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PAJARO RIVER - CHITTENDEN (AROC1)
Latitude: 36.90º NLongitude: 121.60º WElevation: 82 FeetForecast Type: Official Location
Location: Santa Cruz County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Central CoastRiver Group: Salinas/Pajaro
Issuance Time: Apr 11 2026 at 8:07 AM PDTNext Issuance: Apr 12 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: 22.0 FeetMinor Flood: 24.1 FeetModerate Flood: N/A Major Flood: 27.1 Feet
Please Note:

# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: Pajaro River - Chittenden (AROC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  04/11/2026 at 08:12 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  04/07/2026 at 04:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       3.29 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        57 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     04/13/2026 at 02:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       3.35 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        61 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/06/2026 08 AM PDT            3.27             56                        Normal
  04/06/2026 09 AM PDT            3.26             55         -              Normal
  04/06/2026 10 AM PDT            3.27             56         +              Normal
  04/06/2026 11 AM PDT            3.27             56         0              Normal
  04/06/2026 12 PM PDT            3.27             56         0              Normal
  04/06/2026 01 PM PDT            3.27             56         0              Normal
  04/06/2026 02 PM PDT            3.27             56         0              Normal
  04/06/2026 03 PM PDT            3.27             56         0              Normal
  04/06/2026 04 PM PDT            3.27             56         0              Normal
  04/06/2026 05 PM PDT            3.27             56         0              Normal
  04/06/2026 06 PM PDT            3.28             56         +              Normal
  04/06/2026 07 PM PDT            3.28             56         0              Normal
  04/06/2026 08 PM PDT            3.29             57         +              Normal
  04/06/2026 09 PM PDT            3.29             57         0              Normal
  04/06/2026 10 PM PDT            3.29             57         0              Normal
  04/06/2026 11 PM PDT            3.28             56         -              Normal
  04/07/2026 12 AM PDT            3.29             57         +              Normal
  04/07/2026 01 AM PDT            3.29             57         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 02 AM PDT            3.29             57         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 03 AM PDT            3.29             57         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 04 AM PDT            3.29             57         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 05 AM PDT            3.28             56         -              Normal
  04/07/2026 06 AM PDT            3.28             56         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 07 AM PDT            3.28             56         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 08 AM PDT            3.27             56         -              Normal
  04/07/2026 09 AM PDT            3.27             56         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 10 AM PDT            3.27             56         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 11 AM PDT            3.27             56         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 12 PM PDT            3.26             55         -              Normal
  04/07/2026 01 PM PDT            3.27             56         +              Normal
  04/07/2026 02 PM PDT            3.26             55         -              Normal
  04/07/2026 03 PM PDT            3.26             55         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 04 PM PDT            3.26             55         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 05 PM PDT            3.26             55         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 06 PM PDT            3.26             55         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 07 PM PDT            3.26             55         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 08 PM PDT            3.26             55         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 09 PM PDT            3.26             55         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 10 PM PDT            3.26             55         0              Normal
  04/07/2026 11 PM PDT            3.26             55         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 12 AM PDT            3.25             54         -              Normal
  04/08/2026 01 AM PDT            3.24             54         -              Normal
  04/08/2026 02 AM PDT            3.24             54         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 03 AM PDT            3.24             54         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 04 AM PDT            3.24             54         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 05 AM PDT            3.24             54         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 06 AM PDT            3.24             54         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 07 AM PDT            3.23             53         -              Normal
  04/08/2026 08 AM PDT            3.23             53         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 09 AM PDT            3.23             53         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 10 AM PDT            3.22             52         -              Normal
  04/08/2026 11 AM PDT            3.22             52         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 12 PM PDT            3.22             52         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 01 PM PDT            3.22             52         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 02 PM PDT            3.22             52         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 03 PM PDT            3.23             53         +              Normal
  04/08/2026 04 PM PDT            3.22             52         -              Normal
  04/08/2026 05 PM PDT            3.23             53         +              Normal
  04/08/2026 06 PM PDT            3.23             53         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 07 PM PDT            3.23             53         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 08 PM PDT            3.23             53         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 09 PM PDT            3.23             53         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 10 PM PDT            3.23             53         0              Normal
  04/08/2026 11 PM PDT            3.23             53         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 12 AM PDT            3.23             53         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 01 AM PDT            3.23             53         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 02 AM PDT            3.22             52         -              Normal
  04/09/2026 03 AM PDT            3.22             52         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 04 AM PDT            3.23             53         +              Normal
  04/09/2026 05 AM PDT            3.23             53         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 06 AM PDT            3.22             52         -              Normal
  04/09/2026 07 AM PDT            3.22             52         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 08 AM PDT            3.21             52         -              Normal
  04/09/2026 09 AM PDT            3.21             52         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 10 AM PDT            3.20             51         -              Normal
  04/09/2026 11 AM PDT            3.20             51         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 12 PM PDT            3.19             50         -              Normal
  04/09/2026 01 PM PDT            3.19             50         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 02 PM PDT            3.19             50         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 03 PM PDT            3.19             50         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 04 PM PDT            3.18             50         -              Normal
  04/09/2026 05 PM PDT            3.18             50         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 06 PM PDT            3.17             49         -              Normal
  04/09/2026 07 PM PDT            3.17             49         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 08 PM PDT            3.17             49         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 09 PM PDT            3.17             49         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 10 PM PDT            3.17             49         0              Normal
  04/09/2026 11 PM PDT            3.17             49         0              Normal
  04/10/2026 12 AM PDT            3.17             49         0              Normal
  04/10/2026 01 AM PDT            3.17             49         0              Normal
  04/10/2026 02 AM PDT            3.17             49         0              Normal
  04/10/2026 03 AM PDT            3.17             49         0              Normal
  04/10/2026 04 AM PDT            3.18             50         +              Normal
  04/10/2026 05 AM PDT            3.18             50         0              Normal
  04/10/2026 06 AM PDT            3.17             49         -              Normal
  04/10/2026 07 AM PDT            3.17             49         0              Normal
  04/10/2026 08 AM PDT            3.17             49         0              Normal
  04/10/2026 09 AM PDT            3.16             48         -              Normal
  04/10/2026 10 AM PDT            3.16             48         0              Normal
  04/10/2026 11 AM PDT            3.17             49         +              Normal
  04/10/2026 12 PM PDT            3.16             48         -              Normal
  04/10/2026 01 PM PDT            3.16             48         0              Normal
  04/10/2026 02 PM PDT            3.17             49         +              Normal
  04/10/2026 03 PM PDT            3.17             49         0              Normal
  04/10/2026 04 PM PDT            3.16             48         -              Normal
  04/10/2026 05 PM PDT            3.16             48         0              Normal
  04/10/2026 06 PM PDT            3.16             48         0              Normal
  04/10/2026 07 PM PDT            3.16             48         0              Normal
  04/10/2026 08 PM PDT            3.16             48         0              Normal
  04/10/2026 09 PM PDT            3.16             48         0              Normal
  04/10/2026 10 PM PDT            3.17             49         +              Normal
  04/10/2026 11 PM PDT            3.17             49         0              Normal
  04/11/2026 12 AM PDT            3.18             50         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 01 AM PDT            3.18             50         0              Normal
  04/11/2026 02 AM PDT            3.19             50         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 03 AM PDT            3.19             50         0              Normal
  04/11/2026 04 AM PDT            3.20             51         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 05 AM PDT            3.20             51         0              Normal
  04/11/2026 06 AM PDT            3.20             51         0              Normal
  04/11/2026 07 AM PDT            3.21             52         +              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/11/2026 08 AM PDT            3.21             52                        Normal
  04/11/2026 09 AM PDT            3.22             52         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 10 AM PDT            3.23             53         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 11 AM PDT            3.23             53         0              Normal
  04/11/2026 12 PM PDT            3.24             54         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 01 PM PDT            3.24             54         0              Normal
  04/11/2026 02 PM PDT            3.25             54         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 03 PM PDT            3.25             54         0              Normal
  04/11/2026 04 PM PDT            3.26             55         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 05 PM PDT            3.26             55         0              Normal
  04/11/2026 06 PM PDT            3.26             55         0              Normal
  04/11/2026 07 PM PDT            3.27             56         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 08 PM PDT            3.27             56         0              Normal
  04/11/2026 09 PM PDT            3.27             56         0              Normal
  04/11/2026 10 PM PDT            3.27             56         0              Normal
  04/11/2026 11 PM PDT            3.28             56         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 12 AM PDT            3.28             56         0              Normal
  04/12/2026 01 AM PDT            3.28             56         0              Normal
  04/12/2026 02 AM PDT            3.28             56         0              Normal
  04/12/2026 03 AM PDT            3.28             56         0              Normal
  04/12/2026 04 AM PDT            3.29             57         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 05 AM PDT            3.29             57         0              Normal
  04/12/2026 06 AM PDT            3.29             57         0              Normal
  04/12/2026 07 AM PDT            3.29             57         0              Normal
  04/12/2026 08 AM PDT            3.29             57         0              Normal
  04/12/2026 09 AM PDT            3.29             57         0              Normal
  04/12/2026 10 AM PDT            3.30             58         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 11 AM PDT            3.30             58         0              Normal
  04/12/2026 12 PM PDT            3.30             58         0              Normal
  04/12/2026 01 PM PDT            3.30             58         0              Normal
  04/12/2026 02 PM PDT            3.31             58         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 03 PM PDT            3.31             58         0              Normal
  04/12/2026 04 PM PDT            3.31             58         0              Normal
  04/12/2026 05 PM PDT            3.32             59         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 06 PM PDT            3.32             59         0              Normal
  04/12/2026 07 PM PDT            3.33             60         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 08 PM PDT            3.33             60         0              Normal
  04/12/2026 09 PM PDT            3.33             60         0              Normal
  04/12/2026 10 PM PDT            3.34             61         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 11 PM PDT            3.34             61         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 12 AM PDT            3.34             61         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 01 AM PDT            3.34             61         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 02 AM PDT            3.35             61         +              Normal
  04/13/2026 03 AM PDT            3.35             61         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 04 AM PDT            3.35             61         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 05 AM PDT            3.35             61         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 06 AM PDT            3.35             61         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 07 AM PDT            3.35             61         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 08 AM PDT            3.35             61         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 09 AM PDT            3.35             61         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 10 AM PDT            3.35             61         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 11 AM PDT            3.35             61         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 12 PM PDT            3.35             61         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 01 PM PDT            3.35             61         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 02 PM PDT            3.35             61         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 03 PM PDT            3.35             61         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 04 PM PDT            3.35             61         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 05 PM PDT            3.35             61         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 06 PM PDT            3.35             61         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 07 PM PDT            3.35             61         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 08 PM PDT            3.35             61         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 09 PM PDT            3.35             61         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 10 PM PDT            3.35             61         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 11 PM PDT            3.35             61         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 12 AM PDT            3.34             61         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 01 AM PDT            3.34             61         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 02 AM PDT            3.34             61         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 03 AM PDT            3.34             61         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 04 AM PDT            3.34             61         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 05 AM PDT            3.34             61         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 06 AM PDT            3.34             61         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 07 AM PDT            3.34             61         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 08 AM PDT            3.34             61         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 09 AM PDT            3.34             61         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 10 AM PDT            3.33             60         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 11 AM PDT            3.33             60         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 12 PM PDT            3.33             60         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 01 PM PDT            3.33             60         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 02 PM PDT            3.33             60         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 03 PM PDT            3.33             60         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 04 PM PDT            3.33             60         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 05 PM PDT            3.33             60         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 06 PM PDT            3.33             60         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 07 PM PDT            3.33             60         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 08 PM PDT            3.32             59         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 09 PM PDT            3.32             59         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 10 PM PDT            3.32             59         0              Normal
  04/14/2026 11 PM PDT            3.32             59         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 12 AM PDT            3.32             59         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 01 AM PDT            3.32             59         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 02 AM PDT            3.31             58         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 03 AM PDT            3.31             58         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 04 AM PDT            3.31             58         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 05 AM PDT            3.31             58         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 06 AM PDT            3.31             58         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 07 AM PDT            3.31             58         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 08 AM PDT            3.31             58         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 09 AM PDT            3.31             58         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 10 AM PDT            3.31             58         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 11 AM PDT            3.30             58         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 12 PM PDT            3.30             58         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 01 PM PDT            3.30             58         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 02 PM PDT            3.30             58         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 03 PM PDT            3.30             58         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 04 PM PDT            3.30             58         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 05 PM PDT            3.30             58         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 06 PM PDT            3.29             57         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 07 PM PDT            3.29             57         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 08 PM PDT            3.29             57         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 09 PM PDT            3.29             57         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 10 PM PDT            3.29             57         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 11 PM PDT            3.29             57         0              Normal
  04/16/2026 12 AM PDT            3.29             57         0              Normal
  04/16/2026 01 AM PDT            3.29             57         0              Normal
  04/16/2026 02 AM PDT            3.29             57         0              Normal
  04/16/2026 03 AM PDT            3.28             56         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 04 AM PDT            3.28             56         0              Normal
  04/16/2026 05 AM PDT            3.28             56         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.