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Latitude: 35.93º N | Longitude: 120.87º W | Elevation: 443 Feet | |
Location: Monterey County in California | River Group: Central Coast |
Issuance Time: | Aug 08 2022 at 7:17 AM PDT | Next Issuance: | Aug 09 2022 at 9:00 AM PDT |
Monitor Stage: 12.0 Feet | Flood Stage: 14.0 Feet |
Observed Data Credit | |
![]() | Raw streamflow data is provided by the US Geological Survey (USGS). |
Historical Stage/Flow Data |
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Water Year
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Peak Discharge (cfs)
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Stage (feet)
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Date
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Most Recent 5 Years | |||
2021* |
784 |
4.88 |
Jan 29, 2021 |
2020* |
721 |
4.80 |
Aug 26, 2020 |
2019* |
4,330 |
8.77 |
Mar 7, 2019 |
2018* |
5,720 |
9.54 |
Mar 23, 2018 |
2017* |
14,300 |
13.30 |
Feb 8, 2017 |
Historical High Stage/Flow Events (Period of Record - Oct 1948 to Present) - Ranked by Flow | |||
1995* |
120,000 |
23.44 |
Mar 11, 1995 |
1969* |
117,000 |
20.34 |
Feb 24, 1969
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1978* |
70,600 |
18.68 |
Feb 10, 1978 |
* Discharge affected by regulation or diversion |
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Official 7 Day National Weather Service Forecast (CAZ516) |
Today: Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to upper 90s. Northwest winds around 5 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph decreasing to around 5 mph after midnight. Tuesday: Sunny. Highs in the 80s to mid 90s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph and becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Wednesday: Sunny. Highs in the 80s to upper 90s. Light winds and Becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Thursday: Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs upper 80s to 100. Thursday Night through Sunday: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs upper 80s to 102. |
Impacts - E19 Information | |
14.0 Feet | Right bank overflows at gage. San Ardo oil fields in danger of flooding. |
16.0 Feet | Minor flooding of agricultural lands and lowest portions of towns within the reach of the gage (Bradley, San Ardo, San Lucas, King City, Greenfield, and Soledad). Flooding begins at San Ardo oil fields. |
18.0 Feet | Minor flooding of San Ardo oil fields. Significant flooding of lowest portions of towns within the reach of the gage. Flooding of secondary roads begins along the reach. Significant flooding of agricultural land within the reach. Minor damage due to erosion and sediment deposition. |
20.0 Feet | Moderate flooding occurs along the lwoer portions of towns within the reach. Many secondary and some primary roads inundated. Major damage due to erosion and sediment deposition with 15,000 acres possibly inundated in the Salinas Valley. Major damage to agriculturals land occurs within the reach of the gage. |
22.0 Feet | Major flooding occurs along lower portions of towns within the reach. Many secondary roads damaged. Sewage treatment plants within the reach in danger of being flooded. Primary roads inundated making travel in the Salinas Valley difficult. Some access to bridges washed out. San Ardo oil fields flooded. Major damage continues to wide expanses of agricultural land in the Salinas Valley with at least 40,000 acres inundated. |
23.0 Feet | Disastrous flooding within the reach. Evacuations likely for towns within the reach. Some homes along the lower portions of towns in danger of being flooded. At least 90,000 acres of farm land iinundated in the Salinas Valley. Disastrous flooding to wide expanses of agricultural land in the Salinas Valley, including damage due to erosion and sediment deposition. |
23.44 Feet | Flood stage of record. March 11, 1995, 120,000 cfs. Extensive flood damage to roads and agricultural land in the Salinas Valley. 100,000 acres inundated in the Salinas Valley with at least 2,000 acres permanently destroyed by erosion and sediment deposition. |
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 San Francisco Bay Area-Monterey 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. |