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VENTURA RIVER - FOSTER PARK (VRVC1)
Latitude: 34.35º NLongitude: 119.31º WElevation: 200 FeetForecast Type: Official Location
Location: Ventura County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Southern CaliforniaRiver Group: Southern California
Issuance Time: Mar 03 2026 at 1:13 PM PSTNext Issuance: Mar 04 2026 at 9:00 AM PST
Action/Monitor: 17.2 FeetMinor Flood: 19.1 FeetModerate Flood: 25.9 FeetMajor Flood: 29.3 Feet


# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: Ventura River - Ventura at Foster Park (VRVC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  03/03/2026 at 01:13 PM PST
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  02/26/2026 at 05:00 PM PST
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       6.55 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        225 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     03/03/2026 at 02:00 PM PST
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       6.31 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        176 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  02/26/2026 01 PM PST            6.55            225                        Normal
  02/26/2026 02 PM PST            6.54            222         -              Normal
  02/26/2026 03 PM PST            6.55            225         +              Normal
  02/26/2026 04 PM PST            6.52            218         -              Normal
  02/26/2026 05 PM PST            6.55            225         +              Normal
  02/26/2026 06 PM PST            6.53            220         -              Normal
  02/26/2026 07 PM PST            6.52            218         -              Normal
  02/26/2026 08 PM PST            6.51            216         -              Normal
  02/26/2026 09 PM PST            6.50            214         -              Normal
  02/26/2026 10 PM PST            6.50            214         0              Normal
  02/26/2026 11 PM PST            6.51            216         +              Normal
  02/27/2026 12 AM PST            6.51            216         0              Normal
  02/27/2026 01 AM PST            6.47            208         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 02 AM PST            6.47            208         0              Normal
  02/27/2026 03 AM PST            6.48            210         +              Normal
  02/27/2026 04 AM PST            6.50            214         +              Normal
  02/27/2026 05 AM PST            6.50            214         0              Normal
  02/27/2026 06 AM PST            6.48            210         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 07 AM PST            6.51            216         +              Normal
  02/27/2026 08 AM PST            6.50            214         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 09 AM PST            6.48            210         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 10 AM PST            6.50            214         +              Normal
  02/27/2026 11 AM PST            6.50            214         0              Normal
  02/27/2026 12 PM PST            6.52            218         +              Normal
  02/27/2026 01 PM PST            6.51            216         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 02 PM PST            6.47            208         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 03 PM PST            6.47            208         0              Normal
  02/27/2026 04 PM PST            6.46            206         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 05 PM PST            6.46            206         0              Normal
  02/27/2026 06 PM PST            6.48            210         +              Normal
  02/27/2026 07 PM PST            6.44            202         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 08 PM PST            6.45            204         +              Normal
  02/27/2026 09 PM PST            6.45            204         0              Normal
  02/27/2026 10 PM PST            6.42            197         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 11 PM PST            6.43            200         +              Normal
  02/28/2026 12 AM PST            6.44            202         +              Normal
  02/28/2026 01 AM PST            6.44            202         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 02 AM PST            6.42            197         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 03 AM PST            6.44            202         +              Normal
  02/28/2026 04 AM PST            6.42            197         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 05 AM PST            6.44            202         +              Normal
  02/28/2026 06 AM PST            6.44            202         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 07 AM PST            6.45            204         +              Normal
  02/28/2026 08 AM PST            6.44            202         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 09 AM PST            6.46            206         +              Normal
  02/28/2026 10 AM PST            6.44            202         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 11 AM PST            6.44            202         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 12 PM PST            6.43            200         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 01 PM PST            6.44            202         +              Normal
  02/28/2026 02 PM PST            6.42            197         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 03 PM PST            6.42            197         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 04 PM PST            6.41            196         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 05 PM PST            6.40            194         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 06 PM PST            6.40            194         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 07 PM PST            6.37            188         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 08 PM PST            6.39            192         +              Normal
  02/28/2026 09 PM PST            6.38            190         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 10 PM PST            6.38            190         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 11 PM PST            6.38            190         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 12 AM PST            6.37            188         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 01 AM PST            6.37            188         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 02 AM PST            6.38            190         +              Normal
  03/01/2026 03 AM PST            6.37            188         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 04 AM PST            6.38            190         +              Normal
  03/01/2026 05 AM PST            6.37            188         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 06 AM PST            6.38            190         +              Normal
  03/01/2026 07 AM PST            6.39            192         +              Normal
  03/01/2026 08 AM PST            6.40            194         +              Normal
  03/01/2026 09 AM PST            6.36            186         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 10 AM PST            6.39            192         +              Normal
  03/01/2026 11 AM PST            6.39            192         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 12 PM PST            6.39            192         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 01 PM PST            6.37            188         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 02 PM PST            6.38            190         +              Normal
  03/01/2026 03 PM PST            6.36            186         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 04 PM PST            6.36            186         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 05 PM PST            6.37            188         +              Normal
  03/01/2026 06 PM PST            6.36            186         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 07 PM PST            6.36            186         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 08 PM PST            6.36            186         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 09 PM PST            6.36            186         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 10 PM PST            6.32            178         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 11 PM PST            6.32            178         0              Normal
  03/02/2026 12 AM PST            6.32            178         0              Normal
  03/02/2026 01 AM PST            6.33            180         +              Normal
  03/02/2026 02 AM PST            6.32            178         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 03 AM PST            6.35            184         +              Normal
  03/02/2026 04 AM PST            6.36            186         +              Normal
  03/02/2026 05 AM PST            6.35            184         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 06 AM PST            6.35            184         0              Normal
  03/02/2026 07 AM PST            6.36            186         +              Normal
  03/02/2026 08 AM PST            6.34            182         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 09 AM PST            6.37            188         +              Normal
  03/02/2026 10 AM PST            6.35            184         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 11 AM PST            6.36            186         +              Normal
  03/02/2026 12 PM PST            6.37            188         +              Normal
  03/02/2026 01 PM PST            6.35            184         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 02 PM PST            6.37            188         +              Normal
  03/02/2026 03 PM PST            6.33            180         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 04 PM PST            6.34            182         +              Normal
  03/02/2026 05 PM PST            6.34            182         0              Normal
  03/02/2026 06 PM PST            6.34            182         0              Normal
  03/02/2026 07 PM PST            6.31            176         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 08 PM PST            6.32            178         +              Normal
  03/02/2026 09 PM PST            6.31            176         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 10 PM PST            6.33            180         +              Normal
  03/02/2026 11 PM PST            6.32            178         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 12 AM PST            6.32            178         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 01 AM PST            6.31            176         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 02 AM PST            6.31            176         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 03 AM PST            6.33            180         +              Normal
  03/03/2026 04 AM PST            6.33            180         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 05 AM PST            6.33            180         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 06 AM PST            6.32            178         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 07 AM PST            6.31            176         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 08 AM PST            6.31            176         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 09 AM PST            6.31            176         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 10 AM PST            6.32            178         +              Normal
  03/03/2026 11 AM PST            6.32            178         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 12 PM PST            6.31            176         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 01 PM PST            6.31            176         0              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/03/2026 02 PM PST            6.31            176                        Normal
  03/03/2026 03 PM PST            6.30            175         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 04 PM PST            6.30            175         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 05 PM PST            6.30            175         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 06 PM PST            6.30            175         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 07 PM PST            6.30            175         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 08 PM PST            6.30            175         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 09 PM PST            6.30            175         0              Normal
  03/03/2026 10 PM PST            6.29            173         -              Normal
  03/03/2026 11 PM PST            6.29            173         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 12 AM PST            6.29            173         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 01 AM PST            6.29            173         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 02 AM PST            6.29            173         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 03 AM PST            6.29            173         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 04 AM PST            6.29            173         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 05 AM PST            6.29            173         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 06 AM PST            6.28            171         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 07 AM PST            6.28            171         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 08 AM PST            6.28            171         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 09 AM PST            6.28            171         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 10 AM PST            6.28            171         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 11 AM PST            6.28            171         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 12 PM PST            6.28            171         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 01 PM PST            6.27            169         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 02 PM PST            6.27            169         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 03 PM PST            6.27            169         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 04 PM PST            6.27            169         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 05 PM PST            6.27            169         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 06 PM PST            6.27            169         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 07 PM PST            6.27            169         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 08 PM PST            6.26            167         -              Normal
  03/04/2026 09 PM PST            6.26            167         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 10 PM PST            6.26            167         0              Normal
  03/04/2026 11 PM PST            6.26            167         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 12 AM PST            6.26            167         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 01 AM PST            6.26            167         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 02 AM PST            6.26            167         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 03 AM PST            6.26            167         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 04 AM PST            6.25            166         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 05 AM PST            6.25            166         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 06 AM PST            6.25            166         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 07 AM PST            6.25            166         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 08 AM PST            6.25            166         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 09 AM PST            6.25            166         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 10 AM PST            6.25            166         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 11 AM PST            6.25            166         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 12 PM PST            6.25            166         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 01 PM PST            6.24            164         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 02 PM PST            6.24            164         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 03 PM PST            6.24            164         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 04 PM PST            6.24            164         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 05 PM PST            6.24            164         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 06 PM PST            6.24            164         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 07 PM PST            6.24            164         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 08 PM PST            6.24            164         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 09 PM PST            6.23            162         -              Normal
  03/05/2026 10 PM PST            6.23            162         0              Normal
  03/05/2026 11 PM PST            6.23            162         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 12 AM PST            6.23            162         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 01 AM PST            6.23            162         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 02 AM PST            6.23            162         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 03 AM PST            6.23            162         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 04 AM PST            6.23            162         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 05 AM PST            6.22            160         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 06 AM PST            6.22            160         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 07 AM PST            6.22            160         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 08 AM PST            6.22            160         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 09 AM PST            6.22            160         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 10 AM PST            6.22            160         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 11 AM PST            6.22            160         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 12 PM PST            6.22            160         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 01 PM PST            6.22            160         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 02 PM PST            6.21            159         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 03 PM PST            6.21            159         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 04 PM PST            6.21            159         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 05 PM PST            6.21            159         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 06 PM PST            6.21            159         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 07 PM PST            6.21            159         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 08 PM PST            6.21            159         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 09 PM PST            6.21            159         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 10 PM PST            6.21            159         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 11 PM PST            6.21            159         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 12 AM PST            6.21            159         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 01 AM PST            6.20            157         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 02 AM PST            6.20            157         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 03 AM PST            6.20            157         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 04 AM PST            6.20            157         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 05 AM PST            6.20            157         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 06 AM PST            6.20            157         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 07 AM PST            6.20            157         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 08 AM PST            6.20            157         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 09 AM PST            6.20            157         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 10 AM PST            6.20            157         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 11 AM PST            6.20            157         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 12 PM PST            6.19            155         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 01 PM PST            6.19            155         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 02 PM PST            6.19            155         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 03 PM PST            6.19            155         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 04 PM PST            6.19            155         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 05 PM PST            6.19            155         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 06 PM PST            6.19            155         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 07 PM PST            6.19            155         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 08 PM PST            6.19            155         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 09 PM PST            6.18            153         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 10 PM PST            6.18            153         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 11 PM PST            6.18            153         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 12 AM PST            6.18            153         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 01 AM PST            6.18            153         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 03 AM PDT            6.18            153         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 04 AM PDT            6.18            153         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 05 AM PDT            6.18            153         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.