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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 12 2026 at 9:23 AM PDTNext Issuance: Apr 13 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:  04/12/2026 at 09:23 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
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# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  04/12/2026 at 09:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       4.30 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        153 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     04/12/2026 at 08:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       5.08 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        247 cfs
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# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/07/2026 09 AM PDT            3.27             56                        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            3.20             51         0              Normal
  04/11/2026 08 AM PDT            3.20             51         0              Normal
  04/11/2026 09 AM PDT            3.20             51         0              Normal
  04/11/2026 10 AM PDT            3.21             52         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 11 AM PDT            3.21             52         0              Normal
  04/11/2026 12 PM PDT            3.21             52         0              Normal
  04/11/2026 01 PM PDT            3.21             52         0              Normal
  04/11/2026 02 PM PDT            3.22             52         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 03 PM PDT            3.21             52         -              Normal
  04/11/2026 04 PM PDT            3.21             52         0              Normal
  04/11/2026 05 PM PDT            3.21             52         0              Normal
  04/11/2026 06 PM PDT            3.21             52         0              Normal
  04/11/2026 07 PM PDT            3.22             52         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 08 PM PDT            3.26             55         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 09 PM PDT            3.28             56         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 10 PM PDT            3.29             57         +              Normal
  04/11/2026 11 PM PDT            3.30             58         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 12 AM PDT            3.31             58         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 01 AM PDT            3.32             59         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 02 AM PDT            3.35             61         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 03 AM PDT            3.42             67         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 04 AM PDT            3.49             72         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 05 AM PDT            3.54             77         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 06 AM PDT            3.63             85         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 07 AM PDT            3.80            101         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 08 AM PDT            4.20            142         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 09 AM PDT            4.30            153         +              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/12/2026 10 AM PDT            4.41            166                        Normal
  04/12/2026 11 AM PDT            4.51            177         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 12 PM PDT            4.62            190         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 01 PM PDT            4.72            202         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 02 PM PDT            4.81            213         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 03 PM PDT            4.88            221         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 04 PM PDT            4.94            229         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 05 PM PDT            4.99            235         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 06 PM PDT            5.03            240         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 07 PM PDT            5.06            244         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 08 PM PDT            5.08            247         +              Normal
  04/12/2026 09 PM PDT            5.08            247         0              Normal
  04/12/2026 10 PM PDT            5.08            247         0              Normal
  04/12/2026 11 PM PDT            5.08            247         0              Normal
  04/13/2026 12 AM PDT            5.07            245         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 01 AM PDT            5.05            243         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 02 AM PDT            5.02            239         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 03 AM PDT            5.00            236         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 04 AM PDT            4.97            233         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 05 AM PDT            4.93            228         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 06 AM PDT            4.90            224         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 07 AM PDT            4.86            219         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 08 AM PDT            4.82            214         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 09 AM PDT            4.79            210         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 10 AM PDT            4.76            207         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 11 AM PDT            4.74            204         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 12 PM PDT            4.71            201         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 01 PM PDT            4.68            197         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 02 PM PDT            4.66            195         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 03 PM PDT            4.63            191         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 04 PM PDT            4.60            188         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 05 PM PDT            4.57            184         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 06 PM PDT            4.54            181         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 07 PM PDT            4.52            178         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 08 PM PDT            4.49            175         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 09 PM PDT            4.46            171         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 10 PM PDT            4.43            168         -              Normal
  04/13/2026 11 PM PDT            4.41            166         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 12 AM PDT            4.38            162         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 01 AM PDT            4.36            160         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 02 AM PDT            4.33            157         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 03 AM PDT            4.31            154         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 04 AM PDT            4.29            152         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 05 AM PDT            4.26            149         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 06 AM PDT            4.24            147         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 07 AM PDT            4.22            144         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 08 AM PDT            4.20            142         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 09 AM PDT            4.18            140         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 10 AM PDT            4.16            138         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 11 AM PDT            4.14            136         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 12 PM PDT            4.12            134         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 01 PM PDT            4.11            133         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 02 PM PDT            4.09            130         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 03 PM PDT            4.07            128         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 04 PM PDT            4.06            127         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 05 PM PDT            4.04            125         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 06 PM PDT            4.03            124         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 07 PM PDT            4.01            122         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 08 PM PDT            4.00            121         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 09 PM PDT            3.98            119         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 10 PM PDT            3.97            118         -              Normal
  04/14/2026 11 PM PDT            3.96            117         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 12 AM PDT            3.94            115         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 01 AM PDT            3.93            114         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 02 AM PDT            3.92            113         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 03 AM PDT            3.91            112         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 04 AM PDT            3.90            111         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 05 AM PDT            3.88            109         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 06 AM PDT            3.88            109         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 07 AM PDT            3.86            107         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 08 AM PDT            3.85            106         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 09 AM PDT            3.85            106         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 10 AM PDT            3.84            105         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 11 AM PDT            3.83            104         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 12 PM PDT            3.82            103         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 01 PM PDT            3.81            102         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 02 PM PDT            3.80            101         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 03 PM PDT            3.79            100         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 04 PM PDT            3.79            100         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 05 PM PDT            3.78             99         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 06 PM PDT            3.77             98         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 07 PM PDT            3.76             97         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 08 PM PDT            3.76             97         0              Normal
  04/15/2026 09 PM PDT            3.75             96         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 10 PM PDT            3.74             95         -              Normal
  04/15/2026 11 PM PDT            3.74             95         0              Normal
  04/16/2026 12 AM PDT            3.73             94         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 01 AM PDT            3.73             94         0              Normal
  04/16/2026 02 AM PDT            3.72             93         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 03 AM PDT            3.71             92         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 04 AM PDT            3.71             92         0              Normal
  04/16/2026 05 AM PDT            3.70             91         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 06 AM PDT            3.70             91         0              Normal
  04/16/2026 07 AM PDT            3.69             90         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 08 AM PDT            3.69             90         0              Normal
  04/16/2026 09 AM PDT            3.68             89         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 10 AM PDT            3.68             89         0              Normal
  04/16/2026 11 AM PDT            3.67             88         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 12 PM PDT            3.67             88         0              Normal
  04/16/2026 01 PM PDT            3.66             87         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 02 PM PDT            3.66             87         0              Normal
  04/16/2026 03 PM PDT            3.65             86         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 04 PM PDT            3.65             86         0              Normal
  04/16/2026 05 PM PDT            3.65             86         0              Normal
  04/16/2026 06 PM PDT            3.64             85         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 07 PM PDT            3.63             85         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 08 PM PDT            3.63             85         0              Normal
  04/16/2026 09 PM PDT            3.62             84         -              Normal
  04/16/2026 10 PM PDT            3.62             84         0              Normal
  04/16/2026 11 PM PDT            3.62             84         0              Normal
  04/17/2026 12 AM PDT            3.61             83         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 01 AM PDT            3.61             83         0              Normal
  04/17/2026 02 AM PDT            3.61             83         0              Normal
  04/17/2026 03 AM PDT            3.60             82         -              Normal
  04/17/2026 04 AM PDT            3.60             82         0              Normal
  04/17/2026 05 AM PDT            3.60             82         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.