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| KERN RIVER - KERNVILLE (KRVC1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Latitude: 35.75º N | Longitude: 118.42º W | Elevation: 2637 Feet | ||||||||||||||||
| Location: Kern County in CA | ||||||||||||||||||
| River Group: San Joaquin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance Time: | May 12 2025 at 8:13 AM PDT |
| Please Note: | Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty. Flow data on this product are unregulated / full natural flow. |
| Monthly Probability Plot |
| Monthly Streamflow Volume (1000s of Acre-Feet) Data Updated: May 12 2025 at 8:15 AM PDT | ||||||
| Prob | May* | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
| 10% | 147.0 | 98.6 | 47.7 | 21.6 | 15.9 | 16.4 |
| 25% | 142.2 | 94.7 | 43.3 | 20.5 | 15.2 | 14.5 |
| 50% | 139.1 | 91.0 | 39.7 | 19.7 | 14.8 | 13.8 |
| 75% | 135.3 | 83.1 | 37.2 | 19.1 | 14.3 | 13.4 |
| 90% | 131.4 | 77.3 | 34.9 | 18.7 | 14.0 | 13.1 |
| Mean | 131.8 | 124.4 | 67.4 | 26.1 | 15.6 | 14.4 |
| %Mean | 105.5 | 73.2 | 58.9 | 75.5 | 94.9 | 95.8 |
| Prob | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| 10% | 22.0 | 38.8 | 74.0 | 74.7 | 134.8 | 141.8 |
| 25% | 14.0 | 18.9 | 36.6 | 37.1 | 70.0 | 123.3 |
| 50% | 12.8 | 13.3 | 18.3 | 20.8 | 38.9 | 77.3 |
| 75% | 12.2 | 11.3 | 13.1 | 15.2 | 28.3 | 51.9 |
| 90% | 11.7 | 11.0 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 21.5 | 40.3 |
| Mean | 15.8 | 18.7 | 28.5 | 29.1 | 49.7 | 75.7 |
| %Mean | 81.0 | 71.1 | 64.2 | 71.5 | 78.3 | 102.1 |
| Note 1: %Mean is the "Median forecast monthly value (50%)" divided by the "monthly mean" (displayed as a %) | ||||||
| Note 2: For current month, graphic represents remaining forecast only, text represents observed + remaining forecast. | ||||||
| Location Photographs | ||
| ESRI™ Locator Map |
| Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ332) |
| Today: Windy, cooler, sunny. Highs 67 to 73. West winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph. Tonight: Windy. Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 15 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 50 mph. Tuesday: Windy, sunny. Highs 58 to 64. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph increasing to 15 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph in the afternoon. Tuesday Night: Windy. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph after midnight. Wednesday: Warmer, sunny. Highs 67 to 73. Northwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the west with gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon. Wednesday Night and Thursday: Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs 75 to 81. Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Friday and Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Highs 76 to 82. Lows in the mid 50s. Saturday through Sunday: Mostly clear. Highs 72 to 80. Lows around 50. |
| Flood Impacts | |
| 13.5 Feet | Kern River adjacent to Riverside Park begins to escape its banks, flooding the lower park sidewalk. This is Preliminary Flood Stage. |