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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: Feb 16 2026 at 3:15 PM PSTNext Issuance: Feb 17 2026 at 9:00 AM PST
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:  02/16/2026 at 03:16 PM PST
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  02/16/2026 at 01:00 PM PST
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       10.71 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        2956 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     02/19/2026 at 10:00 AM PST
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       14.27 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        6450 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  02/11/2026 03 PM PST           10.20           2531                        Normal
  02/11/2026 04 PM PST           10.22           2547         +              Normal
  02/11/2026 05 PM PST           10.26           2580         +              Normal
  02/11/2026 06 PM PST           10.28           2596         +              Normal
  02/11/2026 07 PM PST           10.29           2604         +              Normal
  02/11/2026 08 PM PST           10.31           2621         +              Normal
  02/11/2026 09 PM PST           10.32           2629         +              Normal
  02/11/2026 10 PM PST           10.34           2645         +              Normal
  02/11/2026 11 PM PST           10.34           2645         0              Normal
  02/12/2026 12 AM PST           10.36           2662         +              Normal
  02/12/2026 01 AM PST           10.37           2670         +              Normal
  02/12/2026 02 AM PST           10.39           2686         +              Normal
  02/12/2026 03 AM PST           10.40           2695         +              Normal
  02/12/2026 04 AM PST           10.41           2703         +              Normal
  02/12/2026 05 AM PST           10.42           2711         +              Normal
  02/12/2026 06 AM PST           10.43           2719         +              Normal
  02/12/2026 07 AM PST           10.44           2728         +              Normal
  02/12/2026 08 AM PST           10.45           2736         +              Normal
  02/12/2026 09 AM PST           10.46           2744         +              Normal
  02/12/2026 10 AM PST           10.46           2744         0              Normal
  02/12/2026 11 AM PST           10.46           2744         0              Normal
  02/12/2026 12 PM PST           10.47           2753         +              Normal
  02/12/2026 01 PM PST           10.45           2736         -              Normal
  02/12/2026 02 PM PST           10.47           2753         +              Normal
  02/12/2026 03 PM PST           10.48           2761         +              Normal
  02/12/2026 04 PM PST           10.49           2769         +              Normal
  02/12/2026 05 PM PST           10.50           2778         +              Normal
  02/12/2026 06 PM PST           10.51           2786         +              Normal
  02/12/2026 07 PM PST           10.51           2786         0              Normal
  02/12/2026 08 PM PST           10.52           2795         +              Normal
  02/12/2026 09 PM PST           10.52           2795         0              Normal
  02/12/2026 10 PM PST           10.53           2803         +              Normal
  02/12/2026 11 PM PST           10.55           2820         +              Normal
  02/13/2026 12 AM PST           10.55           2820         0              Normal
  02/13/2026 01 AM PST           10.56           2828         +              Normal
  02/13/2026 02 AM PST           10.57           2837         +              Normal
  02/13/2026 03 AM PST           10.58           2845         +              Normal
  02/13/2026 04 AM PST           10.58           2845         0              Normal
  02/13/2026 05 AM PST           10.59           2854         +              Normal
  02/13/2026 06 AM PST           10.60           2862         +              Normal
  02/13/2026 07 AM PST           10.61           2871         +              Normal
  02/13/2026 08 AM PST           10.61           2871         0              Normal
  02/13/2026 09 AM PST           10.62           2879         +              Normal
  02/13/2026 10 AM PST           10.63           2888         +              Normal
  02/13/2026 11 AM PST           10.64           2896         +              Normal
  02/13/2026 12 PM PST           10.64           2896         0              Normal
  02/13/2026 01 PM PST           10.63           2888         -              Normal
  02/13/2026 02 PM PST           10.64           2896         +              Normal
  02/13/2026 03 PM PST           10.63           2888         -              Normal
  02/13/2026 04 PM PST           10.64           2896         +              Normal
  02/13/2026 05 PM PST           10.65           2905         +              Normal
  02/13/2026 06 PM PST           10.65           2905         0              Normal
  02/13/2026 07 PM PST           10.65           2905         0              Normal
  02/13/2026 08 PM PST           10.66           2913         +              Normal
  02/13/2026 09 PM PST           10.65           2905         -              Normal
  02/13/2026 10 PM PST           10.65           2905         0              Normal
  02/13/2026 11 PM PST           10.64           2896         -              Normal
  02/14/2026 12 AM PST           10.64           2896         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 01 AM PST           10.64           2896         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 02 AM PST           10.63           2888         -              Normal
  02/14/2026 03 AM PST           10.63           2888         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 04 AM PST           10.63           2888         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 05 AM PST           10.62           2879         -              Normal
  02/14/2026 06 AM PST           10.62           2879         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 07 AM PST           10.62           2879         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 08 AM PST           10.61           2871         -              Normal
  02/14/2026 09 AM PST           10.61           2871         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 10 AM PST           10.61           2871         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 11 AM PST           10.61           2871         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 12 PM PST           10.61           2871         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 01 PM PST           10.60           2862         -              Normal
  02/14/2026 02 PM PST           10.58           2845         -              Normal
  02/14/2026 03 PM PST           10.58           2845         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 04 PM PST           10.60           2862         +              Normal
  02/14/2026 05 PM PST           10.60           2862         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 06 PM PST           10.60           2862         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 07 PM PST           10.61           2871         +              Normal
  02/14/2026 08 PM PST           10.60           2862         -              Normal
  02/14/2026 09 PM PST           10.60           2862         0              Normal
  02/14/2026 10 PM PST           10.59           2854         -              Normal
  02/14/2026 11 PM PST           10.60           2862         +              Normal
  02/15/2026 12 AM PST           10.60           2862         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 01 AM PST           10.60           2862         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 02 AM PST           10.60           2862         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 03 AM PST           10.59           2854         -              Normal
  02/15/2026 04 AM PST           10.59           2854         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 05 AM PST           10.59           2854         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 06 AM PST           10.59           2854         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 07 AM PST           10.59           2854         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 08 AM PST           10.59           2854         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 09 AM PST           10.57           2837         -              Normal
  02/15/2026 10 AM PST           10.58           2845         +              Normal
  02/15/2026 11 AM PST           10.56           2828         -              Normal
  02/15/2026 12 PM PST           10.57           2837         +              Normal
  02/15/2026 01 PM PST           10.57           2837         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 02 PM PST           10.57           2837         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 03 PM PST           10.57           2837         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 04 PM PST           10.59           2854         +              Normal
  02/15/2026 05 PM PST           10.60           2862         +              Normal
  02/15/2026 06 PM PST           10.58           2845         -              Normal
  02/15/2026 07 PM PST           10.59           2854         +              Normal
  02/15/2026 08 PM PST           10.59           2854         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 09 PM PST           10.60           2862         +              Normal
  02/15/2026 10 PM PST           10.60           2862         0              Normal
  02/15/2026 11 PM PST           10.60           2862         0              Normal
  02/16/2026 12 AM PST           10.61           2871         +              Normal
  02/16/2026 01 AM PST           10.61           2871         0              Normal
  02/16/2026 02 AM PST           10.61           2871         0              Normal
  02/16/2026 03 AM PST           10.62           2879         +              Normal
  02/16/2026 04 AM PST           10.62           2879         0              Normal
  02/16/2026 05 AM PST           10.61           2871         -              Normal
  02/16/2026 06 AM PST           10.62           2879         +              Normal
  02/16/2026 07 AM PST           10.64           2896         +              Normal
  02/16/2026 08 AM PST           10.64           2896         0              Normal
  02/16/2026 09 AM PST           10.67           2922         +              Normal
  02/16/2026 10 AM PST           10.68           2930         +              Normal
  02/16/2026 11 AM PST           10.69           2939         +              Normal
  02/16/2026 12 PM PST           10.70           2948         +              Normal
  02/16/2026 01 PM PST           10.71           2956         +              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  02/16/2026 03 PM PST           10.75           2991                        Normal
  02/16/2026 04 PM PST           10.77           3008         +              Normal
  02/16/2026 05 PM PST           10.79           3025         +              Normal
  02/16/2026 06 PM PST           10.81           3043         +              Normal
  02/16/2026 07 PM PST           10.83           3060         +              Normal
  02/16/2026 08 PM PST           10.85           3078         +              Normal
  02/16/2026 09 PM PST           10.87           3095         +              Normal
  02/16/2026 10 PM PST           10.89           3113         +              Normal
  02/16/2026 11 PM PST           10.91           3131         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 12 AM PST           10.93           3148         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 01 AM PST           10.95           3166         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 02 AM PST           10.97           3184         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 03 AM PST           10.99           3201         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 04 AM PST           11.01           3219         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 05 AM PST           11.03           3236         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 06 AM PST           11.05           3253         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 07 AM PST           11.07           3270         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 08 AM PST           11.10           3296         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 09 AM PST           11.12           3313         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 10 AM PST           11.15           3339         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 11 AM PST           11.18           3365         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 12 PM PST           11.22           3399         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 01 PM PST           11.26           3434         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 02 PM PST           11.31           3477         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 03 PM PST           11.36           3521         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 04 PM PST           11.43           3583         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 05 PM PST           11.49           3636         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 06 PM PST           11.56           3698         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 07 PM PST           11.64           3770         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 08 PM PST           11.73           3852         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 09 PM PST           11.82           3934         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 10 PM PST           11.91           4017         +              Normal
  02/17/2026 11 PM PST           12.01           4110         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 12 AM PST           12.11           4204         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 01 AM PST           12.21           4299         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 02 AM PST           12.31           4395         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 03 AM PST           12.40           4482         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 04 AM PST           12.50           4580         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 05 AM PST           12.60           4678         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 06 AM PST           12.69           4768         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 07 AM PST           12.77           4848         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 08 AM PST           12.85           4928         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 09 AM PST           12.93           5009         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 10 AM PST           13.01           5091         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 11 AM PST           13.08           5163         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 12 PM PST           13.14           5225         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 01 PM PST           13.21           5298         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 02 PM PST           13.28           5371         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 03 PM PST           13.34           5434         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 04 PM PST           13.40           5497         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 05 PM PST           13.46           5561         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 06 PM PST           13.52           5625         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 07 PM PST           13.58           5689         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 08 PM PST           13.64           5753         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 09 PM PST           13.71           5829         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 10 PM PST           13.77           5894         +              Normal
  02/18/2026 11 PM PST           13.83           5960         +              Normal
  02/19/2026 12 AM PST           13.89           6026         +              Normal
  02/19/2026 01 AM PST           13.95           6092         +              Normal
  02/19/2026 02 AM PST           14.01           6158         +              Normal
  02/19/2026 03 AM PST           14.06           6214         +              Normal
  02/19/2026 04 AM PST           14.11           6270         +              Normal
  02/19/2026 05 AM PST           14.15           6315         +              Normal
  02/19/2026 06 AM PST           14.18           6348         +              Normal
  02/19/2026 07 AM PST           14.21           6382         +              Normal
  02/19/2026 08 AM PST           14.24           6416         +              Normal
  02/19/2026 09 AM PST           14.26           6439         +              Normal
  02/19/2026 10 AM PST           14.27           6450         +              Normal
  02/19/2026 11 AM PST           14.27           6450         0              Normal
  02/19/2026 12 PM PST           14.27           6450         0              Normal
  02/19/2026 01 PM PST           14.26           6439         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 02 PM PST           14.25           6427         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 03 PM PST           14.23           6405         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 04 PM PST           14.21           6382         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 05 PM PST           14.19           6360         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 06 PM PST           14.16           6326         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 07 PM PST           14.13           6292         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 08 PM PST           14.10           6259         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 09 PM PST           14.06           6214         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 10 PM PST           14.02           6170         -              Normal
  02/19/2026 11 PM PST           13.98           6125         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 12 AM PST           13.94           6081         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 01 AM PST           13.90           6037         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 02 AM PST           13.86           5993         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 03 AM PST           13.82           5949         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 04 AM PST           13.78           5905         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 05 AM PST           13.74           5862         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 06 AM PST           13.71           5829         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 07 AM PST           13.67           5786         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 08 AM PST           13.63           5743         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 09 AM PST           13.60           5710         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 10 AM PST           13.57           5678         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 11 AM PST           13.54           5646         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 12 PM PST           13.51           5614         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 01 PM PST           13.49           5593         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 02 PM PST           13.47           5571         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 03 PM PST           13.45           5550         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 04 PM PST           13.44           5539         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 05 PM PST           13.43           5529         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 06 PM PST           13.42           5518         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 07 PM PST           13.41           5508         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 08 PM PST           13.40           5497         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 09 PM PST           13.40           5497         0              Normal
  02/20/2026 10 PM PST           13.40           5497         0              Normal
  02/20/2026 11 PM PST           13.40           5497         0              Normal
  02/21/2026 12 AM PST           13.40           5497         0              Normal
  02/21/2026 01 AM PST           13.39           5486         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 02 AM PST           13.39           5486         0              Normal
  02/21/2026 03 AM PST           13.39           5486         0              Normal
  02/21/2026 04 AM PST           13.39           5486         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.