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NOTE: Forecasts for the Carmel River at Robles Del Rio are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 13 Moderate Flood Stage: 11 Flood Stage: 8.5 Action Stage: 7.5 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 12.90 ft on 03/10/1995 (2) 12.69 ft on 01/09/2023 (P) (3) 12.61 ft on 01/10/1995 (4) 11.70 ft on 12/23/1955 (5) 11.49 ft on 02/28/1983 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 8.48 ft on 03/10/2023 (P) (2) 9.06 ft on 01/14/2023 (P) (3) 12.69 ft on 01/09/2023 (P) (4) 7.27 ft on 12/31/2022 (5) 6.32 ft on 01/28/2021 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available.

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14	Disastrous flooding along the entire Carmel River. Approaches to all bridges along the entire Carmel River will be impassable. Many homes and businesses along the entire Carmel River experiencing severe flood damage with transportation difficult.
13	Major flooding can be expected along the entire Carmel River. Some levees along the lower Carmel River in danger of breaching. Many homes, businesses, and roads along the entire Carmel River will become inundated. Portions of Mission Fields and Rio Roads will be flooded.
12.9	Flood of Record: 03/10/1995
12	Widespread flood damage to low lying homes along the entire Carmel River. Levees protecting homes near Mission Fields are in danger of breaching. Homes near the Carmel Lagoon area begin to have substantial flooding.
11	Hacienda Carmel residential development levee is threatened. Moderate flooding of golf courses and low lying homes along the entire Carmel River. Homes in the Carmel Lagoon area begin to experience moderate flooding.
10	South side of Highway 1 bridge access becomes inundated and impassable. Many low lying homes threatened along the entire Carmel River. Low lying homes near Camp Steffani experience substantial flooding and homes near Schulte Road in danger of flooding. Homes surrounding the Carmel Lagoon area are in danger of flooding.
8.5	Low lying homes from Camp Steffani to below Robles del Rio will begin to flood. Old Odello Ranch near Carmel begins to flood. Homes along Paso Hondo and Dampierre Park subject to flooding.
7.5	Monitor Stage. Water levels are roughly 1 foot below primary breakout locations near Camp Steffani, Paso Hondo, and Dampierre Park.

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Latitude: 36.474861° N, Longitude: 121.728889° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 8.5 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 268.57 ft 277.57 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Robles Del Rio U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Robles Del Rio

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