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: Feb 26 2026 at 1:27 PM PSTNext Issuance: Feb 27 2026 at 9:00 AM PST
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:  02/26/2026 at 01:30 PM PST
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  02/25/2026 at 04:00 PM PST
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       14.70 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        6903 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     02/26/2026 at 02:00 PM PST
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       11.96 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        2899 cfs
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# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  02/21/2026 01 PM PST            9.00            572                Not Applicable
  02/21/2026 02 PM PST            8.97            561         -      Not Applicable
  02/21/2026 03 PM PST            8.91            540         -      Not Applicable
  02/21/2026 04 PM PST            8.95            554         +      Not Applicable
  02/21/2026 05 PM PST            9.01            576         +      Not Applicable
  02/21/2026 06 PM PST            9.01            576         0      Not Applicable
  02/21/2026 07 PM PST            9.02            581         +      Not Applicable
  02/21/2026 08 PM PST            9.02            581         0      Not Applicable
  02/21/2026 09 PM PST            9.06            598         +      Not Applicable
  02/21/2026 10 PM PST            9.06            598         0      Not Applicable
  02/21/2026 11 PM PST            9.04            589         -      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 12 AM PST            9.00            572         -      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 01 AM PST            9.01            576         +      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 02 AM PST            9.04            589         +      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 03 AM PST            9.04            589         0      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 04 AM PST            9.03            585         -      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 05 AM PST            9.05            594         +      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 06 AM PST            9.01            576         -      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 07 AM PST            8.99            568         -      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 08 AM PST            9.02            581         +      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 09 AM PST            8.99            568         -      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 10 AM PST            9.03            585         +      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 11 AM PST            9.01            576         -      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 12 PM PST            9.06            598         +      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 01 PM PST            9.03            585         -      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 02 PM PST            9.03            585         0      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 03 PM PST            8.95            554         -      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 04 PM PST            9.02            581         +      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 05 PM PST            9.00            572         -      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 06 PM PST            9.01            576         +      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 07 PM PST            9.13            629         +      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 08 PM PST            9.01            576         -      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 09 PM PST            9.05            594         +      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 10 PM PST            9.08            607         +      Not Applicable
  02/22/2026 11 PM PST            9.07            603         -      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 12 AM PST            9.14            634         +      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 01 AM PST            9.10            616         -      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 02 AM PST            9.06            598         -      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 03 AM PST            9.19            656         +      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 04 AM PST            9.09            611         -      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 05 AM PST            9.09            611         0      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 06 AM PST            9.07            603         -      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 07 AM PST            9.09            611         +      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 08 AM PST            9.24            679         +      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 09 AM PST            9.36            734         +      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 10 AM PST            9.10            616         -      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 11 AM PST            9.08            607         -      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 12 PM PST            9.12            625         +      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 01 PM PST            9.57            842         +      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 02 PM PST            9.60            860         +      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 03 PM PST           10.08           1160         +      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 04 PM PST           10.07           1155         -      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 05 PM PST            9.99           1108         -      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 06 PM PST           10.05           1143         +      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 07 PM PST           10.00           1115         -      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 08 PM PST           10.02           1126         +      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 09 PM PST           10.01           1121         -      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 10 PM PST           10.05           1143         +      Not Applicable
  02/23/2026 11 PM PST            9.87           1029         -      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 12 AM PST            9.76            959         -      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 01 AM PST            9.77            966         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 02 AM PST            9.73            941         -      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 03 AM PST            9.76            959         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 04 AM PST            9.82            998         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 05 AM PST            9.84           1010         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 06 AM PST            9.80            985         -      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 07 AM PST            9.78            972         -      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 08 AM PST            9.80            985         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 09 AM PST            9.86           1023         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 10 AM PST            9.84           1010         -      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 11 AM PST            9.85           1017         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 12 PM PST            9.89           1042         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 01 PM PST            9.98           1102         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 02 PM PST            9.96           1088         -      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 03 PM PST           10.01           1121         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 04 PM PST           10.05           1143         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 05 PM PST           10.14           1195         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 06 PM PST           10.19           1224         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 07 PM PST           10.28           1290         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 08 PM PST           10.68           1630         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 09 PM PST           10.79           1737         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 10 PM PST           10.81           1757         +      Not Applicable
  02/24/2026 11 PM PST           10.97           1919         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 12 AM PST           11.09           2020         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 01 AM PST           11.61           2477         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 02 AM PST           12.00           2950         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 03 AM PST           12.01           2961         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 04 AM PST           12.54           3600         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 05 AM PST           12.76           3882         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 06 AM PST           13.55           5048         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 07 AM PST           13.69           5277         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 08 AM PST           13.72           5326         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 09 AM PST           13.80           5460         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 10 AM PST           14.29           6247         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 11 AM PST           14.23           6154         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 12 PM PST           13.85           5544         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 01 PM PST           13.68           5260         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 02 PM PST           13.16           4439         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 03 PM PST           13.09           4334         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 04 PM PST           14.70           6903         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 05 PM PST           13.93           5680         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 06 PM PST           13.87           5578         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 07 PM PST           13.60           5130         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 08 PM PST           13.72           5326         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 09 PM PST           13.49           4952         -      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 10 PM PST           13.60           5130         +      Not Applicable
  02/25/2026 11 PM PST           13.53           5016         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 12 AM PST           13.58           5097         +      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 01 AM PST           13.39           4794         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 02 AM PST           13.22           4530         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 03 AM PST           13.18           4469         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 04 AM PST           13.05           4274         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 05 AM PST           12.99           4186         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 06 AM PST           12.86           4013         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 07 AM PST           12.80           3934         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 08 AM PST           12.75           3869         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 09 AM PST           12.67           3765         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 10 AM PST           12.29           3292         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 11 AM PST           12.23           3220         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 12 PM PST           12.07           3031         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 01 PM PST           12.07           3031         0      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  02/26/2026 02 PM PST           11.96           2899                Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 03 PM PST           11.92           2850         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 04 PM PST           11.87           2788         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 05 PM PST           11.84           2751         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 06 PM PST           11.80           2702         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 07 PM PST           11.76           2653         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 08 PM PST           11.74           2629         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 09 PM PST           11.71           2594         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 10 PM PST           11.67           2546         -      Not Applicable
  02/26/2026 11 PM PST           11.65           2523         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 12 AM PST           11.62           2488         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 01 AM PST           11.60           2465         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 02 AM PST           11.57           2430         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 03 AM PST           11.55           2407         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 04 AM PST           11.53           2384         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 05 AM PST           11.52           2373         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 06 AM PST           11.51           2361         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 07 AM PST           11.49           2342         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 08 AM PST           11.47           2325         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 09 AM PST           11.45           2309         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 10 AM PST           11.44           2301         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 11 AM PST           11.42           2284         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 12 PM PST           11.41           2276         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 01 PM PST           11.39           2260         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 02 PM PST           11.38           2252         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 03 PM PST           11.37           2243         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 04 PM PST           11.36           2235         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 05 PM PST           11.35           2227         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 06 PM PST           11.34           2219         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 07 PM PST           11.34           2219         0      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 08 PM PST           11.33           2211         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 09 PM PST           11.33           2211         0      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 10 PM PST           11.32           2203         -      Not Applicable
  02/27/2026 11 PM PST           11.32           2203         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 12 AM PST           11.32           2203         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 01 AM PST           11.32           2203         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 02 AM PST           11.32           2203         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 03 AM PST           11.32           2203         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 04 AM PST           11.33           2211         +      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 05 AM PST           11.33           2211         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 06 AM PST           11.33           2211         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 07 AM PST           11.33           2211         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 08 AM PST           11.33           2211         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 09 AM PST           11.33           2211         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 10 AM PST           11.33           2211         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 11 AM PST           11.33           2211         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 12 PM PST           11.33           2211         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 01 PM PST           11.33           2211         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 02 PM PST           11.33           2211         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 03 PM PST           11.33           2211         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 04 PM PST           11.33           2211         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 05 PM PST           11.43           2292         +      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 06 PM PST           11.43           2292         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 07 PM PST           11.43           2292         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 08 PM PST           11.43           2292         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 09 PM PST           11.43           2292         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 10 PM PST           11.43           2292         0      Not Applicable
  02/28/2026 11 PM PST           11.43           2292         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 12 AM PST           11.43           2292         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 01 AM PST           11.43           2292         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 02 AM PST           11.43           2292         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 03 AM PST           11.43           2292         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 04 AM PST           11.43           2292         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 05 AM PST           11.43           2292         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 06 AM PST           11.43           2292         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 07 AM PST           11.43           2292         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 08 AM PST           11.43           2292         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 09 AM PST           11.43           2292         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 10 AM PST           11.41           2276         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 11 AM PST           11.41           2276         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 12 PM PST           11.41           2276         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 01 PM PST           11.41           2276         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 02 PM PST           11.41           2276         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 03 PM PST           11.41           2276         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 04 PM PST           11.41           2276         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 05 PM PST           11.41           2276         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 06 PM PST           11.41           2276         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 07 PM PST           11.41           2276         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 08 PM PST           11.40           2268         -      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 09 PM PST           11.40           2268         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 10 PM PST           11.40           2268         0      Not Applicable
  03/01/2026 11 PM PST           11.40           2268         0      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 12 AM PST           11.40           2268         0      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 01 AM PST           11.40           2268         0      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 02 AM PST           11.40           2268         0      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 03 AM PST           11.49           2342         +      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 04 AM PST           11.52           2373         +      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 05 AM PST           11.55           2407         +      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 06 AM PST           11.59           2453         +      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 07 AM PST           11.63           2500         +      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 08 AM PST           11.67           2546         +      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 09 AM PST           11.71           2594         +      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 10 AM PST           11.75           2641         +      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 11 AM PST           11.77           2666         +      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 12 PM PST           11.93           2862         +      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 01 PM PST           11.93           2862         0      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 02 PM PST           11.93           2862         0      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 03 PM PST           11.92           2850         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 04 PM PST           11.92           2850         0      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 05 PM PST           11.90           2825         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 06 PM PST           11.89           2812         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 07 PM PST           11.87           2788         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 08 PM PST           11.86           2775         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 09 PM PST           11.84           2751         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 10 PM PST           11.82           2726         -      Not Applicable
  03/02/2026 11 PM PST           11.80           2702         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 12 AM PST           11.78           2678         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 01 AM PST           11.76           2653         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 02 AM PST           11.74           2629         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 03 AM PST           11.72           2606         -      Not Applicable
  03/03/2026 04 AM PST           11.70           2582         -      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.