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Salinas River near Spreckels Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 4.86 ft at 2:45PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 3:00PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.84 ft at 3:15PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 3:30PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 3:45PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 4:00PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 4:15PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 4:30PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 4:45PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 5:00PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 5:15PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 5:30PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 5:45PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.9 ft at 6:00PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 6:15PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 6:30PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.9 ft at 6:45PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 7:00PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 7:15PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.9 ft at 7:30PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 7:45PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 8:00PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 8:15PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 8:30PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 8:45PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 9:00PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 9:15PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 9:30PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 9:45PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 10:00PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 10:15PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 10:30PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 10:45PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 11:00PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 11:15PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 11:30PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 11:45PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 12:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 12:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 12:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 12:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 2:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 2:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 2:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 2:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 3:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 3:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 3:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 3:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 4:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 4:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 4:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 4:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 5:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 5:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 5:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 5:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 6:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 6:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 6:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 6:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 7:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.9 ft at 7:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 7:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 7:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 8:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 8:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 8:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 8:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 9:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 9:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 9:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 9:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 10:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 10:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 10:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 10:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 11:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 11:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 11:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 11:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 12:00PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 12:15PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 12:30PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 12:45PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 1:00PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 1:15PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 1:30PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 1:45PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 2:00PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 2:15PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 2:30PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 2:45PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 3:00PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 3:15PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 3:30PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 3:45PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 4:00PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 4:15PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 4:30PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 4:45PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.9 ft at 5:00PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 5:15PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 5:30PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 5:45PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 6:00PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 6:15PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.9 ft at 6:30PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 6:45PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 7:00PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 7:15PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 7:30PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 7:45PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 8:00PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 8:15PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 8:30PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 8:45PM Sep 29, 2023Highest Observation: 4.94 ft at 9:00PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 9:15PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 9:30PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 9:45PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 10:00PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 10:15PM Sep 29, 2023Highest Observation: 4.94 ft at 10:30PM Sep 29, 2023Highest Observation: 4.94 ft at 10:45PM Sep 29, 2023Highest Observation: 4.94 ft at 11:00PM Sep 29, 2023Highest Observation: 4.94 ft at 11:15PM Sep 29, 2023Highest Observation: 4.94 ft at 11:30PM Sep 29, 2023Highest Observation: 4.94 ft at 11:45PM Sep 29, 2023Highest Observation: 4.94 ft at 12:00AM Sep 30, 2023Highest Observation: 4.94 ft at 12:15AM Sep 30, 2023Highest Observation: 4.94 ft at 12:30AM Sep 30, 2023Highest Observation: 4.94 ft at 12:45AM Sep 30, 2023Highest Observation: 4.94 ft at 1:00AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 1:15AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 1:30AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 1:45AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 2:00AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 2:15AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 2:30AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 2:45AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 3:00AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 3:15AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 3:30AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 3:45AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 4:00AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 4:15AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 4:30AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 4:45AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 5:00AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 5:15AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 5:30AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 5:45AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 6:00AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 6:15AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 6:30AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 6:45AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 7:00AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 7:15AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 7:30AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 7:45AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 8:00AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 8:15AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.9 ft at 8:30AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.9 ft at 8:45AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 9:00AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 9:15AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 9:30AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 9:45AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 10:00AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 10:15AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 10:30AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 10:45AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 11:00AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 11:15AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 11:30AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.9 ft at 11:45AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 12:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 12:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 12:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 12:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 1:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 1:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 1:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 1:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 2:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 2:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 2:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 2:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 3:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 3:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 3:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 3:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 4:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 4:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 4:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 4:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 5:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 5:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 5:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 5:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 6:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 6:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 6:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 6:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 7:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.89 ft at 7:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 7:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 7:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 8:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 8:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 8:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 8:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 9:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 9:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 9:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 9:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 10:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 10:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 10:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 10:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 11:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.88 ft at 11:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 11:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 11:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 12:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 12:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 12:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 12:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 1:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 1:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 1:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 1:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 2:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 2:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 2:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 2:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.87 ft at 3:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 3:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 3:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 3:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 4:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 4:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 4:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 4:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 5:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 5:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 5:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 5:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 6:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 6:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 6:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 6:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 7:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 7:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 7:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 7:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.86 ft at 8:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 8:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 8:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.84 ft at 8:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.84 ft at 9:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 9:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 9:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 9:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.83 ft at 10:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.83 ft at 10:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.82 ft at 10:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 10:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 11:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 11:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 11:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 11:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 12:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.83 ft at 12:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 12:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 12:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 1:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 1:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.83 ft at 1:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 1:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.84 ft at 2:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 2:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 2:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.82 ft at 2:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.84 ft at 3:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.83 ft at 3:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 3:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 3:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 4:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 4:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 4:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 4:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.84 ft at 5:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 5:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 5:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 5:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 6:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 6:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 6:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 6:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 7:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 7:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 7:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 7:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 8:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 8:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 8:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 8:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 9:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.85 ft at 9:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.84 ft at 9:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.84 ft at 9:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.84 ft at 10:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.84 ft at 10:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.84 ft at 10:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.84 ft at 10:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.84 ft at 11:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.84 ft at 11:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.84 ft at 11:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.84 ft at 11:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 4.84 ft at 12:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.84 ft at 12:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.84 ft at 12:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.84 ft at 12:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.83 ft at 1:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.83 ft at 1:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.83 ft at 1:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.83 ft at 1:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.83 ft at 2:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.83 ft at 2:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.82 ft at 2:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.82 ft at 2:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.82 ft at 3:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.82 ft at 3:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.82 ft at 3:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.82 ft at 3:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 4:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.82 ft at 4:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 4:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 4:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 5:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 5:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 5:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 5:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 6:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.78 ft at 6:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 6:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.77 ft at 6:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 7:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 7:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 7:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 7:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 8:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 8:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 8:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 8:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 9:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 9:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 9:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 9:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 10:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 10:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 10:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 10:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 11:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 11:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 11:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 11:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 12:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 12:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 12:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 12:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 1:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 1:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 1:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.76 ft at 1:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 2:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.78 ft at 2:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.76 ft at 2:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 2:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.78 ft at 3:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 3:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 3:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 3:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 4:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 4:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.79 ft at 4:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 4:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 5:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 5:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 5:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 5:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 6:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 6:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 6:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 6:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 7:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 7:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 7:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 7:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 8:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 8:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 8:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 8:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 9:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 9:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 9:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 9:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 10:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 10:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 10:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 10:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 11:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 11:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 11:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 11:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 12:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 12:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 12:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 12:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 1:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 1:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 1:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 1:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 2:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 2:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 2:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 2:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 3:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 3:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 3:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 3:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 4:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 4:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 4:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 4:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 5:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 5:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 5:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 5:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 6:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 6:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 6:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 6:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 7:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 7:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 7:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 7:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 8:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 8:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 8:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 8:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.78 ft at 9:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.77 ft at 9:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.78 ft at 9:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 9:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 10:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 10:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 10:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 10:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 11:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 11:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 11:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 11:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 12:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.82 ft at 12:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.82 ft at 12:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 12:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 1:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.8 ft at 1:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.77 ft at 1:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 1:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 4.81 ft at 2:00PM Oct 03, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 3:00PM Oct 03, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 4:00PM Oct 03, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 5:00PM Oct 03, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 6:00PM Oct 03, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 7:00PM Oct 03, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 8:00PM Oct 03, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 9:00PM Oct 03, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 10:00PM Oct 03, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 11:00PM Oct 03, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 12:00AM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 1:00AM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 2:00AM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 3:00AM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 4:00AM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 5:00AM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 6:00AM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 7:00AM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 8:00AM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 9:00AM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 10:00AM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 11:00AM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 12:00PM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 1:00PM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 2:00PM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 3:00PM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 4:00PM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 5:00PM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 6:00PM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 7:00PM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 8:00PM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 9:00PM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 10:00PM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 11:00PM Oct 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 12:00AM Oct 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 1:00AM Oct 05, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 2:00AM 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06, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 12:00AM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 1:00AM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 2:00AM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 3:00AM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 4:00AM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 5:00AM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 6:00AM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 7:00AM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 8:00AM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 9:00AM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 10:00AM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 11:00AM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 12:00PM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 1:00PM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 2:00PM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 3:00PM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 4:00PM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 5:00PM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 6:00PM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 7:00PM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 8:00PM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 9:00PM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 10:00PM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 11:00PM Oct 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 12:00AM Oct 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 1:00AM Oct 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 2:00AM Oct 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 3:00AM Oct 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 4:00AM Oct 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.8 ft 5:00AM Oct 08, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSPRC1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (2:30PM Oct 3, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 7:25AM Oct 3)Latest observed value: 4.81 ft at 2:00 PM PDT 3-Oct-2023. Flood Stage is 23 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 28
Moderate Flood Stage: 26
Flood Stage: 23
Action Stage: 20
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 30.29 ft on 03/12/1995
(2) 26.51 ft on 02/26/1969
(3) 25.00 ft on 02/12/1938
(4) 24.60 ft on 01/13/2023 (P)
(5) 24.54 ft on 02/08/1998
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Recent Crests
(1) 24.60 ft on 01/13/2023 (P)
(2) 9.24 ft on 12/29/2021
(3) 12.94 ft on 01/30/2021
(4) 8.34 ft on 04/08/2020
(5) 17.88 ft on 02/16/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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30.29 Flood of Record, March 12, 1995, 95,000 cfs. Disastrous flood damage to roads and agriculture land in the Salinas Valley. The city of Salinas in danger of being inundated, with the lowest portions of the city beginning to flood. Historical Note: at least 2,000 acres of agricultural land were permanently destroyed by erosion and soil deposition by this flood of record.
30 Disastrous floding within the reach of the gage. Major damage to Southern Pacific Railroad near Castroville and Spreckels. Castroville residences and businesses from Merritt Street toward the Salinas River inundated. Disastrous flooding to farm land in the Salinas Valley, including severe damage due to erosion and sediment deposition. At least 100,000 acres inundated. Travel in the Salinas Valley near impossible. Water/sewage treatment plants flooded.
29 Major flooding continues along the entire reach. Possible evacuations of Soledad, Gonzales, Chualar, Spreckels, and Castroville. All roads to Spreckels inundated, isolating the town. US 101 inundated just north of Soledad. Highway 1 south of Castroville near Nashua Road begins to flood.
28 Major flooding of agricultural land within the reach of the gages. Major flooding begins along lower portions of Soledad, Gonzales, Chualar, Spence, Spreckels and Castroville. Water/sewage treatment plants in danger of being flooded. Many secondary and some primary roads inundated making travel difficult in the Salinas Valley. Highway 156 and 68 inundated and closed. Major damage to wide expanses of agricultural land in the Salinas Valley with 40,000 acres inundated.
27 Moderate flooding continues along the reach. Approaches to river bridges within the reach begin to erode. Lower portions of Castroville begin to flood. Highway 156 near Castroville begins to flood. Flooding to Foster Road, 1 mile of Salinas.
26 Moderate flooding of agricultural land and lower portions of Soledad, Gonzales, Chualar, Spence and Spreckels. Primary and secondary roads begin to flood within the reach. Highway 68 begins to flood. Levees in danger of breaching along the reach. At least 20,000 acres of farm land inundated in the Salinas Valley.
24 Significant flooding of the lowest portions of agricultural land begins within the reach of the gage. River Road and Spreckels Boulevard begin to flood.
23 A few farm residences will begin to flood near the Salinas River along the reach of the gage. River Road will begin to flood near Spreckels.
19 Minor lowland flooding of agricultural land can be expected.
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Latitude: 36.631071° N, Longitude: 121.672446° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
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Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 23 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
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Elevation
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 20.56 ft 43.56 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
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