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River Guidance Points Forecast Above Specified Stage Definitions (Select NWS ID for Specified Graphical RVF)

NWS ID	River / Creek	Gage / Station	Monitor Stage	Flood Stage	Danger Stage	Max Forecast Stage	Max Forecast Flow	Forecast Status
* NO River Guidance (Flood Forecast) Points Currently Forecast At Or Above Critical Stage Definitions *
NOTE Stage is presented in "Feet" while Flow is presented in "cfs".

River Guidance Forecast Group Issuance and Next Update Times (Select Forecast Group for Specified Text RVF)

FG ID	Forecast Group		Issuance Time	Next Update Time
SE	North Coast	[ Alternate Link ]	Jul 21 2018 at 7:43 AM PDT	Jul 22 2018 at 9:00 AM PDT
RN	Russian Napa	[ Alternate Link ]	Jul 21 2018 at 7:44 AM PDT	Jul 22 2018 at 9:00 AM PDT
USA	Upper Sacramento	[ Alternate Link ]	Jul 21 2018 at 7:23 AM PDT	Jul 22 2018 at 9:00 AM PDT
LSC	Lower Sacramento	[ Alternate Link ]	Jul 21 2018 at 7:41 AM PDT	Jul 22 2018 at 9:00 AM PDT
SJ	San Joaquin	[ Alternate Link ]	Jul 21 2018 at 7:41 AM PDT	Jul 22 2018 at 9:00 AM PDT
CC	Central Coast	[ Alternate Link ]	Jul 21 2018 at 7:45 AM PDT	Jul 22 2018 at 9:00 AM PDT
SCA	Southern California	[ Alternate Link ]	Jul 21 2018 at 7:46 AM PDT	Jul 22 2018 at 9:00 AM PDT
ES	Eastern Sierra	[ Alternate Link ]	Jul 21 2018 at 7:57 AM PDT	Jul 22 2018 at 9:00 AM PDT
HBT	Humboldt	[ Alternate Link ]	Jul 21 2018 at 7:57 AM PDT	Jul 22 2018 at 9:00 AM PDT
SAC	Sacramento Delta (Tides)	[ Alternate Link ]	Jul 21 2018 at 5:55 AM PDT	Jul 22 2018 at 9:00 AM PDT

NOTE 1 The Klamath and North Coast river guidance points are included in the North Coast Forecast Group.
NOTE 2 The Feather Yuba and American river guidance points are included in the Lower Sacramento River Forecast Group.
NOTE 3 The Delta Region, Upper and Lower San Joaquin river guidance points are combined in the San Joaquin River Forecast Group.

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