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SAN JOAQUIN RIVER - VERNALIS (VNSC1)
Latitude: 37.68º NLongitude: 121.27º WElevation: 35 FeetForecast Type: Official Location
Location: San Joaquin County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: San JoaquinRiver Group: San Joaquin
Issuance Time: Mar 31 2026 at 2:22 PM PDTNext Issuance: Apr 01 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: 24.5 FeetMinor Flood: 29.0 FeetModerate Flood: 32.0 FeetMajor Flood: 37.3 Feet


# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: San Joaquin River - Vernalis (VNSC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  03/31/2026 at 02:22 PM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  03/26/2026 at 02:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       9.74 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        2173 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     04/03/2026 at 02:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       9.82 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        2233 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/26/2026 02 PM PDT            9.74           2173                        Normal
  03/26/2026 03 PM PDT            9.73           2165         -              Normal
  03/26/2026 04 PM PDT            9.71           2150         -              Normal
  03/26/2026 05 PM PDT            9.70           2143         -              Normal
  03/26/2026 06 PM PDT            9.70           2143         0              Normal
  03/26/2026 07 PM PDT            9.71           2150         +              Normal
  03/26/2026 08 PM PDT            9.69           2135         -              Normal
  03/26/2026 09 PM PDT            9.68           2128         -              Normal
  03/26/2026 10 PM PDT            9.67           2120         -              Normal
  03/26/2026 11 PM PDT            9.66           2113         -              Normal
  03/27/2026 12 AM PDT            9.65           2105         -              Normal
  03/27/2026 01 AM PDT            9.65           2105         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 02 AM PDT            9.64           2098         -              Normal
  03/27/2026 03 AM PDT            9.63           2090         -              Normal
  03/27/2026 04 AM PDT            9.62           2083         -              Normal
  03/27/2026 05 AM PDT            9.61           2076         -              Normal
  03/27/2026 06 AM PDT            9.61           2076         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 07 AM PDT            9.60           2068         -              Normal
  03/27/2026 08 AM PDT            9.59           2061         -              Normal
  03/27/2026 09 AM PDT            9.57           2046         -              Normal
  03/27/2026 10 AM PDT            9.55           2031         -              Normal
  03/27/2026 11 AM PDT            9.55           2031         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 12 PM PDT            9.54           2024         -              Normal
  03/27/2026 01 PM PDT            9.54           2024         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 02 PM PDT            9.53           2017         -              Normal
  03/27/2026 03 PM PDT            9.52           2009         -              Normal
  03/27/2026 04 PM PDT            9.52           2009         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 05 PM PDT            9.52           2009         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 06 PM PDT            9.54           2024         +              Normal
  03/27/2026 07 PM PDT            9.53           2017         -              Normal
  03/27/2026 08 PM PDT            9.52           2009         -              Normal
  03/27/2026 09 PM PDT            9.52           2009         0              Normal
  03/27/2026 10 PM PDT            9.51           2002         -              Normal
  03/27/2026 11 PM PDT            9.51           2002         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 12 AM PDT            9.50           1995         -              Normal
  03/28/2026 01 AM PDT            9.49           1988         -              Normal
  03/28/2026 02 AM PDT            9.49           1988         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 03 AM PDT            9.49           1988         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 04 AM PDT            9.49           1988         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 05 AM PDT            9.49           1988         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 06 AM PDT            9.49           1988         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 07 AM PDT            9.48           1980         -              Normal
  03/28/2026 08 AM PDT            9.48           1980         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 09 AM PDT            9.49           1988         +              Normal
  03/28/2026 10 AM PDT            9.49           1988         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 11 AM PDT            9.49           1988         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 12 PM PDT            9.48           1980         -              Normal
  03/28/2026 01 PM PDT            9.46           1966         -              Normal
  03/28/2026 02 PM PDT            9.46           1966         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 03 PM PDT            9.46           1966         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 04 PM PDT            9.46           1966         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 05 PM PDT            9.45           1959         -              Normal
  03/28/2026 06 PM PDT            9.45           1959         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 07 PM PDT            9.46           1966         +              Normal
  03/28/2026 08 PM PDT            9.46           1966         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 09 PM PDT            9.46           1966         0              Normal
  03/28/2026 10 PM PDT            9.45           1959         -              Normal
  03/28/2026 11 PM PDT            9.44           1951         -              Normal
  03/29/2026 12 AM PDT            9.44           1951         0              Normal
  03/29/2026 01 AM PDT            9.43           1944         -              Normal
  03/29/2026 02 AM PDT            9.43           1944         0              Normal
  03/29/2026 03 AM PDT            9.43           1944         0              Normal
  03/29/2026 04 AM PDT            9.44           1951         +              Normal
  03/29/2026 05 AM PDT            9.44           1951         0              Normal
  03/29/2026 06 AM PDT            9.44           1951         0              Normal
  03/29/2026 07 AM PDT            9.44           1951         0              Normal
  03/29/2026 08 AM PDT            9.44           1951         0              Normal
  03/29/2026 09 AM PDT            9.44           1951         0              Normal
  03/29/2026 10 AM PDT            9.44           1951         0              Normal
  03/29/2026 11 AM PDT            9.45           1959         +              Normal
  03/29/2026 12 PM PDT            9.44           1951         -              Normal
  03/29/2026 01 PM PDT            9.44           1951         0              Normal
  03/29/2026 02 PM PDT            9.44           1951         0              Normal
  03/29/2026 03 PM PDT            9.45           1959         +              Normal
  03/29/2026 04 PM PDT            9.43           1944         -              Normal
  03/29/2026 05 PM PDT            9.43           1944         0              Normal
  03/29/2026 06 PM PDT            9.45           1959         +              Normal
  03/29/2026 07 PM PDT            9.45           1959         0              Normal
  03/29/2026 08 PM PDT            9.43           1944         -              Normal
  03/29/2026 09 PM PDT            9.43           1944         0              Normal
  03/29/2026 10 PM PDT            9.42           1937         -              Normal
  03/29/2026 11 PM PDT            9.41           1930         -              Normal
  03/30/2026 12 AM PDT            9.40           1923         -              Normal
  03/30/2026 01 AM PDT            9.39           1916         -              Normal
  03/30/2026 02 AM PDT            9.39           1916         0              Normal
  03/30/2026 03 AM PDT            9.38           1908         -              Normal
  03/30/2026 04 AM PDT            9.38           1908         0              Normal
  03/30/2026 05 AM PDT            9.38           1908         0              Normal
  03/30/2026 06 AM PDT            9.38           1908         0              Normal
  03/30/2026 07 AM PDT            9.37           1901         -              Normal
  03/30/2026 08 AM PDT            9.36           1894         -              Normal
  03/30/2026 09 AM PDT            9.34           1880         -              Normal
  03/30/2026 10 AM PDT            9.32           1866         -              Normal
  03/30/2026 11 AM PDT            9.30           1852         -              Normal
  03/30/2026 12 PM PDT            9.28           1838         -              Normal
  03/30/2026 01 PM PDT            9.26           1824         -              Normal
  03/30/2026 02 PM PDT            9.24           1810         -              Normal
  03/30/2026 03 PM PDT            9.23           1803         -              Normal
  03/30/2026 04 PM PDT            9.22           1796         -              Normal
  03/30/2026 05 PM PDT            9.22           1796         0              Normal
  03/30/2026 06 PM PDT            9.19           1775         -              Normal
  03/30/2026 07 PM PDT            9.22           1796         +              Normal
  03/30/2026 08 PM PDT            9.23           1803         +              Normal
  03/30/2026 09 PM PDT            9.24           1810         +              Normal
  03/30/2026 10 PM PDT            9.24           1810         0              Normal
  03/30/2026 11 PM PDT            9.25           1817         +              Normal
  03/31/2026 12 AM PDT            9.26           1824         +              Normal
  03/31/2026 01 AM PDT            9.26           1824         0              Normal
  03/31/2026 02 AM PDT            9.27           1831         +              Normal
  03/31/2026 03 AM PDT            9.28           1838         +              Normal
  03/31/2026 04 AM PDT            9.30           1852         +              Normal
  03/31/2026 05 AM PDT            9.32           1866         +              Normal
  03/31/2026 06 AM PDT            9.33           1873         +              Normal
  03/31/2026 07 AM PDT            9.33           1873         0              Normal
  03/31/2026 08 AM PDT            9.35           1887         +              Normal
  03/31/2026 09 AM PDT            9.34           1880         -              Normal
  03/31/2026 10 AM PDT            9.34           1880         0              Normal
  03/31/2026 11 AM PDT            9.32           1866         -              Normal
  03/31/2026 12 PM PDT            9.33           1873         +              Normal
  03/31/2026 01 PM PDT            9.33           1873         0              Normal
  03/31/2026 02 PM PDT            9.34           1880         +              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/31/2026 03 PM PDT            9.35           1887                        Normal
  03/31/2026 04 PM PDT            9.35           1887         0              Normal
  03/31/2026 05 PM PDT            9.36           1894         +              Normal
  03/31/2026 06 PM PDT            9.36           1894         0              Normal
  03/31/2026 07 PM PDT            9.37           1901         +              Normal
  03/31/2026 08 PM PDT            9.37           1901         0              Normal
  03/31/2026 09 PM PDT            9.38           1908         +              Normal
  03/31/2026 10 PM PDT            9.38           1908         0              Normal
  03/31/2026 11 PM PDT            9.39           1916         +              Normal
  04/01/2026 12 AM PDT            9.40           1923         +              Normal
  04/01/2026 01 AM PDT            9.40           1923         0              Normal
  04/01/2026 02 AM PDT            9.41           1930         +              Normal
  04/01/2026 03 AM PDT            9.41           1930         0              Normal
  04/01/2026 04 AM PDT            9.42           1937         +              Normal
  04/01/2026 05 AM PDT            9.42           1937         0              Normal
  04/01/2026 06 AM PDT            9.43           1944         +              Normal
  04/01/2026 07 AM PDT            9.43           1944         0              Normal
  04/01/2026 08 AM PDT            9.43           1944         0              Normal
  04/01/2026 09 AM PDT            9.44           1951         +              Normal
  04/01/2026 10 AM PDT            9.44           1951         0              Normal
  04/01/2026 11 AM PDT            9.44           1951         0              Normal
  04/01/2026 12 PM PDT            9.45           1959         +              Normal
  04/01/2026 01 PM PDT            9.45           1959         0              Normal
  04/01/2026 02 PM PDT            9.46           1966         +              Normal
  04/01/2026 03 PM PDT            9.46           1966         0              Normal
  04/01/2026 04 PM PDT            9.47           1973         +              Normal
  04/01/2026 05 PM PDT            9.48           1980         +              Normal
  04/01/2026 06 PM PDT            9.49           1988         +              Normal
  04/01/2026 07 PM PDT            9.50           1995         +              Normal
  04/01/2026 08 PM PDT            9.51           2002         +              Normal
  04/01/2026 09 PM PDT            9.52           2009         +              Normal
  04/01/2026 10 PM PDT            9.53           2017         +              Normal
  04/01/2026 11 PM PDT            9.54           2024         +              Normal
  04/02/2026 12 AM PDT            9.56           2039         +              Normal
  04/02/2026 01 AM PDT            9.57           2046         +              Normal
  04/02/2026 02 AM PDT            9.58           2053         +              Normal
  04/02/2026 03 AM PDT            9.59           2061         +              Normal
  04/02/2026 04 AM PDT            9.60           2068         +              Normal
  04/02/2026 05 AM PDT            9.62           2083         +              Normal
  04/02/2026 06 AM PDT            9.63           2090         +              Normal
  04/02/2026 07 AM PDT            9.64           2098         +              Normal
  04/02/2026 08 AM PDT            9.65           2105         +              Normal
  04/02/2026 09 AM PDT            9.66           2113         +              Normal
  04/02/2026 10 AM PDT            9.67           2120         +              Normal
  04/02/2026 11 AM PDT            9.68           2128         +              Normal
  04/02/2026 12 PM PDT            9.69           2135         +              Normal
  04/02/2026 01 PM PDT            9.70           2143         +              Normal
  04/02/2026 02 PM PDT            9.71           2150         +              Normal
  04/02/2026 03 PM PDT            9.72           2158         +              Normal
  04/02/2026 04 PM PDT            9.73           2165         +              Normal
  04/02/2026 05 PM PDT            9.74           2173         +              Normal
  04/02/2026 06 PM PDT            9.74           2173         0              Normal
  04/02/2026 07 PM PDT            9.75           2180         +              Normal
  04/02/2026 08 PM PDT            9.76           2188         +              Normal
  04/02/2026 09 PM PDT            9.76           2188         0              Normal
  04/02/2026 10 PM PDT            9.77           2195         +              Normal
  04/02/2026 11 PM PDT            9.77           2195         0              Normal
  04/03/2026 12 AM PDT            9.78           2203         +              Normal
  04/03/2026 01 AM PDT            9.78           2203         0              Normal
  04/03/2026 02 AM PDT            9.79           2210         +              Normal
  04/03/2026 03 AM PDT            9.79           2210         0              Normal
  04/03/2026 04 AM PDT            9.79           2210         0              Normal
  04/03/2026 05 AM PDT            9.80           2218         +              Normal
  04/03/2026 06 AM PDT            9.80           2218         0              Normal
  04/03/2026 07 AM PDT            9.80           2218         0              Normal
  04/03/2026 08 AM PDT            9.81           2226         +              Normal
  04/03/2026 09 AM PDT            9.81           2226         0              Normal
  04/03/2026 10 AM PDT            9.81           2226         0              Normal
  04/03/2026 11 AM PDT            9.81           2226         0              Normal
  04/03/2026 12 PM PDT            9.81           2226         0              Normal
  04/03/2026 01 PM PDT            9.81           2226         0              Normal
  04/03/2026 02 PM PDT            9.82           2233         +              Normal
  04/03/2026 03 PM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/03/2026 04 PM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/03/2026 05 PM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/03/2026 06 PM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/03/2026 07 PM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/03/2026 08 PM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/03/2026 09 PM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/03/2026 10 PM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/03/2026 11 PM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/04/2026 12 AM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/04/2026 01 AM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/04/2026 02 AM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/04/2026 03 AM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/04/2026 04 AM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/04/2026 05 AM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/04/2026 06 AM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/04/2026 07 AM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/04/2026 08 AM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/04/2026 09 AM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/04/2026 10 AM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/04/2026 11 AM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/04/2026 12 PM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/04/2026 01 PM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/04/2026 02 PM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/04/2026 03 PM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/04/2026 04 PM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/04/2026 05 PM PDT            9.82           2233         0              Normal
  04/04/2026 06 PM PDT            9.81           2226         -              Normal
  04/04/2026 07 PM PDT            9.81           2226         0              Normal
  04/04/2026 08 PM PDT            9.81           2226         0              Normal
  04/04/2026 09 PM PDT            9.81           2226         0              Normal
  04/04/2026 10 PM PDT            9.81           2226         0              Normal
  04/04/2026 11 PM PDT            9.81           2226         0              Normal
  04/05/2026 12 AM PDT            9.81           2226         0              Normal
  04/05/2026 01 AM PDT            9.81           2226         0              Normal
  04/05/2026 02 AM PDT            9.81           2226         0              Normal
  04/05/2026 03 AM PDT            9.81           2226         0              Normal
  04/05/2026 04 AM PDT            9.81           2226         0              Normal
  04/05/2026 05 AM PDT            9.80           2218         -              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.