 PM PDT            1.70              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 06 PM PDT            1.69              5         -      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 07 PM PDT            1.69              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 08 PM PDT            1.69              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 09 PM PDT            1.68              5         -      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 10 PM PDT            1.68              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/16/2026 11 PM PDT            1.68              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 12 AM PDT            1.67              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 01 AM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 02 AM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 03 AM PDT            1.68              5         +      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 04 AM PDT            1.67              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 05 AM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 06 AM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 07 AM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 08 AM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 09 AM PDT            1.66              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 10 AM PDT            1.66              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 11 AM PDT            1.68              5         +      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 12 PM PDT            1.67              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 01 PM PDT            1.68              5         +      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 02 PM PDT            1.66              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 03 PM PDT            1.68              5         +      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 04 PM PDT            1.66              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 05 PM PDT            1.66              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 06 PM PDT            1.66              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 07 PM PDT            1.66              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 08 PM PDT            1.67              4         +      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 09 PM PDT            1.66              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 10 PM PDT            1.66              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/17/2026 11 PM PDT            1.66              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 12 AM PDT            1.66              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 01 AM PDT            1.66              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 02 AM PDT            1.66              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 03 AM PDT            1.66              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 04 AM PDT            1.65              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 05 AM PDT            1.65              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 06 AM PDT            1.65              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 07 AM PDT            1.66              4         +      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 08 AM PDT            1.66              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 09 AM PDT            1.66              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 10 AM PDT            1.67              4         +      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 11 AM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 12 PM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 01 PM PDT            1.68              5         +      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 02 PM PDT            1.67              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 03 PM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 04 PM PDT            1.66              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 05 PM PDT            1.66              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 06 PM PDT            1.67              4         +      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 07 PM PDT            1.68              5         +      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 08 PM PDT            1.66              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 09 PM PDT            1.66              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 10 PM PDT            1.66              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/18/2026 11 PM PDT            1.67              4         +      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 12 AM PDT            1.66              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 01 AM PDT            1.66              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 02 AM PDT            1.65              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 03 AM PDT            1.67              4         +      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 04 AM PDT            1.66              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 05 AM PDT            1.66              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 06 AM PDT            1.66              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 07 AM PDT            1.67              4         +      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 08 AM PDT            1.66              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 09 AM PDT            1.66              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 10 AM PDT            1.67              4         +      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 11 AM PDT            1.65              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 12 PM PDT            1.64              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 01 PM PDT            1.63              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 02 PM PDT            1.63              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 03 PM PDT            1.62              3         -      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 04 PM PDT            1.62              3         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 05 PM PDT            1.62              3         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 06 PM PDT            1.62              3         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 07 PM PDT            1.62              3         0      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 08 PM PDT            1.63              4         +      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 09 PM PDT            1.64              4         +      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 10 PM PDT            1.65              4         +      Not Applicable
  10/19/2026 11 PM PDT            1.66              4         +      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 12 AM PDT            1.66              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 01 AM PDT            1.67              4         +      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 02 AM PDT            1.68              5         +      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 03 AM PDT            1.68              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 04 AM PDT            1.70              5         +      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 05 AM PDT            1.68              5         -      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 06 AM PDT            1.68              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 07 AM PDT            1.69              5         +      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 08 AM PDT            1.68              5         -      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 09 AM PDT            1.69              5         +      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 10 AM PDT            1.67              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 11 AM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 12 PM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 01 PM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 02 PM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 03 PM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 04 PM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 05 PM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 06 PM PDT            1.68              5         +      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 07 PM PDT            1.67              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 08 PM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 09 PM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 10 PM PDT            1.69              5         +      Not Applicable
  10/20/2026 11 PM PDT            1.67              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 12 AM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 01 AM PDT            1.66              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 02 AM PDT            1.66              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 03 AM PDT            1.68              5         +      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 04 AM PDT            1.66              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 05 AM PDT            1.67              4         +      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 06 AM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 07 AM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  10/21/2026 08 AM PDT            1.67              4                Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 09 AM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 10 AM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 11 AM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 12 PM PDT            1.68              5         +      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 01 PM PDT            1.71              5         +      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 02 PM PDT            1.77              7         +      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 03 PM PDT            1.81              8         +      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 04 PM PDT            1.84             10         +      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 05 PM PDT            1.86             10         +      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 06 PM PDT            1.87             11         +      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 07 PM PDT            1.90             12         +      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 08 PM PDT            2.02             18         +      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 09 PM PDT            2.27             36         +      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 10 PM PDT            2.43             55         +      Not Applicable
  10/21/2026 11 PM PDT            2.49             63         +      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 12 AM PDT            2.56             74         +      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 01 AM PDT            2.70            100         +      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 02 AM PDT            2.88            142         +      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 03 AM PDT            3.07            196         +      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 04 AM PDT            3.27            267         +      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 05 AM PDT            3.28            271         +      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 06 AM PDT            3.21            244         -      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 07 AM PDT            3.12            212         -      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 08 AM PDT            3.09            202         -      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 09 AM PDT            3.09            202         0      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 10 AM PDT            3.02            180         -      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 11 AM PDT            2.96            163         -      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 12 PM PDT            3.00            175         +      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 01 PM PDT            2.91            149         -      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 02 PM PDT            2.91            149         0      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 03 PM PDT            2.86            136         -      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 04 PM PDT            2.76            113         -      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 05 PM PDT            2.64             89         -      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 06 PM PDT            2.54             71         -      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 07 PM PDT            2.44             56         -      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 08 PM PDT            2.36             46         -      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 09 PM PDT            2.28             37         -      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 10 PM PDT            2.22             31         -      Not Applicable
  10/22/2026 11 PM PDT            2.17             27         -      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 12 AM PDT            2.12             24         -      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 01 AM PDT            2.09             22         -      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 02 AM PDT            2.08             21         -      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 03 AM PDT            2.07             21         -      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 04 AM PDT            2.06             20         -      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 05 AM PDT            2.05             19         -      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 06 AM PDT            2.04             19         -      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 07 AM PDT            2.01             17         -      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 08 AM PDT            1.97             15         -      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 09 AM PDT            1.93             13         -      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 10 AM PDT            1.90             12         -      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 11 AM PDT            1.88             11         -      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 12 PM PDT            1.86             10         -      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 01 PM PDT            1.84             10         -      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 02 PM PDT            1.83              9         -      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 03 PM PDT            1.82              9         -      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 04 PM PDT            1.81              8         -      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 05 PM PDT            1.80              8         -      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 06 PM PDT            1.79              8         -      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 07 PM PDT            1.78              7         -      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 08 PM PDT            1.78              7         0      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 09 PM PDT            1.77              7         -      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 10 PM PDT            1.77              7         0      Not Applicable
  10/23/2026 11 PM PDT            1.77              7         0      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 12 AM PDT            1.76              7         -      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 01 AM PDT            1.76              7         0      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 02 AM PDT            1.76              7         0      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 03 AM PDT            1.76              7         0      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 04 AM PDT            1.75              7         -      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 05 AM PDT            1.75              7         0      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 06 AM PDT            1.75              7         0      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 07 AM PDT            1.75              7         0      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 08 AM PDT            1.75              7         0      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 09 AM PDT            1.74              6         -      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 10 AM PDT            1.74              6         0      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 11 AM PDT            1.74              6         0      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 12 PM PDT            1.74              6         0      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 01 PM PDT            1.74              6         0      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 02 PM PDT            1.73              6         -      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 03 PM PDT            1.73              6         0      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 04 PM PDT            1.73              6         0      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 05 PM PDT            1.73              6         0      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 06 PM PDT            1.72              6         -      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 07 PM PDT            1.72              6         0      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 08 PM PDT            1.72              6         0      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 09 PM PDT            1.72              6         0      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 10 PM PDT            1.72              6         0      Not Applicable
  10/24/2026 11 PM PDT            1.71              5         -      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 12 AM PDT            1.71              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 01 AM PDT            1.71              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 02 AM PDT            1.71              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 03 AM PDT            1.70              5         -      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 04 AM PDT            1.70              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 05 AM PDT            1.70              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 06 AM PDT            1.70              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 07 AM PDT            1.69              5         -      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 08 AM PDT            1.69              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 09 AM PDT            1.69              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 10 AM PDT            1.69              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 11 AM PDT            1.69              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 12 PM PDT            1.69              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 01 PM PDT            1.68              5         -      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 02 PM PDT            1.68              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 03 PM PDT            1.68              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 04 PM PDT            1.68              5         0      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 05 PM PDT            1.67              4         -      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 06 PM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 07 PM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 08 PM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 09 PM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 10 PM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/25/2026 11 PM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/26/2026 12 AM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/26/2026 01 AM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/26/2026 02 AM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/26/2026 03 AM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/26/2026 04 AM PDT            1.67              4         0      Not Applicable
  10/26/2026 05 AM PDT            1.67              4         0      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.