CNRFC - Hydrology - River Guidance - Graphical RVF

SALINAS RIVER - PASO ROBLES (PRBC1)

Latitude: 35.63º N	Longitude: 120.69º W	Elevation: 700 Feet
Location: San Luis Obispo County in California

Monitor Stage: 23.0 Feet

Flood Stage: 29.0 Feet

Historical Info	Peak Discharge	Stage	Date
Period of Record	28,400 cfs	22.99 feet	Mar 10, 1995
Dec 1996 - Jan 1997	9,760 cfs	13.63 feet	Jan 02
1995	28,400 cfs	22.99 feet	Mar 10
Feb 1986	9,540 cfs	13.10 feet	Feb 13

Location Photographs
Upstream Photo	Gage House Photo	Downstream Photo

Regional Location Map		Gage Station Location Map

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ037)

Tonight: Mostly clear. Patchy dense fog after midnight. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s except lower 40s in the carrizo plain. East winds around 15 mph in the evening.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Highs in the 60s to lower 70s.

Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s except lower 40s in the carrizo plain.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs in the 60s except mid 70s in the carrizo plain.

Wednesday Night: Clear. Lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s except lower 40s in the carrizo plain.

Thanksgiving Day: Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s and 70s.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s except lower 40s in the carrizo plain.

Friday and Friday Night: Mostly clear except partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening. Highs in the upper 50s and 60s. Lows in the upper 20s and 30s.

Saturday and Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s.

Sunday through Monday: Mostly clear. Highs in the 60s. Lows in the upper 20s and 30s.

Impacts - E19 Information
23.0 Feet	Halcon Road floods, washes out.
29.0 Feet	Flooding in and around Atascadero. Backs up at Atascadero Creek into River Gardens neighborhood, floods Highway 41. Erosion threats along entire reach, threatens homes on banks, agricultural land, low-lying areas south of Highway 41 bridge.
31.0 Feet	Flooding along reach of river, including around Paso Robles. Flooding threatens Paso Robles wastewater treatment plant and downtown.

Product Disclaimer

This river graphic is not intended to serve as a substitute for official flood watches, warnings, advisories, or statements issued by the NWS Los Angeles-Oxnard Weather Forecast Office. Observations are preliminary and subject to change. River levels identified as "forecast" should be consistent with those contained in official NWS products. River levels identified as "guidance" have significant uncertainty due to future weather or reservoir regulation and are provided for planning purposes only.