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CARMEL RIVER - ROBLES DEL RIO (RDRC1)

Latitude: 36.47º N	Longitude: 121.73º W	Elevation: 269 Feet
Location: Monterey County in California		Bulletin Group: Central Coast		River Group: Salinas/Pajaro

Issuance Time:

Jun 22, 2025 at 9:07 AM PDT

Action/Monitor: 7.5 Feet

Minor Flood: 8.5 Feet

Moderate Flood: 11.0 Feet

Major Flood: 13.0 Feet

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Ensemble forecasts produced by CNRFC only consider meteorological uncertainty and do not account for hydrologic uncertainty.

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Flood Impacts
14.0 Feet	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.
13.0 Feet	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 Feet	Flood of Record: 03/10/1995
12.0 Feet	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.
11.0 Feet	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.
10.0 Feet	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 Feet	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 Feet	Monitor Stage. Water levels are roughly 1 foot below primary breakout locations near Camp Steffani, Paso Hondo, and Dampierre Park.

Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ528)

rest of Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Light winds.

Monday: Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs in the mid 60s to upper 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph and Becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs in the lower 60s to mid 70s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs in the mid 60s to upper 70s.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.

Thursday: Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs in the upper 60s to lower 80s.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.

Friday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs in the 60s to mid 70s.

Friday Night through Sunday: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s to upper 70s.

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