MIDDLE FORK AMERICAN RIVER - FORESTHILL (MFAC1)
Latitude: 39.01º NLongitude: 120.76º WElevation: 1070 FeetForecast Type: Unofficial Location
Location: Placer County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Lower SacramentoRiver Group: American
Issuance Time: Apr 30 2026 at 7:35 AM PDTNext Issuance: May 01 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: N/A Minor Flood: N/A Moderate Flood: N/A Major Flood: N/A

# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: Middle Fork American River - Foresthill (MFAC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  04/30/2026 at 07:37 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  04/27/2026 at 07:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       11.97 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        2912 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     05/04/2026 at 12:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       11.51 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        2361 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/25/2026 07 AM PDT           11.64           2511                Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 08 AM PDT           11.66           2535         +      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 09 AM PDT           11.59           2453         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 10 AM PDT           11.61           2477         +      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 11 AM PDT           11.62           2488         +      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 12 PM PDT           11.61           2477         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 01 PM PDT           11.63           2500         +      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 02 PM PDT           11.60           2465         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 03 PM PDT           11.63           2500         +      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 04 PM PDT           11.61           2477         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 05 PM PDT           11.58           2442         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 06 PM PDT           11.62           2488         +      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 07 PM PDT           11.62           2488         0      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 08 PM PDT           11.59           2453         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 09 PM PDT           11.59           2453         0      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 10 PM PDT           11.54           2395         -      Not Applicable
  04/25/2026 11 PM PDT           11.61           2477         +      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 12 AM PDT           11.36           2235         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 01 AM PDT           11.54           2395         +      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 02 AM PDT           11.60           2465         +      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 03 AM PDT           11.61           2477         +      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 04 AM PDT           11.57           2430         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 05 AM PDT           11.64           2511         +      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 06 AM PDT           11.57           2430         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 07 AM PDT           11.54           2395         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 08 AM PDT           11.58           2442         +      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 09 AM PDT           11.59           2453         +      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 10 AM PDT           10.88           1827         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 11 AM PDT           10.48           1446         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 12 PM PDT           10.47           1438         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 01 PM PDT           10.44           1414         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 02 PM PDT           10.48           1446         +      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 03 PM PDT           10.49           1454         +      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 04 PM PDT           10.58           1535         +      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 05 PM PDT           10.55           1507         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 06 PM PDT           10.65           1601         +      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 07 PM PDT           11.48           2333         +      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 08 PM PDT           11.54           2395         +      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 09 PM PDT           11.48           2333         -      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 10 PM PDT           11.57           2430         +      Not Applicable
  04/26/2026 11 PM PDT           11.54           2395         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 12 AM PDT           11.57           2430         +      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 01 AM PDT           11.57           2430         0      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 02 AM PDT           11.57           2430         0      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 03 AM PDT           11.62           2488         +      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 04 AM PDT           11.71           2594         +      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 05 AM PDT           11.69           2570         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 06 AM PDT           11.63           2500         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 07 AM PDT           11.67           2546         +      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 08 AM PDT           11.57           2430         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 09 AM PDT           11.60           2465         +      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 10 AM PDT           10.75           1697         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 11 AM PDT           10.45           1422         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 12 PM PDT           10.69           1639         +      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 01 PM PDT           10.42           1399         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 02 PM PDT           10.51           1471         +      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 03 PM PDT           10.61           1563         +      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 04 PM PDT           10.51           1471         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 05 PM PDT           10.51           1471         0      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 06 PM PDT           10.52           1480         +      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 07 PM PDT           11.97           2912         +      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 08 PM PDT           11.61           2477         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 09 PM PDT           11.59           2453         -      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 10 PM PDT           11.61           2477         +      Not Applicable
  04/27/2026 11 PM PDT           11.47           2325         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 12 AM PDT           11.53           2384         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 01 AM PDT           11.57           2430         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 02 AM PDT           11.51           2361         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 03 AM PDT           11.57           2430         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 04 AM PDT           11.56           2418         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 05 AM PDT           11.57           2430         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 06 AM PDT           11.59           2453         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 07 AM PDT           11.56           2418         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 08 AM PDT           11.50           2350         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 09 AM PDT           11.53           2384         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 10 AM PDT           10.64           1591         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 11 AM PDT           10.39           1375         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 12 PM PDT           10.34           1336         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 01 PM PDT           10.38           1367         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 02 PM PDT           10.40           1383         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 03 PM PDT           10.52           1480         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 04 PM PDT           10.55           1507         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 05 PM PDT           10.44           1414         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 06 PM PDT           10.97           1919         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 07 PM PDT           11.59           2453         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 08 PM PDT           11.59           2453         0      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 09 PM PDT           11.46           2317         -      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 10 PM PDT           11.47           2325         +      Not Applicable
  04/28/2026 11 PM PDT           11.46           2317         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 12 AM PDT           11.47           2325         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 01 AM PDT           11.46           2317         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 02 AM PDT           11.47           2325         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 03 AM PDT           11.52           2373         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 04 AM PDT           11.47           2325         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 05 AM PDT           11.50           2350         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 06 AM PDT           11.47           2325         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 07 AM PDT           11.47           2325         0      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 08 AM PDT           11.44           2301         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 09 AM PDT           11.45           2309         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 10 AM PDT           10.77           1717         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 11 AM PDT           10.39           1375         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 12 PM PDT           10.31           1314         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 01 PM PDT           10.34           1336         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 02 PM PDT           10.34           1336         0      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 03 PM PDT           10.33           1329         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 04 PM PDT           10.26           1275         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 05 PM PDT           10.32           1321         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 06 PM PDT           11.28           2171         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 07 PM PDT           11.42           2284         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 08 PM PDT           11.37           2243         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 09 PM PDT           11.30           2187         -      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 10 PM PDT           11.31           2195         +      Not Applicable
  04/29/2026 11 PM PDT           11.29           2179         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 12 AM PDT           11.24           2139         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 01 AM PDT           11.33           2211         +      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 02 AM PDT           11.29           2179         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 03 AM PDT           11.36           2235         +      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 04 AM PDT           11.35           2227         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 05 AM PDT           11.31           2195         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 06 AM PDT           11.38           2252         +      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 07 AM PDT           11.37           2243         -      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/30/2026 08 AM PDT           11.35           2227                Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 09 AM PDT           11.33           2211         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 10 AM PDT           11.31           2195         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 11 AM PDT           11.29           2179         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 12 PM PDT           11.28           2171         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 01 PM PDT           11.26           2155         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 02 PM PDT           10.91           1857         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 03 PM PDT           10.90           1847         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 04 PM PDT           10.88           1827         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 05 PM PDT           10.87           1817         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 06 PM PDT           10.86           1806         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 07 PM PDT           10.85           1796         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 08 PM PDT           10.84           1786         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 09 PM PDT           10.84           1786         0      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 10 PM PDT           10.83           1777         -      Not Applicable
  04/30/2026 11 PM PDT           10.84           1786         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 12 AM PDT           10.84           1786         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 01 AM PDT           10.84           1786         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 02 AM PDT           10.85           1796         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 03 AM PDT           10.86           1806         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 04 AM PDT           10.87           1817         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 05 AM PDT           10.88           1827         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 06 AM PDT           10.89           1837         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 07 AM PDT           10.89           1837         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 08 AM PDT           10.90           1847         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 09 AM PDT           10.91           1857         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 10 AM PDT           10.92           1867         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 11 AM PDT           10.93           1877         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 12 PM PDT           10.94           1888         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 01 PM PDT           10.94           1888         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 02 PM PDT           10.95           1898         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 03 PM PDT           10.95           1898         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 04 PM PDT           10.96           1908         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 05 PM PDT           10.96           1908         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 06 PM PDT           10.96           1908         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 07 PM PDT           10.97           1919         +      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 08 PM PDT           10.97           1919         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 09 PM PDT           10.97           1919         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 10 PM PDT           10.97           1919         0      Not Applicable
  05/01/2026 11 PM PDT           10.97           1919         0      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 12 AM PDT           10.97           1919         0      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 01 AM PDT           10.97           1919         0      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 02 AM PDT           10.97           1919         0      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 03 AM PDT           10.97           1919         0      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 04 AM PDT           10.96           1908         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 05 AM PDT           10.96           1908         0      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 06 AM PDT           10.96           1908         0      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 07 AM PDT           10.96           1908         0      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 08 AM PDT           10.96           1908         0      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 09 AM PDT           10.96           1908         0      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 10 AM PDT           10.96           1908         0      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 11 AM PDT           10.96           1908         0      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 12 PM PDT           10.96           1908         0      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 01 PM PDT           10.95           1898         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 02 PM PDT           10.95           1898         0      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 03 PM PDT           10.95           1898         0      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 04 PM PDT           10.95           1898         0      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 05 PM PDT           10.94           1888         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 06 PM PDT           10.94           1888         0      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 07 PM PDT           10.94           1888         0      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 08 PM PDT           10.94           1888         0      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 09 PM PDT           10.93           1877         -      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 10 PM PDT           10.93           1877         0      Not Applicable
  05/02/2026 11 PM PDT           10.93           1877         0      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 12 AM PDT           10.92           1867         -      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 01 AM PDT           10.92           1867         0      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 02 AM PDT           10.92           1867         0      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 03 AM PDT           10.91           1857         -      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 04 AM PDT           10.91           1857         0      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 05 AM PDT           10.91           1857         0      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 06 AM PDT           10.92           1867         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 07 AM PDT           10.92           1867         0      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 08 AM PDT           10.93           1877         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 09 AM PDT           10.93           1877         0      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 10 AM PDT           10.94           1888         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 11 AM PDT           10.95           1898         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 12 PM PDT           10.96           1908         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 01 PM PDT           10.98           1929         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 02 PM PDT           11.01           1958         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 03 PM PDT           11.03           1973         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 04 PM PDT           11.07           2004         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 05 PM PDT           11.10           2028         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 06 PM PDT           11.13           2051         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 07 PM PDT           11.16           2075         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 08 PM PDT           11.20           2107         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 09 PM PDT           11.23           2131         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 10 PM PDT           11.26           2155         +      Not Applicable
  05/03/2026 11 PM PDT           11.30           2187         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 12 AM PDT           11.31           2195         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 01 AM PDT           11.33           2211         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 02 AM PDT           11.36           2235         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 03 AM PDT           11.38           2252         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 04 AM PDT           11.40           2268         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 05 AM PDT           11.43           2292         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 06 AM PDT           11.44           2301         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 07 AM PDT           11.46           2317         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 08 AM PDT           11.47           2325         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 09 AM PDT           11.48           2333         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 10 AM PDT           11.49           2342         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 11 AM PDT           11.50           2350         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 12 PM PDT           11.51           2361         +      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 01 PM PDT           11.51           2361         0      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 02 PM PDT           11.51           2361         0      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 03 PM PDT           11.51           2361         0      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 04 PM PDT           11.51           2361         0      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 05 PM PDT           11.51           2361         0      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 06 PM PDT           11.50           2350         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 07 PM PDT           11.49           2342         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 08 PM PDT           11.49           2342         0      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 09 PM PDT           11.48           2333         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 10 PM PDT           11.47           2325         -      Not Applicable
  05/04/2026 11 PM PDT           11.46           2317         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2026 12 AM PDT           11.44           2301         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2026 01 AM PDT           11.43           2292         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2026 02 AM PDT           11.42           2284         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2026 03 AM PDT           11.41           2276         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2026 04 AM PDT           11.40           2268         -      Not Applicable
  05/05/2026 05 AM PDT           11.39           2260         -      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.