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BIG SUR RIVER - BIG SUR (BSRC1)
Latitude: 36.25º NLongitude: 121.77º WElevation: 240 FeetForecast Type: Unofficial Location
Location: Monterey County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Central CoastRiver Group: Salinas/Pajaro
Issuance Time: Mar 11 2026 at 12:42 PM PDTNext Issuance: Mar 12 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: 8.5 FeetMinor Flood: N/A Moderate Flood: 10.0 FeetMajor Flood: N/A


# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: Big Sur River - Big Sur (BSRC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  03/11/2026 at 12:44 PM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  03/06/2026 at 11:00 AM PST
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       5.23 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        150 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     03/11/2026 at 01:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       5.07 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        115 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/06/2026 11 AM PST            5.23            150                        Normal
  03/06/2026 12 PM PST            5.22            148         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 01 PM PST            5.22            148         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 02 PM PST            5.22            148         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 03 PM PST            5.22            148         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 04 PM PST            5.21            145         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 05 PM PST            5.21            145         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 06 PM PST            5.21            145         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 07 PM PST            5.21            145         0              Normal
  03/06/2026 08 PM PST            5.20            143         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 09 PM PST            5.21            145         +              Normal
  03/06/2026 10 PM PST            5.20            143         -              Normal
  03/06/2026 11 PM PST            5.20            143         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 12 AM PST            5.20            143         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 01 AM PST            5.21            145         +              Normal
  03/07/2026 02 AM PST            5.20            143         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 03 AM PST            5.20            143         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 04 AM PST            5.20            143         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 05 AM PST            5.20            143         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 06 AM PST            5.20            143         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 07 AM PST            5.20            143         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 08 AM PST            5.20            143         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 09 AM PST            5.20            143         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 10 AM PST            5.19            141         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 11 AM PST            5.19            141         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 12 PM PST            5.19            141         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 01 PM PST            5.18            138         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 02 PM PST            5.18            138         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 03 PM PST            5.18            138         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 04 PM PST            5.18            138         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 05 PM PST            5.18            138         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 06 PM PST            5.17            136         -              Normal
  03/07/2026 07 PM PST            5.17            136         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 08 PM PST            5.17            136         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 09 PM PST            5.17            136         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 10 PM PST            5.17            136         0              Normal
  03/07/2026 11 PM PST            5.17            136         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 12 AM PST            5.16            134         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 01 AM PST            5.16            134         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 03 AM PDT            5.16            134         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 04 AM PDT            5.16            134         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 05 AM PDT            5.16            134         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 06 AM PDT            5.17            136         +              Normal
  03/08/2026 07 AM PDT            5.16            134         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 08 AM PDT            5.16            134         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 09 AM PDT            5.16            134         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 10 AM PDT            5.16            134         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 11 AM PDT            5.16            134         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 12 PM PDT            5.16            134         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 01 PM PDT            5.15            132         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 02 PM PDT            5.16            134         +              Normal
  03/08/2026 03 PM PDT            5.15            132         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 04 PM PDT            5.15            132         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 05 PM PDT            5.15            132         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 06 PM PDT            5.14            129         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 07 PM PDT            5.14            129         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 08 PM PDT            5.14            129         0              Normal
  03/08/2026 09 PM PDT            5.13            127         -              Normal
  03/08/2026 10 PM PDT            5.14            129         +              Normal
  03/08/2026 11 PM PDT            5.13            127         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 12 AM PDT            5.13            127         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 01 AM PDT            5.13            127         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 02 AM PDT            5.13            127         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 03 AM PDT            5.13            127         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 04 AM PDT            5.14            129         +              Normal
  03/09/2026 05 AM PDT            5.13            127         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 06 AM PDT            5.13            127         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 07 AM PDT            5.13            127         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 08 AM PDT            5.14            129         +              Normal
  03/09/2026 09 AM PDT            5.13            127         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 10 AM PDT            5.13            127         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 11 AM PDT            5.13            127         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 12 PM PDT            5.13            127         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 01 PM PDT            5.13            127         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 02 PM PDT            5.13            127         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 03 PM PDT            5.12            125         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 04 PM PDT            5.12            125         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 05 PM PDT            5.12            125         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 06 PM PDT            5.11            123         -              Normal
  03/09/2026 07 PM PDT            5.11            123         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 08 PM PDT            5.11            123         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 09 PM PDT            5.11            123         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 10 PM PDT            5.11            123         0              Normal
  03/09/2026 11 PM PDT            5.11            123         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 12 AM PDT            5.11            123         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 01 AM PDT            5.11            123         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 02 AM PDT            5.11            123         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 03 AM PDT            5.11            123         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 04 AM PDT            5.11            123         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 05 AM PDT            5.11            123         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 06 AM PDT            5.11            123         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 07 AM PDT            5.11            123         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 08 AM PDT            5.12            125         +              Normal
  03/10/2026 09 AM PDT            5.11            123         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 10 AM PDT            5.10            121         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 11 AM PDT            5.10            121         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 12 PM PDT            5.11            123         +              Normal
  03/10/2026 01 PM PDT            5.10            121         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 02 PM PDT            5.10            121         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 03 PM PDT            5.09            119         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 04 PM PDT            5.09            119         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 05 PM PDT            5.09            119         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 06 PM PDT            5.09            119         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 07 PM PDT            5.08            117         -              Normal
  03/10/2026 08 PM PDT            5.08            117         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 09 PM PDT            5.08            117         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 10 PM PDT            5.08            117         0              Normal
  03/10/2026 11 PM PDT            5.07            115         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 12 AM PDT            5.08            117         +              Normal
  03/11/2026 01 AM PDT            5.08            117         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 02 AM PDT            5.08            117         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 03 AM PDT            5.08            117         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 04 AM PDT            5.08            117         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 05 AM PDT            5.08            117         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 06 AM PDT            5.08            117         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 07 AM PDT            5.08            117         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 08 AM PDT            5.08            117         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 09 AM PDT            5.08            117         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 10 AM PDT            5.08            117         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 11 AM PDT            5.07            115         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 12 PM PDT            5.07            115         0              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/11/2026 01 PM PDT            5.07            115                        Normal
  03/11/2026 02 PM PDT            5.07            115         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 03 PM PDT            5.07            115         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 04 PM PDT            5.06            113         -              Normal
  03/11/2026 05 PM PDT            5.06            113         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 06 PM PDT            5.06            113         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 07 PM PDT            5.06            113         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 08 PM PDT            5.06            113         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 09 PM PDT            5.06            113         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 10 PM PDT            5.06            113         0              Normal
  03/11/2026 11 PM PDT            5.05            111         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 12 AM PDT            5.05            111         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 01 AM PDT            5.05            111         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 02 AM PDT            5.05            111         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 03 AM PDT            5.05            111         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 04 AM PDT            5.05            111         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 05 AM PDT            5.05            111         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 06 AM PDT            5.04            109         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 07 AM PDT            5.04            109         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 08 AM PDT            5.04            109         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 09 AM PDT            5.04            109         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 10 AM PDT            5.04            109         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 11 AM PDT            5.04            109         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 12 PM PDT            5.04            109         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 01 PM PDT            5.04            109         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 02 PM PDT            5.03            107         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 03 PM PDT            5.03            107         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 04 PM PDT            5.03            107         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 05 PM PDT            5.03            107         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 06 PM PDT            5.03            107         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 07 PM PDT            5.03            107         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 08 PM PDT            5.03            107         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 09 PM PDT            5.02            105         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 10 PM PDT            5.02            105         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 11 PM PDT            5.02            105         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 12 AM PDT            5.02            105         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 01 AM PDT            5.02            105         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 02 AM PDT            5.02            105         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 03 AM PDT            5.02            105         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 04 AM PDT            5.01            103         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 05 AM PDT            5.01            103         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 06 AM PDT            5.01            103         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 07 AM PDT            5.01            103         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 08 AM PDT            5.01            103         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 09 AM PDT            5.01            103         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 10 AM PDT            5.01            103         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 11 AM PDT            5.01            103         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 12 PM PDT            5.00            101         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 01 PM PDT            5.00            101         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 02 PM PDT            5.00            101         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 03 PM PDT            5.00            101         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 04 PM PDT            5.00            101         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 05 PM PDT            5.00            101         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 06 PM PDT            5.00            101         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 07 PM PDT            5.00            101         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 08 PM PDT            4.99             99         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 09 PM PDT            4.99             99         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 10 PM PDT            4.99             99         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 11 PM PDT            4.99             99         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 12 AM PDT            4.99             99         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 01 AM PDT            4.99             99         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 02 AM PDT            4.99             99         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 03 AM PDT            4.99             99         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 04 AM PDT            4.98             98         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 05 AM PDT            4.98             98         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 06 AM PDT            4.98             98         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 07 AM PDT            4.98             98         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 08 AM PDT            4.98             98         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 09 AM PDT            4.98             98         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 10 AM PDT            4.98             98         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 11 AM PDT            4.97             96         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 12 PM PDT            4.97             96         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 01 PM PDT            4.97             96         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 02 PM PDT            4.97             96         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 03 PM PDT            4.97             96         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 04 PM PDT            4.97             96         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 05 PM PDT            4.97             96         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 06 PM PDT            4.97             96         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 07 PM PDT            4.96             94         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 08 PM PDT            4.96             94         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 09 PM PDT            4.96             94         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 10 PM PDT            4.96             94         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 11 PM PDT            4.96             94         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 12 AM PDT            4.96             94         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 01 AM PDT            4.96             94         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 02 AM PDT            4.96             94         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 03 AM PDT            4.96             94         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 04 AM PDT            4.95             92         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 05 AM PDT            4.95             92         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 06 AM PDT            4.95             92         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 07 AM PDT            4.95             92         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 08 AM PDT            4.95             92         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 09 AM PDT            4.95             92         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 10 AM PDT            4.95             92         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 11 AM PDT            4.95             92         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 12 PM PDT            4.94             91         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 01 PM PDT            4.94             91         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 02 PM PDT            4.94             91         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 03 PM PDT            4.94             91         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 04 PM PDT            4.94             91         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 05 PM PDT            4.94             91         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 06 PM PDT            4.94             91         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 07 PM PDT            4.93             89         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 08 PM PDT            4.93             89         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 09 PM PDT            4.93             89         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 10 PM PDT            4.93             89         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 11 PM PDT            4.93             89         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 12 AM PDT            4.93             89         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 01 AM PDT            4.93             89         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 02 AM PDT            4.93             89         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 03 AM PDT            4.92             87         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 04 AM PDT            4.92             87         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 05 AM PDT            4.92             87         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.