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CNRFC River Guidance Products

River Forecast Guidance products are issued jointly with the California Department of Water Resources. These products are for guidance purposes only. Select WFO Products for OFFICIAL public issuances of hydrologic watches, warnings, statements, and advisories.


Graphical River Forecast Products - Observed/Forecast Hydrographs

The graphical river forecast products display observed and forecast hydrograph data. Included is a graphic display of the hydrologic input "Rain + Melt" that was used as input to the hydrologic model (averaged for all upstream basins.)
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Gage Information

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    River / Creek

    Gage / Station

    Latest Stage (Raw Data)

    Latest Flow (Raw Data)

    Max Forecast Stage

    Max Forecast Flow

    Forecast Issue Time

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Last Map Update:   Wednesday February 13th 2013 at 1:41 PM PST  (10 Minutes Old)
(Data is updated every 10 minutes)
 

River Guidance Points Forecast Above Specified Stage Definitions  (Select NWSLI for Station Plot)

NO River Guidance Points Currently Forecast Above Specified Stage Definitions.

** NOTE **  Stage is presented in "Feet" while Flow is presented in "cfs".

Alternate Text Menu for Graphical River Products

 River Guidance - Flood Forecast Points
 North Coast and Upper Klamath  Upper Sacramento
 Navarro-Russian-Napa  Lower Sacramento
 Central California Coast  San Joaquin
 Southern California  East Side Sierra Nevada
 Humboldt  

 River Guidance - Other Points
 North Coast and Upper Klamath  Upper Sacramento
 Navarro-Russian-Napa  Lower Sacramento
 Central California Coast  San Joaquin
 Southern California  East Side Sierra Nevada
 Humboldt  
PLEASE NOTE: On October 1, 2006, the California Department of Water Resources(DWR) changed the reporting of all tide data collected at 44 locations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh from National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929 (NGVD29) to the North American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD88) standard. Tide stage forecasts for four delta locations (Rio Vista, Antioch, Mallard Island and Venice Island) and river stage forecasts for three river forecast points (Mokelumne River at Bensons Ferry near Thornton, San Joaquin River at Mossdale Bridge, and Yolo Bypass at Lisbon) are now displayed as NAVD88. The change to NAVD88 also affects the monitor stage and flood stage at four locations. More information can be found on our October 2006 Datum Change Information webpage.
River Guidance Forecast Group Issuance and Next Update Times
North Coast[Alternate Link]Feb 13 2013 at 1:27 PM PSTFeb 14 2013 at 9:00 AM PST
Russian Napa[Alternate Link]Feb 13 2013 at 1:30 PM PSTFeb 14 2013 at 9:00 AM PST
Upper Sacramento[Alternate Link]Feb 13 2013 at 1:29 PM PSTFeb 14 2013 at 9:00 AM PST
Lower Sacramento[Alternate Link]Feb 13 2013 at 8:47 AM PSTFeb 13 2013 at 3:00 PM PST
San Joaquin[Alternate Link]Feb 13 2013 at 1:32 PM PSTFeb 14 2013 at 9:00 AM PST
Central Coast[Alternate Link]Feb 13 2013 at 1:31 PM PSTFeb 14 2013 at 9:00 AM PST
Southern California[Alternate Link]Feb 13 2013 at 1:39 PM PSTFeb 14 2013 at 9:00 AM PST
Eastern Sierra[Alternate Link]Feb 13 2013 at 1:35 PM PSTFeb 14 2013 at 9:00 AM PST
Humboldt[Alternate Link]Feb 13 2013 at 1:37 PM PSTFeb 14 2013 at 9:00 AM PST

** NOTE 1 **  The Feather Yuba river guidance points are included in the Lower Sacramento River Forecast Group.
** NOTE 2 **  The Delta Region, Upper and Lower San Joaquin river guidance points are combined in the San Joaquin River Forecast Group.

Daily Sacramento Delta Tides (Text Format) Issuance and Next Update Times
Sacramento Delta (Tides) [Alternate Link] Feb 13 2013 at 7:40 AM PST Feb 14 2013 at 9:00 AM PST

Tide Tables (pdf format - requires Adobe® Acrobat Reader)

2013 Tides - Golden Gate Bridge, Rio Vista, Port of Sacramento, I Street
2013 Tides - Golden Gate Bridge, Antioch, Venice Island, Port of Stockton

2012 Tides - Golden Gate Bridge, Rio Vista, Port of Sacramento, I Street
2012 Tides - Golden Gate Bridge, Antioch, Venice Island, Port of Stockton


Historical Graphical River Forecasts

Verification graphics of the CNRFC River Guidance "Flood Forecast Points" are available. To create your graphic, either:

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