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: Mar 09 2026 at 7:19 AM PDTNext Issuance: Mar 09 2026 at 3:00 PM 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:  03/09/2026 at 07:22 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
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# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  03/04/2026 at 06:00 PM PST
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       11.69 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        2570 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     03/09/2026 at 08:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       10.62 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        1573 cfs
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# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/04/2026 06 AM PST           11.45           2309                Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 07 AM PST           11.65           2523         +      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 08 AM PST           11.28           2171         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 09 AM PST           11.37           2243         +      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 10 AM PST           11.37           2243         0      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 11 AM PST           11.33           2211         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 12 PM PST           11.38           2252         +      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 01 PM PST           11.17           2083         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 02 PM PST           10.95           1898         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 03 PM PST           10.72           1668         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 04 PM PST           11.50           2350         +      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 05 PM PST           11.23           2131         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 06 PM PST           11.69           2570         +      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 07 PM PST           11.33           2211         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 08 PM PST           11.38           2252         +      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 09 PM PST           11.30           2187         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 10 PM PST           11.24           2139         -      Not Applicable
  03/04/2026 11 PM PST           11.24           2139         0      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 12 AM PST           11.25           2147         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 01 AM PST           11.24           2139         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 02 AM PST           11.26           2155         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 03 AM PST           11.19           2099         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 04 AM PST           11.27           2163         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 05 AM PST           11.12           2044         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 06 AM PST           11.21           2115         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 07 AM PST           11.21           2115         0      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 08 AM PST           11.19           2099         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 09 AM PST           11.12           2044         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 10 AM PST           10.85           1796         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 11 AM PST           10.66           1610         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 12 PM PST           10.70           1649         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 01 PM PST           10.64           1591         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 02 PM PST           10.59           1545         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 03 PM PST           10.62           1573         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 04 PM PST           10.70           1649         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 05 PM PST           10.92           1867         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 06 PM PST           11.50           2350         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 07 PM PST           11.33           2211         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 08 PM PST           11.34           2219         +      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 09 PM PST           11.22           2123         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 10 PM PST           11.06           1997         -      Not Applicable
  03/05/2026 11 PM PST           11.12           2044         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 12 AM PST           11.02           1965         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 01 AM PST           10.95           1898         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 02 AM PST           10.99           1939         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 03 AM PST           10.95           1898         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 04 AM PST           11.01           1958         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 05 AM PST           10.92           1867         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 06 AM PST           10.91           1857         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 07 AM PST           10.91           1857         0      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 08 AM PST           10.87           1817         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 09 AM PST           10.72           1668         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 10 AM PST           10.57           1526         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 11 AM PST           10.56           1517         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 12 PM PST           10.51           1471         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 01 PM PST           10.51           1471         0      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 02 PM PST           10.48           1446         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 03 PM PST           10.51           1471         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 04 PM PST           10.47           1438         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 05 PM PST           10.45           1422         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 06 PM PST           10.44           1414         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 07 PM PST           11.08           2012         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 08 PM PST           11.13           2051         +      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 09 PM PST           11.12           2044         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 10 PM PST           11.01           1958         -      Not Applicable
  03/06/2026 11 PM PST           10.90           1847         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 12 AM PST           10.90           1847         0      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 01 AM PST           10.96           1908         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 02 AM PST           10.84           1786         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 03 AM PST           10.76           1707         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 04 AM PST           10.79           1737         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 05 AM PST           10.69           1639         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 06 AM PST           10.80           1747         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 07 AM PST           10.84           1786         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 08 AM PST           10.56           1517         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 09 AM PST           10.48           1446         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 10 AM PST           10.41           1391         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 11 AM PST           10.47           1438         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 12 PM PST           10.39           1375         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 01 PM PST           10.44           1414         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 02 PM PST           10.46           1430         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 03 PM PST           10.37           1360         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 04 PM PST           10.46           1430         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 05 PM PST           10.42           1399         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 06 PM PST           10.38           1367         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 07 PM PST           10.49           1454         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 08 PM PST           11.16           2075         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 09 PM PST           11.18           2091         +      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 10 PM PST           11.01           1958         -      Not Applicable
  03/07/2026 11 PM PST           11.01           1958         0      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 12 AM PST           10.97           1919         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 01 AM PST           10.62           1573         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 03 AM PDT           10.71           1659         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 04 AM PDT           10.72           1668         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 05 AM PDT           10.60           1554         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 06 AM PDT           10.70           1649         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 07 AM PDT           10.60           1554         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 08 AM PDT           10.65           1601         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 09 AM PDT           10.48           1446         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 10 AM PDT           10.40           1383         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 11 AM PDT           10.40           1383         0      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 12 PM PDT           10.40           1383         0      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 01 PM PDT           10.03           1132         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 02 PM PDT           10.07           1155         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 03 PM PDT           10.02           1126         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 04 PM PDT           10.11           1178         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 05 PM PDT           10.09           1166         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 06 PM PDT           10.16           1207         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 07 PM PDT           10.76           1707         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 08 PM PDT           11.14           2059         +      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 09 PM PDT           10.90           1847         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 10 PM PDT           10.87           1817         -      Not Applicable
  03/08/2026 11 PM PDT           10.96           1908         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 12 AM PDT           10.78           1727         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 01 AM PDT           10.70           1649         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 02 AM PDT           10.73           1678         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 03 AM PDT           10.68           1630         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 04 AM PDT           10.64           1591         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 05 AM PDT           10.66           1610         +      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 06 AM PDT           10.64           1591         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 07 AM PDT           10.63           1582         -      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/09/2026 08 AM PDT           10.62           1573                Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 09 AM PDT           10.60           1554         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 10 AM PDT           10.59           1545         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 11 AM PDT           10.58           1535         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 12 PM PDT           10.56           1517         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 01 PM PDT           10.55           1507         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 02 PM PDT           10.53           1489         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 03 PM PDT           10.50           1462         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 04 PM PDT           10.50           1462         0      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 05 PM PDT           10.49           1454         -      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 06 PM PDT           10.49           1454         0      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 07 PM PDT           10.49           1454         0      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 08 PM PDT           10.49           1454         0      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 09 PM PDT           10.49           1454         0      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 10 PM PDT           10.49           1454         0      Not Applicable
  03/09/2026 11 PM PDT           10.49           1454         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 12 AM PDT           10.49           1454         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 01 AM PDT           10.49           1454         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 02 AM PDT           10.48           1446         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 03 AM PDT           10.48           1446         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 04 AM PDT           10.48           1446         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 05 AM PDT           10.48           1446         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 06 AM PDT           10.48           1446         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 07 AM PDT           10.48           1446         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 08 AM PDT           10.48           1446         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 09 AM PDT           10.48           1446         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 10 AM PDT           10.47           1438         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 11 AM PDT           10.47           1438         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 12 PM PDT           10.46           1430         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 01 PM PDT           10.46           1430         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 02 PM PDT           10.45           1422         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 03 PM PDT           10.45           1422         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 04 PM PDT           10.45           1422         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 05 PM PDT           10.44           1414         -      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 06 PM PDT           10.44           1414         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 07 PM PDT           10.44           1414         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 08 PM PDT           10.44           1414         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 09 PM PDT           10.44           1414         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 10 PM PDT           10.44           1414         0      Not Applicable
  03/10/2026 11 PM PDT           10.45           1422         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 12 AM PDT           10.45           1422         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 01 AM PDT           10.46           1430         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 02 AM PDT           10.46           1430         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 03 AM PDT           10.46           1430         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 04 AM PDT           10.47           1438         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 05 AM PDT           10.47           1438         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 06 AM PDT           10.47           1438         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 07 AM PDT           10.47           1438         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 08 AM PDT           10.47           1438         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 09 AM PDT           10.47           1438         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 10 AM PDT           10.47           1438         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 11 AM PDT           10.47           1438         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 12 PM PDT           10.47           1438         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 01 PM PDT           10.46           1430         -      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 02 PM PDT           10.46           1430         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 03 PM PDT           10.46           1430         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 04 PM PDT           10.46           1430         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 05 PM PDT           10.46           1430         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 06 PM PDT           10.46           1430         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 07 PM PDT           10.46           1430         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 08 PM PDT           10.46           1430         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 09 PM PDT           10.46           1430         0      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 10 PM PDT           10.47           1438         +      Not Applicable
  03/11/2026 11 PM PDT           10.47           1438         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 12 AM PDT           10.48           1446         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 01 AM PDT           10.49           1454         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 02 AM PDT           10.50           1462         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 03 AM PDT           10.51           1471         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 04 AM PDT           10.51           1471         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 05 AM PDT           10.52           1480         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 06 AM PDT           10.52           1480         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 07 AM PDT           10.52           1480         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 08 AM PDT           10.52           1480         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 09 AM PDT           10.52           1480         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 10 AM PDT           10.52           1480         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 11 AM PDT           10.52           1480         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 12 PM PDT           10.52           1480         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 01 PM PDT           10.52           1480         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 02 PM PDT           10.52           1480         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 03 PM PDT           10.52           1480         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 04 PM PDT           10.52           1480         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 05 PM PDT           10.53           1489         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 06 PM PDT           10.53           1489         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 07 PM PDT           10.54           1498         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 08 PM PDT           10.54           1498         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 09 PM PDT           10.55           1507         +      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 10 PM PDT           10.55           1507         0      Not Applicable
  03/12/2026 11 PM PDT           10.56           1517         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 12 AM PDT           10.57           1526         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 01 AM PDT           10.58           1535         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 02 AM PDT           10.58           1535         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 03 AM PDT           10.59           1545         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 04 AM PDT           10.59           1545         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 05 AM PDT           10.60           1554         +      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 06 AM PDT           10.60           1554         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 07 AM PDT           10.60           1554         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 08 AM PDT           10.59           1545         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 09 AM PDT           10.59           1545         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 10 AM PDT           10.59           1545         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 11 AM PDT           10.59           1545         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 12 PM PDT           10.58           1535         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 01 PM PDT           10.58           1535         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 02 PM PDT           10.58           1535         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 03 PM PDT           10.57           1526         -      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 04 PM PDT           10.57           1526         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 05 PM PDT           10.57           1526         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 06 PM PDT           10.57           1526         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 07 PM PDT           10.57           1526         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 08 PM PDT           10.57           1526         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 09 PM PDT           10.57           1526         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 10 PM PDT           10.57           1526         0      Not Applicable
  03/13/2026 11 PM PDT           10.57           1526         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 12 AM PDT           10.57           1526         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 01 AM PDT           10.57           1526         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 02 AM PDT           10.58           1535         +      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 03 AM PDT           10.58           1535         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 04 AM PDT           10.58           1535         0      Not Applicable
  03/14/2026 05 AM PDT           10.58           1535         0      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.