Kern River

The Kern River through Bakersfield, where the city's weirs divert its flow. Water Audit California is a plaintiff in Bring Back the Kern v. City of Bakersfield.

Location: 35.44670, -118.92200

At Kern River at First Point (Hart Park), the creek is 1.62 ft deep at the gage. At Kern River above Rosedale Canal, the creek is 8.83 ft deep at the gage.

Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)

Discharge

247.0 ft³/s

Falling 8.0 ft³/s in 24 h

Reading Nov 10, 2026, 7:15 AM PST

Water level

1.62 ft

Steady

Reading Nov 10, 2026, 7:15 AM PST

Last reading Nov 10, 2026, 7:15 AM PST

Kern River above Rosedale Canal

Water level

8.83 ft

Rising 0.10 ft in 24 h

Reading Nov 10, 2026, 7:00 AM PST

Last reading Nov 10, 2026, 7:00 AM PST

This water year at a glance

Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)

Lowest water level

1.58 ft

On Nov 1, 2026

Oct 1 – Nov 10

The lowest daily average water level of the window. It is depth at the sensor, not a surveyed river stage, so it compares with this gage's other days only.

Biggest 24-hour rise

0.80 ft

On Oct 12, 2026, peaking Oct 12, 2026, 4:00 PM PDT

Oct 1 – Nov 10

The largest rise in water level over any 24 hours in the window — a storm-response indicator.

Data completeness

0%

0 of 40 days

Oct 1 – Nov 10

Days with enough readings to count as complete, out of the days elapsed in the window so far.

Kern River above Rosedale Canal

Lowest water level

7.23 ft

On Nov 5, 2026

Oct 1 – Nov 10

The lowest daily average water level of the window. It is depth at the sensor, not a surveyed river stage, so it compares with this gage's other days only.

Biggest 24-hour rise

1.31 ft

On Nov 8, 2026, peaking Nov 8, 2026, 8:00 AM PST

Oct 1 – Nov 10

The largest rise in water level over any 24 hours in the window — a storm-response indicator.

Data completeness

0%

0 of 40 days

Oct 1 – Nov 10

Days with enough readings to count as complete, out of the days elapsed in the window so far.

Is the water healthy for steelhead?

Dissolved oxygen: data not available.

pH: data not available.

Turbidity: data not available.

Daily highs and lows

At Kern River at First Point (Hart Park), over the last 90 days, water level swung an average of 0.24 ft between night and day.

At Kern River above Rosedale Canal, over the last 90 days, water level swung an average of 0.48 ft between night and day.

Show the data for Kern River at First Point (Hart Park) as a table

Daily low, average, high, and swing at Kern River at First Point (Hart Park) — the last 14 days of the selected measurement data.
Date	Water level				Discharge				Data
Date	Min	Mean	Max	Swing	Min	Mean	Max	Swing	Data
Oct 28, 2026	1.46 ft	1.60 ft	1.69 ft	0.23 ft	206.0 ft³/s	242.0 ft³/s	266.0 ft³/s	60.0 ft³/s
Oct 29, 2026	1.56 ft	1.60 ft	1.68 ft	0.12 ft	231.0 ft³/s	241.5 ft³/s	264.0 ft³/s	33.0 ft³/s
Oct 30, 2026	1.40 ft	1.59 ft	1.66 ft	0.26 ft	192.0 ft³/s	238.5 ft³/s	258.0 ft³/s	66.0 ft³/s
Oct 31, 2026	1.58 ft	1.60 ft	1.63 ft	0.05 ft	237.0 ft³/s	242.6 ft³/s	250.0 ft³/s	13.0 ft³/s
Nov 1, 2026	1.51 ft	1.58 ft	1.63 ft	0.12 ft	219.0 ft³/s	237.1 ft³/s	250.0 ft³/s	31.0 ft³/s
Nov 2, 2026	1.49 ft	1.60 ft	1.66 ft	0.17 ft	214.0 ft³/s	241.5 ft³/s	258.0 ft³/s	44.0 ft³/s
Nov 3, 2026	1.60 ft	1.75 ft	1.84 ft	0.24 ft	242.0 ft³/s	284.8 ft³/s	314.0 ft³/s	72.0 ft³/s
Nov 4, 2026	1.20 ft	1.73 ft	1.82 ft	0.62 ft	152.0 ft³/s	281.4 ft³/s	307.0 ft³/s	155.0 ft³/s
Nov 5, 2026	1.45 ft	1.59 ft	1.93 ft	0.48 ft	204.0 ft³/s	240.3 ft³/s	344.0 ft³/s	140.0 ft³/s
Nov 6, 2026	1.58 ft	1.62 ft	1.65 ft	0.07 ft	237.0 ft³/s	248.2 ft³/s	255.0 ft³/s	18.0 ft³/s
Nov 7, 2026	1.62 ft	1.64 ft	1.66 ft	0.04 ft	247.0 ft³/s	252.6 ft³/s	258.0 ft³/s	11.0 ft³/s
Nov 8, 2026	1.62 ft	1.64 ft	1.66 ft	0.04 ft	247.0 ft³/s	253.8 ft³/s	258.0 ft³/s	11.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026	1.57 ft	1.62 ft	1.66 ft	0.09 ft	234.0 ft³/s	247.9 ft³/s	258.0 ft³/s	24.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026	1.62 ft	1.63 ft	1.65 ft	0.03 ft	247.0 ft³/s	250.9 ft³/s	255.0 ft³/s	8.0 ft³/s	So far today: 30 of 96 readings so far

Show the data for Kern River above Rosedale Canal as a table

Daily low, average, high, and swing at Kern River above Rosedale Canal — the last 14 days of the selected measurement data.
Date	Water level				Data
Date	Min	Mean	Max	Swing	Data
Oct 28, 2026	8.54 ft	8.66 ft	8.75 ft	0.21 ft
Oct 29, 2026	8.54 ft	8.56 ft	8.59 ft	0.05 ft
Oct 30, 2026	8.33 ft	8.49 ft	8.58 ft	0.25 ft
Oct 31, 2026	8.36 ft	8.48 ft	8.64 ft	0.28 ft
Nov 1, 2026	8.64 ft	8.83 ft	8.99 ft	0.35 ft
Nov 2, 2026	8.91 ft	8.98 ft	9.02 ft	0.11 ft
Nov 3, 2026	8.70 ft	8.99 ft	9.13 ft	0.43 ft
Nov 4, 2026	8.11 ft	8.42 ft	8.69 ft	0.58 ft
Nov 5, 2026	6.78 ft	7.23 ft	8.08 ft	1.30 ft
Nov 6, 2026	7.24 ft	7.68 ft	7.99 ft	0.75 ft
Nov 7, 2026	7.08 ft	7.77 ft	8.34 ft	1.26 ft
Nov 8, 2026	8.30 ft	8.57 ft	8.73 ft	0.43 ft
Nov 9, 2026	8.73 ft	8.77 ft	8.85 ft	0.12 ft
Nov 10, 2026	8.77 ft	8.79 ft	8.83 ft	0.06 ft	So far today: 29 of 96 readings so far

Water level and temperature over time

At Kern River at First Point (Hart Park), over the last 7 days, water level ranged from 1.20 ft to 1.93 ft and discharge from 152.0 ft³/s to 344.0 ft³/s.

At Kern River above Rosedale Canal, over the last 7 days, water level ranged from 6.78 ft to 8.85 ft.

Raw readings are in Recent readings and downloads.

Show the data for Kern River at First Point (Hart Park) as a table

Daily minimum, average, and maximum for the last 7 days at Kern River at First Point (Hart Park).
Date	Water level			Discharge
Date	Min	Mean	Max	Min	Mean	Max
Nov 4, 2026	1.20 ft	1.73 ft	1.82 ft	152.0 ft³/s	281.4 ft³/s	307.0 ft³/s
Nov 5, 2026	1.45 ft	1.59 ft	1.93 ft	204.0 ft³/s	240.3 ft³/s	344.0 ft³/s
Nov 6, 2026	1.58 ft	1.62 ft	1.65 ft	237.0 ft³/s	248.2 ft³/s	255.0 ft³/s
Nov 7, 2026	1.62 ft	1.64 ft	1.66 ft	247.0 ft³/s	252.6 ft³/s	258.0 ft³/s
Nov 8, 2026	1.62 ft	1.64 ft	1.66 ft	247.0 ft³/s	253.8 ft³/s	258.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026	1.57 ft	1.62 ft	1.66 ft	234.0 ft³/s	247.9 ft³/s	258.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026 (so far today)	1.62 ft	1.63 ft	1.65 ft	247.0 ft³/s	250.9 ft³/s	255.0 ft³/s

Show the data for Kern River above Rosedale Canal as a table

Daily minimum, average, and maximum for the last 7 days at Kern River above Rosedale Canal.
Date	Water level
Date	Min	Mean	Max
Nov 4, 2026	8.11 ft	8.42 ft	8.69 ft
Nov 5, 2026	6.78 ft	7.23 ft	8.08 ft
Nov 6, 2026	7.24 ft	7.68 ft	7.99 ft
Nov 7, 2026	7.08 ft	7.77 ft	8.34 ft
Nov 8, 2026	8.30 ft	8.57 ft	8.73 ft
Nov 9, 2026	8.73 ft	8.77 ft	8.85 ft
Nov 10, 2026 (so far today)	8.77 ft	8.79 ft	8.83 ft

Every day at a glance

Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)

The calendar colors each day by its average water level; there is no water temperature sensor at this gage, so it shows no biological bands.

Show the monthly summaries for water year 2027 at Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)

At Kern River at First Point (Hart Park), month by month in water year 2027: how many days fell in each steelhead band, and the month's averages. Means use days that ended; a day without enough readings is in no band.
Month	Mean water level (ft)
Oct 2026	1.79 ft
Nov 2026	1.64 ft

Show every day of water year 2027 as a table at Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)

At Kern River at First Point (Hart Park), every day of water year 2027, the calendar's own rows: the 7-day average daily high the bands are based on, the band in words, and — labeled separately — that day's maximum temperature and average water level.
Date	Daily mean water level (ft)
Oct 10, 2026	1.97 ft
Oct 11, 2026	1.63 ft
Oct 12, 2026	1.64 ft
Oct 13, 2026	1.64 ft
Oct 14, 2026	2.12 ft
Oct 15, 2026	2.28 ft
Oct 16, 2026	2.06 ft
Oct 17, 2026	1.95 ft
Oct 18, 2026	1.96 ft
Oct 19, 2026	1.82 ft
Oct 20, 2026	1.72 ft
Oct 21, 2026	1.70 ft
Oct 22, 2026	1.86 ft
Oct 23, 2026	1.76 ft
Oct 24, 2026	1.84 ft
Oct 25, 2026	1.74 ft
Oct 26, 2026	1.73 ft
Oct 27, 2026	1.68 ft
Oct 28, 2026	1.60 ft
Oct 29, 2026	1.60 ft
Oct 30, 2026	1.59 ft
Oct 31, 2026	1.60 ft
Nov 1, 2026	1.58 ft
Nov 2, 2026	1.60 ft
Nov 3, 2026	1.75 ft
Nov 4, 2026	1.73 ft
Nov 5, 2026	1.59 ft
Nov 6, 2026	1.62 ft
Nov 7, 2026	1.64 ft
Nov 8, 2026	1.64 ft
Nov 9, 2026	1.62 ft
Nov 10, 2026 (so far today)	1.63 ft

Kern River above Rosedale Canal

The calendar colors each day by its average water level; there is no water temperature sensor at this gage, so it shows no biological bands.

Show the monthly summaries for water year 2027 at Kern River above Rosedale Canal

At Kern River above Rosedale Canal, month by month in water year 2027: how many days fell in each steelhead band, and the month's averages. Means use days that ended; a day without enough readings is in no band.
Month	Mean water level (ft)
Oct 2026	8.68 ft
Nov 2026	8.36 ft

Show every day of water year 2027 as a table at Kern River above Rosedale Canal

At Kern River above Rosedale Canal, every day of water year 2027, the calendar's own rows: the 7-day average daily high the bands are based on, the band in words, and — labeled separately — that day's maximum temperature and average water level.
Date	Daily mean water level (ft)
Oct 10, 2026	8.05 ft
Oct 11, 2026	7.95 ft
Oct 12, 2026	7.36 ft
Oct 13, 2026	8.23 ft
Oct 14, 2026	9.01 ft
Oct 15, 2026	9.07 ft
Oct 16, 2026	8.54 ft
Oct 17, 2026	8.99 ft
Oct 18, 2026	9.24 ft
Oct 19, 2026	9.24 ft
Oct 20, 2026	9.29 ft
Oct 21, 2026	9.32 ft
Oct 22, 2026	9.35 ft
Oct 23, 2026	9.09 ft
Oct 24, 2026	8.98 ft
Oct 25, 2026	8.21 ft
Oct 26, 2026	8.40 ft
Oct 27, 2026	8.51 ft
Oct 28, 2026	8.66 ft
Oct 29, 2026	8.56 ft
Oct 30, 2026	8.49 ft
Oct 31, 2026	8.48 ft
Nov 1, 2026	8.83 ft
Nov 2, 2026	8.98 ft
Nov 3, 2026	8.99 ft
Nov 4, 2026	8.42 ft
Nov 5, 2026	7.23 ft
Nov 6, 2026	7.68 ft
Nov 7, 2026	7.77 ft
Nov 8, 2026	8.57 ft
Nov 9, 2026	8.77 ft
Nov 10, 2026 (so far today)	8.79 ft

The calendar colors by daily average water level

Daily water level — this is the color scale the calendar uses; darker blue is deeper. Levels are continuous, so they carry no band.

The calendar's own days, in words: the tables above are the same data. For the raw readings, see Recent readings and downloads.

This year compared with past years

At Kern River at First Point (Hart Park), water level on Nov 10, 2026 was 1.63 ft. Comparisons appear once there is more than one year of data.

At Kern River above Rosedale Canal, water level on Nov 10, 2026 was 8.79 ft. Comparisons appear once there is more than one year of data.

Show the data for Kern River at First Point (Hart Park) as a table

Daily average water level at Kern River at First Point (Hart Park) on the same calendar day in every water year of the record: WY2027 (this year). A dash is a day with no reading in that year, never a zero.
Day of water year	WY2027 (this year)
Oct 10	1.97 ft
Oct 11	1.63 ft
Oct 12	1.64 ft
Oct 13	1.64 ft
Oct 14	2.12 ft
Oct 15	2.28 ft
Oct 16	2.06 ft
Oct 17	1.95 ft
Oct 18	1.96 ft
Oct 19	1.82 ft
Oct 20	1.72 ft
Oct 21	1.70 ft
Oct 22	1.86 ft
Oct 23	1.76 ft
Oct 24	1.84 ft
Oct 25	1.74 ft
Oct 26	1.73 ft
Oct 27	1.68 ft
Oct 28	1.60 ft
Oct 29	1.60 ft
Oct 30	1.59 ft
Oct 31	1.60 ft
Nov 1	1.58 ft
Nov 2	1.60 ft
Nov 3	1.75 ft
Nov 4	1.73 ft
Nov 5	1.59 ft
Nov 6	1.62 ft
Nov 7	1.64 ft
Nov 8	1.64 ft
Nov 9	1.62 ft
Nov 10	1.63 ft

Show the data for Kern River above Rosedale Canal as a table

Daily average water level at Kern River above Rosedale Canal on the same calendar day in every water year of the record: WY2027 (this year). A dash is a day with no reading in that year, never a zero.
Day of water year	WY2027 (this year)
Oct 10	8.05 ft
Oct 11	7.95 ft
Oct 12	7.36 ft
Oct 13	8.23 ft
Oct 14	9.01 ft
Oct 15	9.07 ft
Oct 16	8.54 ft
Oct 17	8.99 ft
Oct 18	9.24 ft
Oct 19	9.24 ft
Oct 20	9.29 ft
Oct 21	9.32 ft
Oct 22	9.35 ft
Oct 23	9.09 ft
Oct 24	8.98 ft
Oct 25	8.21 ft
Oct 26	8.40 ft
Oct 27	8.51 ft
Oct 28	8.66 ft
Oct 29	8.56 ft
Oct 30	8.49 ft
Oct 31	8.48 ft
Nov 1	8.83 ft
Nov 2	8.98 ft
Nov 3	8.99 ft
Nov 4	8.42 ft
Nov 5	7.23 ft
Nov 6	7.68 ft
Nov 7	7.77 ft
Nov 8	8.57 ft
Nov 9	8.77 ft
Nov 10	8.79 ft

Other years' days are in the tables above; the chart draws them thin and gray and this year bold, one line per gage. For the raw readings, see Recent readings and downloads.

Where the gage is

One marker for every gage of this stream; the same locations are written out beside the map.

The gages

Kern River at First Point (Hart Park) 35.4467°, -118.922° View on OpenStreetMap of Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)
Kern River above Rosedale Canal 35.3542°, -119.13° View on OpenStreetMap of Kern River above Rosedale Canal

The creek

Stream map coming soon — the stream's course has not been added yet.

Recent readings and downloads

192 readings, oldest first. Sorting and paging need JavaScript; every row is already here.

Every recent reading from Kern River at First Point (Hart Park) and Kern River above Rosedale Canal. Times are gage-local (Pacific time) and UTC; values are in the units named in each heading.
Local time	UTC time	Gage	Water level (ft)	Discharge (ft³/s)
Nov 9, 2026, 7:15 AM PST	2026-11-09T15:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.73 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 7:30 AM PST	2026-11-09T15:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.65 ft	255.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 7:30 AM PST	2026-11-09T15:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.73 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 7:45 AM PST	2026-11-09T15:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.65 ft	255.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 7:45 AM PST	2026-11-09T15:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.73 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 8:00 AM PST	2026-11-09T16:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.64 ft	253.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 8:00 AM PST	2026-11-09T16:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.73 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 8:15 AM PST	2026-11-09T16:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.63 ft	250.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 8:15 AM PST	2026-11-09T16:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.73 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 8:30 AM PST	2026-11-09T16:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.63 ft	250.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 8:30 AM PST	2026-11-09T16:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.73 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 8:45 AM PST	2026-11-09T16:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.64 ft	253.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 8:45 AM PST	2026-11-09T16:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.73 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 9:00 AM PST	2026-11-09T17:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.65 ft	255.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 9:00 AM PST	2026-11-09T17:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.73 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 9:15 AM PST	2026-11-09T17:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.66 ft	258.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 9:15 AM PST	2026-11-09T17:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.73 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 9:30 AM PST	2026-11-09T17:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.66 ft	258.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 9:30 AM PST	2026-11-09T17:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.74 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 9:45 AM PST	2026-11-09T17:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.65 ft	255.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 9:45 AM PST	2026-11-09T17:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.74 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 10:00 AM PST	2026-11-09T18:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.64 ft	253.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 10:00 AM PST	2026-11-09T18:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.74 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 10:15 AM PST	2026-11-09T18:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.63 ft	250.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 10:15 AM PST	2026-11-09T18:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.74 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 10:30 AM PST	2026-11-09T18:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.63 ft	250.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 10:30 AM PST	2026-11-09T18:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.74 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 10:45 AM PST	2026-11-09T18:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.63 ft	250.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 10:45 AM PST	2026-11-09T18:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.75 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 11:00 AM PST	2026-11-09T19:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.64 ft	253.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 11:00 AM PST	2026-11-09T19:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.75 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 11:15 AM PST	2026-11-09T19:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.64 ft	253.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 11:15 AM PST	2026-11-09T19:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.76 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 11:30 AM PST	2026-11-09T19:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.64 ft	253.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 11:30 AM PST	2026-11-09T19:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.77 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 11:45 AM PST	2026-11-09T19:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.63 ft	250.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 11:45 AM PST	2026-11-09T19:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.78 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 12:00 PM PST	2026-11-09T20:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.62 ft	247.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 12:00 PM PST	2026-11-09T20:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.78 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 12:15 PM PST	2026-11-09T20:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.61 ft	245.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 12:15 PM PST	2026-11-09T20:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.79 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 12:30 PM PST	2026-11-09T20:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.61 ft	245.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 12:30 PM PST	2026-11-09T20:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.79 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 12:45 PM PST	2026-11-09T20:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.61 ft	245.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 12:45 PM PST	2026-11-09T20:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.80 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 1:00 PM PST	2026-11-09T21:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.61 ft	245.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 1:00 PM PST	2026-11-09T21:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.81 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 1:15 PM PST	2026-11-09T21:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.61 ft	245.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 1:15 PM PST	2026-11-09T21:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.81 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 1:30 PM PST	2026-11-09T21:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.61 ft	245.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 1:30 PM PST	2026-11-09T21:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.82 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 1:45 PM PST	2026-11-09T21:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.59 ft	239.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 1:45 PM PST	2026-11-09T21:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.83 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 2:00 PM PST	2026-11-09T22:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.58 ft	237.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 2:00 PM PST	2026-11-09T22:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.83 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 2:15 PM PST	2026-11-09T22:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.58 ft	237.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 2:15 PM PST	2026-11-09T22:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.83 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 2:30 PM PST	2026-11-09T22:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.58 ft	237.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 2:30 PM PST	2026-11-09T22:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.84 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 2:45 PM PST	2026-11-09T22:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.59 ft	239.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 2:45 PM PST	2026-11-09T22:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.84 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 3:00 PM PST	2026-11-09T23:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.59 ft	239.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 3:00 PM PST	2026-11-09T23:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.85 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 3:15 PM PST	2026-11-09T23:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.59 ft	239.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 3:15 PM PST	2026-11-09T23:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.85 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 3:30 PM PST	2026-11-09T23:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.58 ft	237.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 3:30 PM PST	2026-11-09T23:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.85 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 3:45 PM PST	2026-11-09T23:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.58 ft	237.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 3:45 PM PST	2026-11-09T23:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.85 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 4:00 PM PST	2026-11-10T00:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.57 ft	234.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 4:00 PM PST	2026-11-10T00:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.85 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 4:15 PM PST	2026-11-10T00:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.57 ft	234.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 4:15 PM PST	2026-11-10T00:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.85 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 4:30 PM PST	2026-11-10T00:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.57 ft	234.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 4:30 PM PST	2026-11-10T00:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.85 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 4:45 PM PST	2026-11-10T00:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.58 ft	237.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 4:45 PM PST	2026-11-10T00:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.85 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 5:00 PM PST	2026-11-10T01:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.59 ft	239.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 5:00 PM PST	2026-11-10T01:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.84 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 5:15 PM PST	2026-11-10T01:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.59 ft	239.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 5:15 PM PST	2026-11-10T01:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.84 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 5:30 PM PST	2026-11-10T01:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.59 ft	239.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 5:30 PM PST	2026-11-10T01:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.84 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 5:45 PM PST	2026-11-10T01:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.58 ft	237.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 5:45 PM PST	2026-11-10T01:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.83 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 6:00 PM PST	2026-11-10T02:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.58 ft	237.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 6:00 PM PST	2026-11-10T02:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.83 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 6:15 PM PST	2026-11-10T02:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.58 ft	237.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 6:15 PM PST	2026-11-10T02:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.83 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 6:30 PM PST	2026-11-10T02:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.59 ft	239.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 6:30 PM PST	2026-11-10T02:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.82 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 6:45 PM PST	2026-11-10T02:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.60 ft	242.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 6:45 PM PST	2026-11-10T02:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.82 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 7:00 PM PST	2026-11-10T03:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.61 ft	245.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 7:00 PM PST	2026-11-10T03:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.82 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 7:15 PM PST	2026-11-10T03:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.62 ft	247.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 7:15 PM PST	2026-11-10T03:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.81 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 7:30 PM PST	2026-11-10T03:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.61 ft	245.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 7:30 PM PST	2026-11-10T03:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.81 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 7:45 PM PST	2026-11-10T03:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.60 ft	242.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 7:45 PM PST	2026-11-10T03:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.80 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 8:00 PM PST	2026-11-10T04:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.60 ft	242.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 8:00 PM PST	2026-11-10T04:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.80 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 8:15 PM PST	2026-11-10T04:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.60 ft	242.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 8:15 PM PST	2026-11-10T04:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.79 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 8:30 PM PST	2026-11-10T04:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.61 ft	245.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 8:30 PM PST	2026-11-10T04:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.79 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 8:45 PM PST	2026-11-10T04:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.62 ft	247.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 8:45 PM PST	2026-11-10T04:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.79 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 9:00 PM PST	2026-11-10T05:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.63 ft	250.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 9:00 PM PST	2026-11-10T05:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.78 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 9:15 PM PST	2026-11-10T05:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.63 ft	250.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 9:15 PM PST	2026-11-10T05:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.78 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 9:30 PM PST	2026-11-10T05:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.63 ft	250.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 9:30 PM PST	2026-11-10T05:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.78 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 9:45 PM PST	2026-11-10T05:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.62 ft	247.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 9:45 PM PST	2026-11-10T05:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.77 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 10:00 PM PST	2026-11-10T06:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.62 ft	247.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 10:00 PM PST	2026-11-10T06:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.77 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 10:15 PM PST	2026-11-10T06:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.63 ft	250.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 10:15 PM PST	2026-11-10T06:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.77 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 10:30 PM PST	2026-11-10T06:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.64 ft	253.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 10:30 PM PST	2026-11-10T06:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.77 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 10:45 PM PST	2026-11-10T06:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.65 ft	255.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 10:45 PM PST	2026-11-10T06:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.77 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 11:00 PM PST	2026-11-10T07:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.65 ft	255.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 11:00 PM PST	2026-11-10T07:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.77 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 11:15 PM PST	2026-11-10T07:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.65 ft	255.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 11:15 PM PST	2026-11-10T07:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.77 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 11:30 PM PST	2026-11-10T07:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.64 ft	253.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 11:30 PM PST	2026-11-10T07:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.77 ft	—
Nov 9, 2026, 11:45 PM PST	2026-11-10T07:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.63 ft	250.0 ft³/s
Nov 9, 2026, 11:45 PM PST	2026-11-10T07:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.77 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 12:00 AM PST	2026-11-10T08:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.63 ft	250.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 12:00 AM PST	2026-11-10T08:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.77 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 12:15 AM PST	2026-11-10T08:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.63 ft	250.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 12:15 AM PST	2026-11-10T08:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.77 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 12:30 AM PST	2026-11-10T08:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.65 ft	255.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 12:30 AM PST	2026-11-10T08:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.77 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 12:45 AM PST	2026-11-10T08:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.65 ft	255.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 12:45 AM PST	2026-11-10T08:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.77 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 1:00 AM PST	2026-11-10T09:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.65 ft	255.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 1:00 AM PST	2026-11-10T09:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.77 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 1:15 AM PST	2026-11-10T09:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.64 ft	253.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 1:15 AM PST	2026-11-10T09:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.77 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 1:30 AM PST	2026-11-10T09:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.63 ft	250.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 1:30 AM PST	2026-11-10T09:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.77 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 1:45 AM PST	2026-11-10T09:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.63 ft	250.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 1:45 AM PST	2026-11-10T09:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.77 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 2:00 AM PST	2026-11-10T10:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.63 ft	250.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 2:00 AM PST	2026-11-10T10:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.77 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 2:15 AM PST	2026-11-10T10:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.64 ft	253.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 2:15 AM PST	2026-11-10T10:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.77 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 2:30 AM PST	2026-11-10T10:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.65 ft	255.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 2:30 AM PST	2026-11-10T10:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.78 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 2:45 AM PST	2026-11-10T10:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.65 ft	255.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 2:45 AM PST	2026-11-10T10:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.79 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 3:00 AM PST	2026-11-10T11:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.64 ft	253.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 3:00 AM PST	2026-11-10T11:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.79 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 3:15 AM PST	2026-11-10T11:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.63 ft	250.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 3:15 AM PST	2026-11-10T11:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.79 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 3:30 AM PST	2026-11-10T11:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.62 ft	247.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 3:30 AM PST	2026-11-10T11:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.79 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 3:45 AM PST	2026-11-10T11:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.62 ft	247.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 3:45 AM PST	2026-11-10T11:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.80 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 4:00 AM PST	2026-11-10T12:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.62 ft	247.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 4:00 AM PST	2026-11-10T12:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.80 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 4:15 AM PST	2026-11-10T12:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.63 ft	250.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 4:15 AM PST	2026-11-10T12:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.80 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 4:30 AM PST	2026-11-10T12:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.64 ft	253.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 4:30 AM PST	2026-11-10T12:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.80 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 4:45 AM PST	2026-11-10T12:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.64 ft	253.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 4:45 AM PST	2026-11-10T12:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.81 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 5:00 AM PST	2026-11-10T13:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.64 ft	253.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 5:00 AM PST	2026-11-10T13:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.81 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 5:15 AM PST	2026-11-10T13:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.63 ft	250.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 5:15 AM PST	2026-11-10T13:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.81 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 5:30 AM PST	2026-11-10T13:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.62 ft	247.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 5:30 AM PST	2026-11-10T13:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.82 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 5:45 AM PST	2026-11-10T13:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.62 ft	247.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 5:45 AM PST	2026-11-10T13:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.82 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 6:00 AM PST	2026-11-10T14:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.62 ft	247.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 6:00 AM PST	2026-11-10T14:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.82 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 6:15 AM PST	2026-11-10T14:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.63 ft	250.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 6:15 AM PST	2026-11-10T14:15:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.83 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 6:30 AM PST	2026-11-10T14:30:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.64 ft	253.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 6:30 AM PST	2026-11-10T14:30:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.83 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 6:45 AM PST	2026-11-10T14:45:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.64 ft	253.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 6:45 AM PST	2026-11-10T14:45:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.83 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 7:00 AM PST	2026-11-10T15:00:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.63 ft	250.0 ft³/s
Nov 10, 2026, 7:00 AM PST	2026-11-10T15:00:00Z	Kern River above Rosedale Canal	8.83 ft	—
Nov 10, 2026, 7:15 AM PST	2026-11-10T15:15:00Z	Kern River at First Point (Hart Park)	1.62 ft	247.0 ft³/s

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This is the complete record for Kern River as one CSV file, rebuilt by the publisher on every build. The archive copy of the same readings may be split into yearly segments; this file is not a link to a segment and always has the same name.

What is in the file

One row per reading, plus a header row that is always there: UTF-8 without a byte-order mark, LF line endings, and RFC 4180 quoting, so a field is quoted only when it holds a comma, a quote, or a line break. Rows are in a fixed order — gage, then measurement, then time — which is what lets two versions of the file be compared line by line to find what changed. Values are the exact numbers the site stores, not rounded for display; the unit each one is in travels with it in the row, in unit_metric, unit_imperial, and raw_unit. Both observed_at_utc and ingested_at_utc are ISO-8601 in UTC with a trailing Z and whole seconds, so a timestamp is never ambiguous across the daylight-saving change; the local times in the table above are those same instants read in the gage's time zone.

stream_slug: Which stream the reading belongs to. Every row of this file is the same stream.
gage_slug: Which gage on that stream took it — a stream can have more than one.
logger_sn: The data logger's serial number, recorded with the reading and never rewritten.
sensor_sn: The sensor's serial number, so swapping a sensor later cannot move an old reading's provenance.
measurement_type: What was measured, as a code — the same codes this page labels in its own column headings.
observed_at_utc: When the reading was taken, as ISO-8601 UTC with a trailing Z, whole seconds: 2026-09-14T21:45:00Z.
value_metric: The value in metric units, exactly as the site stores it.
unit_metric: The unit value_metric is in, written in each row beside it.
value_imperial: The same value in US units, converted with the unit registry's factor and rounded to its precision plus two places.
unit_imperial: The unit value_imperial is in.
raw_value: The value as the logger reported it, before any conversion.
raw_unit: The unit raw_value is in, as the logger reported it.
source: Which ingest path produced the row, so a change of instrument is visible in the data.
ingested_at_utc: When the site stored the reading, in ISO-8601 UTC with a trailing Z — when it arrived, not when it was measured.

Attribution: data from LI-COR Cloud gages, published by Water Audit California. Please keep the gage and the observation time with any value you reuse, so it can be checked.

License: the readings are published under the MIT/X Consortium License.

About this data

Water level at gage: depth of water above the sensor, relative to the level recorded when the logger was installed. It is not a surveyed river stage and can't be compared between gages.

7-day average daily high temperature (7DADM): the mean of the daily maximum water temperature over seven consecutive local days, calculated only when all seven days are complete. The steelhead bands below are applied to that value, never to a single reading.

All times shown are gage-local time (America/Los_Angeles), the same zone the site is configured for; data files carry UTC timestamps.

Steelhead water-temperature bands, applied to the 7-day average daily high.
Band	7-day average daily high	What it means
Good	at or below 60.8 °F	Good for young steelhead
Stressful	above 60.8 °F and below 71.6 °F	Stressful: slower growth, more disease
Dangerous	at or above 71.6 °F	Dangerous: can kill steelhead
Federal reference	68.0 °F	Federal recovery-plan limit for suitable summer rearing.
Heat spike	75.2 °F	A single reading or daily high at or above this value.

Biological thresholds from published research (EPA 2003 and others), not legal limits. Sources: EPA Region 10 (2003) Tables 1, 3, and 4; NMFS 2016 recovery plan, Vol. IV; WDOE 2002 via Carter 2005; Nielsen et al. 1994; Sullivan et al. 2000.

Thresholds are pending scientific review.

Seasonal limits for spawning and smoltification are configured but not applied.

Measurements come from LI-COR Cloud loggers and configured CDEC stations, published by Water Audit California.

Data: National Weather Service (HADS) (NWS KHPC1).

Also published as: CDEC 1ST.

Data: National Weather Service (HADS) (NWS XRCC1).