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Salinas River below Santa Margarita Lake Stage (ft)Observed: 2.29 ft at 2:36AM May 07, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 3:06AM May 07, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 6:51AM May 07, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 7:36AM May 07, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 8:06AM May 07, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 8:21AM May 07, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 8:36AM May 07, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 9:06AM May 07, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 9:51AM May 07, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 10:06AM May 07, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 11:36AM May 07, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 2:21PM May 07, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 2:36PM May 07, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 3:36PM May 07, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 5:51PM May 07, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 6:36PM May 07, 2024Observed: 2.25 ft at 7:21PM May 07, 2024Observed: 2.25 ft at 9:06PM May 07, 2024Observed: 2.25 ft at 10:51PM May 07, 2024Observed: 2.25 ft at 12:06AM May 08, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 1:51AM May 08, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 2:51AM May 08, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 3:06AM May 08, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 5:21AM May 08, 2024Observed: 2.25 ft at 6:51AM May 08, 2024Observed: 2.25 ft at 7:21AM May 08, 2024Observed: 2.25 ft at 8:06AM May 08, 2024Observed: 2.25 ft at 8:21AM May 08, 2024Observed: 2.25 ft at 9:36AM May 08, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 11:36AM May 08, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 2:36PM May 08, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 7:36PM May 08, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 8:06PM May 08, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 8:36PM May 08, 2024Observed: 2.25 ft at 8:51PM May 08, 2024Observed: 2.25 ft at 9:21PM May 08, 2024Observed: 2.25 ft at 10:21PM May 08, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 11:21PM May 08, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 1:51AM May 09, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 3:51AM May 09, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 4:21AM May 09, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 6:36AM May 09, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 6:51AM May 09, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 7:06AM May 09, 2024Observed: 2.33 ft at 7:51AM May 09, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 8:06AM May 09, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 8:36AM May 09, 2024Observed: 2.25 ft at 8:51AM May 09, 2024Observed: 2.25 ft at 9:06AM May 09, 2024Observed: 2.35 ft at 10:21AM May 09, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 2:06PM May 09, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 2:21PM May 09, 2024Observed: 2.34 ft at 4:36PM May 09, 2024Observed: 2.33 ft at 5:51PM May 09, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 11:21PM May 09, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 12:21AM May 10, 2024Observed: 2.31 ft at 12:36AM May 10, 2024Observed: 2.31 ft at 2:21AM May 10, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 2:36AM May 10, 2024Observed: 2.31 ft at 3:36AM May 10, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 4:51AM May 10, 2024Observed: 2.31 ft at 5:06AM May 10, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 7:34AM May 10, 2024Observed: 2.31 ft at 8:06AM May 10, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 8:36AM May 10, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 10:06AM May 10, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 10:21AM May 10, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 10:51AM May 10, 2024Observed: 2.25 ft at 11:21AM May 10, 2024Observed: 2.25 ft at 11:51AM May 10, 2024Observed: 2.35 ft at 12:21PM May 10, 2024Observed: 2.36 ft at 1:51PM May 10, 2024Observed: 2.34 ft at 3:21PM May 10, 2024Observed: 2.35 ft at 3:36PM May 10, 2024Observed: 2.31 ft at 7:21PM May 10, 2024Observed: 2.34 ft at 9:06PM May 10, 2024Observed: 2.33 ft at 9:21PM May 10, 2024Observed: 2.36 ft at 12:36AM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.36 ft at 12:51AM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.43 ft at 9:06AM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.42 ft at 10:21AM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.42 ft at 11:06AM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.4 ft at 2:51PM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.4 ft at 3:36PM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.39 ft at 4:21PM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.39 ft at 5:36PM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.38 ft at 5:51PM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.38 ft at 7:06PM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.41 ft at 8:06PM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.4 ft at 8:21PM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.41 ft at 9:21PM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.43 ft at 10:06PM May 11, 2024Observed: 2.44 ft at 1:51AM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.45 ft at 2:21AM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.48 ft at 4:36AM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.48 ft at 6:06AM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.45 ft at 7:21AM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.46 ft at 7:36AM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.41 ft at 10:06AM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.41 ft at 10:21AM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.42 ft at 10:36AM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.41 ft at 11:51AM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.39 ft at 3:21PM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.4 ft at 4:06PM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.4 ft at 4:36PM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.39 ft at 6:06PM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.4 ft at 6:21PM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.4 ft at 8:06PM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.41 ft at 8:36PM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.42 ft at 9:51PM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.42 ft at 11:36PM May 12, 2024Observed: 2.45 ft at 12:51AM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.45 ft at 1:06AM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.42 ft at 2:51AM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.45 ft at 4:36AM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.46 ft at 5:06AM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.44 ft at 8:36AM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.45 ft at 9:21AM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.44 ft at 11:36AM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.44 ft at 1:21PM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.44 ft at 1:36PM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.43 ft at 2:21PM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.43 ft at 4:51PM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.43 ft at 6:06PM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.42 ft at 7:36PM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.41 ft at 7:51PM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.4 ft at 8:06PM May 13, 2024Observed: 2.44 ft at 2:06AM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.44 ft at 2:21AM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.46 ft at 4:06AM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.48 ft at 6:06AM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.48 ft at 6:36AM May 14, 2024Highest Observation: 2.49 ft at 7:21AM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 4:21PM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.25 ft at 4:51PM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.25 ft at 5:21PM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 6:06PM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.27 ft at 7:21PM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 8:36PM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 9:21PM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 9:51PM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 11:36PM May 14, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 12:36AM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 12:51AM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.31 ft at 2:21AM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.31 ft at 3:06AM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.31 ft at 3:36AM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.29 ft at 5:36AM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.31 ft at 8:06AM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.15 ft at 9:04AM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.06 ft at 11:36AM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.06 ft at 11:51AM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.06 ft at 12:06PM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.04 ft at 12:36PM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.04 ft at 1:36PM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.09 ft at 3:21PM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.08 ft at 4:21PM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.08 ft at 4:36PM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.06 ft at 6:21PM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.06 ft at 8:06PM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.06 ft at 8:51PM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.06 ft at 9:06PM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.06 ft at 11:06PM May 15, 2024Observed: 2.06 ft at 12:06AM May 16, 2024Observed: 2.06 ft at 1:06AM May 16, 2024San Luis Obispo County Public WorksSGTC1(plotting HGIRR) Graph Created (1:56AM May 16, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 2.06 ft at 1:06 AM PDT 16-May-2024.
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