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Kern River at Kernville Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 2.89 ft at 12:45AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 1:00AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 1:15AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 1:30AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 1:45AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 2:00AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 2:15AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 2:30AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 2:45AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 3:00AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 3:15AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 3:30AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 3:45AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 4:00AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 4:15AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 4:30AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 4:45AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 5:00AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 5:15AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 6:30AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 6:45AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 7:00AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 7:15AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 7:30AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 7:45AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 8:00AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 8:15AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 8:30AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.9 ft at 8:45AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 9:00AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.9 ft at 9:15AM Dec 02, 2023Highest Observation: 2.91 ft at 9:30AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.9 ft at 9:45AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 10:00AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.9 ft at 10:15AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 10:30AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 10:45AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.9 ft at 11:00AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.9 ft at 11:15AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 11:30AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 11:45AM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 12:00PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.9 ft at 12:15PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.9 ft at 12:30PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 12:45PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 1:00PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 1:15PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.9 ft at 1:30PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 1:45PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 2:00PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 2:15PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 2:30PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 2:45PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 3:00PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 3:15PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 3:30PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 3:45PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.9 ft at 4:00PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 4:15PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 4:30PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 4:45PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 5:00PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 5:15PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 5:30PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 5:45PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 6:00PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 6:15PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 6:30PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 6:45PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 7:00PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 7:15PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 7:30PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 7:45PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 8:00PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 8:15PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 8:30PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 8:45PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 9:00PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 9:15PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 9:30PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 9:45PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 10:00PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 10:15PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 10:30PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 10:45PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 11:00PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 11:15PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 11:30PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 11:45PM Dec 02, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 12:00AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 12:15AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 12:30AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 12:45AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 1:00AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 1:15AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 1:30AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 1:45AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 2:00AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 2:15AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 2:30AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 2:45AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 3:00AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 3:15AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 3:30AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 3:45AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 4:00AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 4:15AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 4:30AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 4:45AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 5:00AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 5:15AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.9 ft at 5:30AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 5:45AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 6:00AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 6:15AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 6:30AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 6:45AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 7:00AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 7:15AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 7:30AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 7:45AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 8:00AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 8:15AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 8:30AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 8:45AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 9:00AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 9:15AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 9:30AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 9:45AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.9 ft at 10:00AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 10:15AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 10:30AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 10:45AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 11:00AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 11:15AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 11:30AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 11:45AM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 12:00PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 12:15PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 12:30PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 12:45PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 1:00PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 1:15PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 1:30PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 1:45PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 2:00PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 2:15PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.9 ft at 2:30PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 2:45PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 3:00PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 3:15PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.89 ft at 3:30PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 3:45PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 4:00PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 4:15PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 4:30PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 4:45PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 5:00PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 5:15PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 5:30PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 5:45PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 6:00PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 6:15PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 6:30PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 6:45PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 7:00PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 7:15PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 7:30PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 7:45PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 8:00PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 8:15PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 8:30PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 8:45PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 9:00PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 9:15PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.85 ft at 9:30PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 9:45PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 10:00PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 10:15PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 10:30PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 10:45PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 11:00PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 11:15PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 11:30PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 11:45PM Dec 03, 2023Observed: 2.86 ft at 12:00AM Dec 04, 2023Observed: 2.87 ft at 12:15AM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 1:00AM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 2:00AM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 3:00AM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 4:00AM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 5:00AM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 6:00AM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 7:00AM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 8:00AM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 9:00AM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 10:00AM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 11:00AM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 12:00PM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 1:00PM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 2:00PM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 3:00PM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 4:00PM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 5:00PM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 6:00PM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 7:00PM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 8:00PM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 9:00PM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 10:00PM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 11:00PM Dec 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 12:00AM Dec 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 1:00AM Dec 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 2:00AM Dec 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 3:00AM Dec 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 4:00AM Dec 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 5:00AM Dec 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 6:00AM Dec 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 7:00AM Dec 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 8:00AM Dec 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 9:00AM Dec 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 10:00AM Dec 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 11:00AM Dec 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 12:00PM Dec 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 1:00PM Dec 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 2:00PM Dec 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 3:00PM Dec 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 4:00PM Dec 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 5:00PM Dec 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 6:00PM Dec 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 7:00PM Dec 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 8:00PM Dec 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 9:00PM Dec 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 10:00PM Dec 05, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 11:00PM Dec 05, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 12:00AM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 1:00AM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 2:00AM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 3:00AM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 4:00AM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 5:00AM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 6:00AM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 7:00AM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 8:00AM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 9:00AM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 10:00AM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 11:00AM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 12:00PM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 1:00PM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 2:00PM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 3:00PM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 4:00PM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 5:00PM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 6:00PM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 7:00PM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 8:00PM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 9:00PM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 10:00PM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 11:00PM Dec 06, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 12:00AM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 1:00AM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 2:00AM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 3:00AM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 4:00AM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 5:00AM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 6:00AM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 7:00AM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 8:00AM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 9:00AM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 10:00AM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 11:00AM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 12:00PM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 1:00PM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 2:00PM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 3:00PM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 4:00PM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 5:00PM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 6:00PM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 7:00PM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 8:00PM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 9:00PM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 10:00PM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 11:00PM Dec 07, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 12:00AM Dec 08, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 1:00AM Dec 08, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 2:00AM Dec 08, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 3:00AM Dec 08, 2023Forecast: 2.8 ft 4:00AM Dec 08, 2023USACOE--Water Resources of the United StatesKRVC1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (12:37AM Dec 4, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 8:22AM Dec 3)Latest observed value: 2.87 ft at 12:15 AM PST 4-Dec-2023. Flood Stage is 13.5 ft
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NOTE: Raw observed data may be unreliable due to gage damage and river bank erosion sustained during the recent 2023 floods. This may increase forecast uncertainty.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Kern River at Kernville are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 20
Moderate Flood Stage: 17
Flood Stage: 13.5
Action Stage: 12.5
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 17.77 ft on 03/10/2023

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 17.77 ft on 03/10/2023

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.
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13.5 Kern River adjacent to Riverside Park begins to escape its banks, flooding the lower park sidewalk. This is Preliminary Flood Stage.
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Latitude: 35.754444° N, Longitude: 118.423333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 13.5 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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