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PAJARO RIVER - CHITTENDEN (AROC1)
Latitude: 36.90º NLongitude: 121.60º WElevation: 82 Feet
Location: Santa Cruz County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Central CoastRiver Group: Salinas/Pajaro
Issuance Time: Jun 16 2025 at 6:35 AM PDTNext Issuance: Jun 17 2025 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: 22.0 FeetMinor Flood: 24.1 FeetModerate Flood: N/A Major Flood: 27.1 Feet
Please Note:Provisional monitor and flood stages have been established along the Pajaro River due to observed impacts to the levee system from previous flood events.

# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: Pajaro River - Chittenden (AROC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  06/16/2025 at 06:35 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  06/11/2025 at 06:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       2.51 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        17 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     06/16/2025 at 07:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       2.43 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        15 cfs
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# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  06/11/2025 06 AM PDT            2.49             16                        Normal
  06/11/2025 07 AM PDT            2.50             17         +              Normal
  06/11/2025 08 AM PDT            2.50             17         0              Normal
  06/11/2025 09 AM PDT            2.51             17         +              Normal
  06/11/2025 10 AM PDT            2.51             17         0              Normal
  06/11/2025 11 AM PDT            2.51             17         0              Normal
  06/11/2025 12 PM PDT            2.51             17         0              Normal
  06/11/2025 01 PM PDT            2.51             17         0              Normal
  06/11/2025 02 PM PDT            2.51             17         0              Normal
  06/11/2025 03 PM PDT            2.51             17         0              Normal
  06/11/2025 04 PM PDT            2.50             17         -              Normal
  06/11/2025 05 PM PDT            2.50             17         0              Normal
  06/11/2025 06 PM PDT            2.51             17         +              Normal
  06/11/2025 07 PM PDT            2.49             16         -              Normal
  06/11/2025 08 PM PDT            2.49             16         0              Normal
  06/11/2025 09 PM PDT            2.49             16         0              Normal
  06/11/2025 10 PM PDT            2.49             16         0              Normal
  06/11/2025 11 PM PDT            2.49             16         0              Normal
  06/12/2025 12 AM PDT            2.48             16         -              Normal
  06/12/2025 01 AM PDT            2.49             16         +              Normal
  06/12/2025 02 AM PDT            2.48             16         -              Normal
  06/12/2025 03 AM PDT            2.48             16         0              Normal
  06/12/2025 04 AM PDT            2.48             16         0              Normal
  06/12/2025 05 AM PDT            2.49             16         +              Normal
  06/12/2025 06 AM PDT            2.49             16         0              Normal
  06/12/2025 07 AM PDT            2.49             16         0              Normal
  06/12/2025 08 AM PDT            2.49             16         0              Normal
  06/12/2025 09 AM PDT            2.49             16         0              Normal
  06/12/2025 10 AM PDT            2.49             16         0              Normal
  06/12/2025 11 AM PDT            2.49             16         0              Normal
  06/12/2025 12 PM PDT            2.50             17         +              Normal
  06/12/2025 01 PM PDT            2.50             17         0              Normal
  06/12/2025 02 PM PDT            2.49             16         -              Normal
  06/12/2025 03 PM PDT            2.49             16         0              Normal
  06/12/2025 04 PM PDT            2.48             16         -              Normal
  06/12/2025 05 PM PDT            2.48             16         0              Normal
  06/12/2025 06 PM PDT            2.48             16         0              Normal
  06/12/2025 07 PM PDT            2.48             16         0              Normal
  06/12/2025 08 PM PDT            2.47             16         -              Normal
  06/12/2025 09 PM PDT            2.47             16         0              Normal
  06/12/2025 10 PM PDT            2.46             16         -              Normal
  06/12/2025 11 PM PDT            2.46             16         0              Normal
  06/13/2025 12 AM PDT            2.46             16         0              Normal
  06/13/2025 01 AM PDT            2.46             16         0              Normal
  06/13/2025 02 AM PDT            2.46             16         0              Normal
  06/13/2025 03 AM PDT            2.46             16         0              Normal
  06/13/2025 04 AM PDT            2.47             16         +              Normal
  06/13/2025 05 AM PDT            2.46             16         -              Normal
  06/13/2025 06 AM PDT            2.47             16         +              Normal
  06/13/2025 07 AM PDT            2.46             16         -              Normal
  06/13/2025 08 AM PDT            2.46             16         0              Normal
  06/13/2025 09 AM PDT            2.47             16         +              Normal
  06/13/2025 10 AM PDT            2.48             16         +              Normal
  06/13/2025 11 AM PDT            2.48             16         0              Normal
  06/13/2025 12 PM PDT            2.48             16         0              Normal
  06/13/2025 01 PM PDT            2.48             16         0              Normal
  06/13/2025 02 PM PDT            2.48             16         0              Normal
  06/13/2025 03 PM PDT            2.48             16         0              Normal
  06/13/2025 04 PM PDT            2.48             16         0              Normal
  06/13/2025 05 PM PDT            2.48             16         0              Normal
  06/13/2025 06 PM PDT            2.47             16         -              Normal
  06/13/2025 07 PM PDT            2.47             16         0              Normal
  06/13/2025 08 PM PDT            2.47             16         0              Normal
  06/13/2025 09 PM PDT            2.46             16         -              Normal
  06/13/2025 10 PM PDT            2.46             16         0              Normal
  06/13/2025 11 PM PDT            2.45             15         -              Normal
  06/14/2025 12 AM PDT            2.45             15         0              Normal
  06/14/2025 01 AM PDT            2.45             15         0              Normal
  06/14/2025 02 AM PDT            2.45             15         0              Normal
  06/14/2025 03 AM PDT            2.45             15         0              Normal
  06/14/2025 04 AM PDT            2.46             16         +              Normal
  06/14/2025 05 AM PDT            2.45             15         -              Normal
  06/14/2025 06 AM PDT            2.45             15         0              Normal
  06/14/2025 07 AM PDT            2.45             15         0              Normal
  06/14/2025 08 AM PDT            2.46             16         +              Normal
  06/14/2025 09 AM PDT            2.46             16         0              Normal
  06/14/2025 10 AM PDT            2.45             15         -              Normal
  06/14/2025 11 AM PDT            2.46             16         +              Normal
  06/14/2025 12 PM PDT            2.46             16         0              Normal
  06/14/2025 01 PM PDT            2.46             16         0              Normal
  06/14/2025 02 PM PDT            2.46             16         0              Normal
  06/14/2025 03 PM PDT            2.45             15         -              Normal
  06/14/2025 04 PM PDT            2.46             16         +              Normal
  06/14/2025 05 PM PDT            2.47             16         +              Normal
  06/14/2025 06 PM PDT            2.46             16         -              Normal
  06/14/2025 07 PM PDT            2.46             16         0              Normal
  06/14/2025 08 PM PDT            2.46             16         0              Normal
  06/14/2025 09 PM PDT            2.45             15         -              Normal
  06/14/2025 10 PM PDT            2.45             15         0              Normal
  06/14/2025 11 PM PDT            2.45             15         0              Normal
  06/15/2025 12 AM PDT            2.44             15         -              Normal
  06/15/2025 01 AM PDT            2.44             15         0              Normal
  06/15/2025 02 AM PDT            2.44             15         0              Normal
  06/15/2025 03 AM PDT            2.45             15         +              Normal
  06/15/2025 04 AM PDT            2.44             15         -              Normal
  06/15/2025 05 AM PDT            2.44             15         0              Normal
  06/15/2025 06 AM PDT            2.44             15         0              Normal
  06/15/2025 07 AM PDT            2.45             15         +              Normal
  06/15/2025 08 AM PDT            2.44             15         -              Normal
  06/15/2025 09 AM PDT            2.45             15         +              Normal
  06/15/2025 10 AM PDT            2.46             16         +              Normal
  06/15/2025 11 AM PDT            2.45             15         -              Normal
  06/15/2025 12 PM PDT            2.46             16         +              Normal
  06/15/2025 01 PM PDT            2.46             16         0              Normal
  06/15/2025 02 PM PDT            2.45             15         -              Normal
  06/15/2025 03 PM PDT            2.46             16         +              Normal
  06/15/2025 04 PM PDT            2.46             16         0              Normal
  06/15/2025 05 PM PDT            2.45             15         -              Normal
  06/15/2025 06 PM PDT            2.45             15         0              Normal
  06/15/2025 07 PM PDT            2.44             15         -              Normal
  06/15/2025 08 PM PDT            2.44             15         0              Normal
  06/15/2025 09 PM PDT            2.44             15         0              Normal
  06/15/2025 10 PM PDT            2.44             15         0              Normal
  06/15/2025 11 PM PDT            2.44             15         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 12 AM PDT            2.43             15         -              Normal
  06/16/2025 01 AM PDT            2.44             15         +              Normal
  06/16/2025 02 AM PDT            2.43             15         -              Normal
  06/16/2025 03 AM PDT            2.43             15         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 04 AM PDT            2.43             15         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 05 AM PDT            2.43             15         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 06 AM PDT            2.43             15         0              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  06/16/2025 07 AM PDT            2.43             15                        Normal
  06/16/2025 08 AM PDT            2.43             15         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 09 AM PDT            2.43             15         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 10 AM PDT            2.43             15         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 11 AM PDT            2.43             15         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 12 PM PDT            2.43             15         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 01 PM PDT            2.43             15         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 02 PM PDT            2.43             15         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 03 PM PDT            2.42             14         -              Normal
  06/16/2025 04 PM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 05 PM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 06 PM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 07 PM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 08 PM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 09 PM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 10 PM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/16/2025 11 PM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 12 AM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 01 AM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 02 AM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 03 AM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 04 AM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 05 AM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 06 AM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 07 AM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 08 AM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 09 AM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 10 AM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 11 AM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 12 PM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 01 PM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 02 PM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 03 PM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 04 PM PDT            2.42             14         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 05 PM PDT            2.41             14         -              Normal
  06/17/2025 06 PM PDT            2.41             14         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 07 PM PDT            2.41             14         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 08 PM PDT            2.41             14         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 09 PM PDT            2.41             14         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 10 PM PDT            2.41             14         0              Normal
  06/17/2025 11 PM PDT            2.41             14         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 12 AM PDT            2.41             14         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 01 AM PDT            2.41             14         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 02 AM PDT            2.41             14         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 03 AM PDT            2.41             14         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 04 AM PDT            2.41             14         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 05 AM PDT            2.41             14         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 06 AM PDT            2.41             14         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 07 AM PDT            2.41             14         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 08 AM PDT            2.41             14         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 09 AM PDT            2.41             14         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 10 AM PDT            2.41             14         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 11 AM PDT            2.41             14         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 12 PM PDT            2.41             14         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 01 PM PDT            2.41             14         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 02 PM PDT            2.40             14         -              Normal
  06/18/2025 03 PM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 04 PM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 05 PM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 06 PM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 07 PM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 08 PM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 09 PM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 10 PM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/18/2025 11 PM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 12 AM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 01 AM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 02 AM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 03 AM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 04 AM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 05 AM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 06 AM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 07 AM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 08 AM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 09 AM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 10 AM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 11 AM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 12 PM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 01 PM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 02 PM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 03 PM PDT            2.40             14         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 04 PM PDT            2.39             13         -              Normal
  06/19/2025 05 PM PDT            2.39             13         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 06 PM PDT            2.39             13         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 07 PM PDT            2.39             13         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 08 PM PDT            2.39             13         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 09 PM PDT            2.39             13         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 10 PM PDT            2.39             13         0              Normal
  06/19/2025 11 PM PDT            2.39             13         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 12 AM PDT            2.39             13         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 01 AM PDT            2.39             13         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 02 AM PDT            2.39             13         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 03 AM PDT            2.39             13         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 04 AM PDT            2.39             13         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 05 AM PDT            2.39             13         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 06 AM PDT            2.39             13         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 07 AM PDT            2.39             13         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 08 AM PDT            2.39             13         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 09 AM PDT            2.39             13         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 10 AM PDT            2.39             13         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 11 AM PDT            2.39             13         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 12 PM PDT            2.39             13         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 01 PM PDT            2.38             13         -              Normal
  06/20/2025 02 PM PDT            2.38             13         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 03 PM PDT            2.38             13         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 04 PM PDT            2.38             13         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 05 PM PDT            2.38             13         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 06 PM PDT            2.38             13         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 07 PM PDT            2.38             13         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 08 PM PDT            2.38             13         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 09 PM PDT            2.38             13         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 10 PM PDT            2.38             13         0              Normal
  06/20/2025 11 PM PDT            2.38             13         0              Normal
  06/21/2025 12 AM PDT            2.38             13         0              Normal
  06/21/2025 01 AM PDT            2.38             13         0              Normal
  06/21/2025 02 AM PDT            2.38             13         0              Normal
  06/21/2025 03 AM PDT            2.38             13         0              Normal
  06/21/2025 04 AM PDT            2.38             13         0              Normal
  06/21/2025 05 AM PDT            2.38             13         0              Normal
#
# NOTE 1: Stages are rounded to the nearest hundredth (.01) of a foot.
# NOTE 2: Flows are rounded to the nearest (1) cfs.
# NOTE 3: Trends are determined using hourly change in unrounded stage and flow.
# NOTE 4: Maximum Values are determined using unrounded stage and flow.