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SALINAS RIVER - CHUALAR (CHLC1)
Latitude: 36.56º NLongitude: 121.55º WElevation: 68 FeetForecast Type: Unofficial Location
Location: Monterey County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Central CoastRiver Group: Salinas/Pajaro
Issuance Time: Aug 14 2026 at 6:58 AM PDTNext Issuance: Aug 15 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: N/A Minor Flood: N/A Moderate Flood: N/A Major Flood: N/A


# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: Salinas River - Chualar (CHLC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  08/14/2026 at 06:59 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  08/12/2026 at 09:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       2.92 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        117 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     08/19/2026 at 01:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       2.94 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        119 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  08/09/2026 06 AM PDT            2.69             93                Not Applicable
  08/09/2026 07 AM PDT            2.69             93         0      Not Applicable
  08/09/2026 08 AM PDT            2.72             96         +      Not Applicable
  08/09/2026 09 AM PDT            2.73             97         +      Not Applicable
  08/09/2026 10 AM PDT            2.72             96         -      Not Applicable
  08/09/2026 11 AM PDT            2.72             96         0      Not Applicable
  08/09/2026 12 PM PDT            2.73             97         +      Not Applicable
  08/09/2026 01 PM PDT            2.73             97         0      Not Applicable
  08/09/2026 02 PM PDT            2.74             98         +      Not Applicable
  08/09/2026 03 PM PDT            2.74             98         0      Not Applicable
  08/09/2026 04 PM PDT            2.73             97         -      Not Applicable
  08/09/2026 05 PM PDT            2.74             98         +      Not Applicable
  08/09/2026 06 PM PDT            2.74             98         0      Not Applicable
  08/09/2026 07 PM PDT            2.74             98         0      Not Applicable
  08/09/2026 08 PM PDT            2.75             99         +      Not Applicable
  08/09/2026 09 PM PDT            2.75             99         0      Not Applicable
  08/09/2026 10 PM PDT            2.76            100         +      Not Applicable
  08/09/2026 11 PM PDT            2.77            101         +      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 12 AM PDT            2.78            102         +      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 01 AM PDT            2.78            102         0      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 02 AM PDT            2.78            102         0      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 03 AM PDT            2.80            104         +      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 04 AM PDT            2.80            104         0      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 05 AM PDT            2.81            105         +      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 06 AM PDT            2.82            106         +      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 07 AM PDT            2.82            106         0      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 08 AM PDT            2.82            106         0      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 09 AM PDT            2.84            109         +      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 10 AM PDT            2.84            109         0      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 11 AM PDT            2.84            109         0      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 12 PM PDT            2.85            110         +      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 01 PM PDT            2.85            110         0      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 02 PM PDT            2.85            110         0      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 03 PM PDT            2.86            111         +      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 04 PM PDT            2.85            110         -      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 05 PM PDT            2.85            110         0      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 06 PM PDT            2.87            112         +      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 07 PM PDT            2.87            112         0      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 08 PM PDT            2.88            113         +      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 09 PM PDT            2.87            112         -      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 10 PM PDT            2.88            113         +      Not Applicable
  08/10/2026 11 PM PDT            2.89            114         +      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 12 AM PDT            2.89            114         0      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 01 AM PDT            2.88            113         -      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 02 AM PDT            2.90            115         +      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 03 AM PDT            2.89            114         -      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 04 AM PDT            2.89            114         0      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 05 AM PDT            2.89            114         0      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 06 AM PDT            2.91            116         +      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 07 AM PDT            2.91            116         0      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 08 AM PDT            2.91            116         0      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 09 AM PDT            2.91            116         0      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 10 AM PDT            2.91            116         0      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 11 AM PDT            2.92            117         +      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 12 PM PDT            2.92            117         0      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 01 PM PDT            2.91            116         -      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 02 PM PDT            2.90            115         -      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 03 PM PDT            2.91            116         +      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 04 PM PDT            2.89            114         -      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 05 PM PDT            2.89            114         0      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 06 PM PDT            2.89            114         0      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 07 PM PDT            2.89            114         0      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 08 PM PDT            2.89            114         0      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 09 PM PDT            2.88            113         -      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 10 PM PDT            2.89            114         +      Not Applicable
  08/11/2026 11 PM PDT            2.89            114         0      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 12 AM PDT            2.89            114         0      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 01 AM PDT            2.87            112         -      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 02 AM PDT            2.89            114         +      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 03 AM PDT            2.90            115         +      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 04 AM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 05 AM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 06 AM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 07 AM PDT            2.91            116         +      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 08 AM PDT            2.92            117         +      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 09 AM PDT            2.92            117         0      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 10 AM PDT            2.91            116         -      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 11 AM PDT            2.91            116         0      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 12 PM PDT            2.91            116         0      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 01 PM PDT            2.91            116         0      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 02 PM PDT            2.91            116         0      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 03 PM PDT            2.90            115         -      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 04 PM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 05 PM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 06 PM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 07 PM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 08 PM PDT            2.89            114         -      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 09 PM PDT            2.90            115         +      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 10 PM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
  08/12/2026 11 PM PDT            2.88            113         -      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 12 AM PDT            2.89            114         +      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 01 AM PDT            2.88            113         -      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 02 AM PDT            2.87            112         -      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 03 AM PDT            2.88            113         +      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 04 AM PDT            2.87            112         -      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 05 AM PDT            2.89            114         +      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 06 AM PDT            2.88            113         -      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 07 AM PDT            2.88            113         0      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 08 AM PDT            2.89            114         +      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 09 AM PDT            2.90            115         +      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 10 AM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 11 AM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 12 PM PDT            2.91            116         +      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 01 PM PDT            2.90            115         -      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 02 PM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 03 PM PDT            2.89            114         -      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 04 PM PDT            2.88            113         -      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 05 PM PDT            2.89            114         +      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 06 PM PDT            2.89            114         0      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 07 PM PDT            2.89            114         0      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 08 PM PDT            2.88            113         -      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 09 PM PDT            2.88            113         0      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 10 PM PDT            2.88            113         0      Not Applicable
  08/13/2026 11 PM PDT            2.88            113         0      Not Applicable
  08/14/2026 12 AM PDT            2.89            114         +      Not Applicable
  08/14/2026 01 AM PDT            2.89            114         0      Not Applicable
  08/14/2026 02 AM PDT            2.89            114         0      Not Applicable
  08/14/2026 03 AM PDT            2.88            113         -      Not Applicable
  08/14/2026 04 AM PDT            2.90            115         +      Not Applicable
  08/14/2026 05 AM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
  08/14/2026 06 AM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  08/14/2026 07 AM PDT            2.90            115                Not Applicable
  08/14/2026 08 AM PDT            2.91            116         +      Not Applicable
  08/14/2026 09 AM PDT            2.91            116         0      Not Applicable
  08/14/2026 10 AM PDT            2.91            116         0      Not Applicable
  08/14/2026 11 AM PDT            2.91            116         0      Not Applicable
  08/14/2026 12 PM PDT            2.91            116         0      Not Applicable
  08/14/2026 01 PM PDT            2.90            115         -      Not Applicable
  08/14/2026 02 PM PDT            2.89            114         -      Not Applicable
  08/14/2026 03 PM PDT            2.88            113         -      Not Applicable
  08/14/2026 04 PM PDT            2.87            112         -      Not Applicable
  08/14/2026 05 PM PDT            2.87            112         0      Not Applicable
  08/14/2026 06 PM PDT            2.86            111         -      Not Applicable
  08/14/2026 07 PM PDT            2.86            111         0      Not Applicable
  08/14/2026 08 PM PDT            2.85            110         -      Not Applicable
  08/14/2026 09 PM PDT            2.85            110         0      Not Applicable
  08/14/2026 10 PM PDT            2.85            110         0      Not Applicable
  08/14/2026 11 PM PDT            2.85            110         0      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 12 AM PDT            2.85            110         0      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 01 AM PDT            2.85            110         0      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 02 AM PDT            2.85            110         0      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 03 AM PDT            2.85            110         0      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 04 AM PDT            2.85            110         0      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 05 AM PDT            2.85            110         0      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 06 AM PDT            2.85            110         0      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 07 AM PDT            2.85            110         0      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 08 AM PDT            2.85            110         0      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 09 AM PDT            2.85            110         0      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 10 AM PDT            2.85            110         0      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 11 AM PDT            2.85            110         0      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 12 PM PDT            2.85            110         0      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 01 PM PDT            2.86            111         +      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 02 PM PDT            2.86            111         0      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 03 PM PDT            2.86            111         0      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 04 PM PDT            2.86            111         0      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 05 PM PDT            2.86            111         0      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 06 PM PDT            2.86            111         0      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 07 PM PDT            2.86            111         0      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 08 PM PDT            2.86            111         0      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 09 PM PDT            2.86            111         0      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 10 PM PDT            2.86            111         0      Not Applicable
  08/15/2026 11 PM PDT            2.87            112         +      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 12 AM PDT            2.87            112         0      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 01 AM PDT            2.87            112         0      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 02 AM PDT            2.87            112         0      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 03 AM PDT            2.87            112         0      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 04 AM PDT            2.87            112         0      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 05 AM PDT            2.87            112         0      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 06 AM PDT            2.87            112         0      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 07 AM PDT            2.87            112         0      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 08 AM PDT            2.87            112         0      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 09 AM PDT            2.87            112         0      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 10 AM PDT            2.88            113         +      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 11 AM PDT            2.88            113         0      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 12 PM PDT            2.88            113         0      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 01 PM PDT            2.88            113         0      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 02 PM PDT            2.88            113         0      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 03 PM PDT            2.88            113         0      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 04 PM PDT            2.88            113         0      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 05 PM PDT            2.88            113         0      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 06 PM PDT            2.88            113         0      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 07 PM PDT            2.88            113         0      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 08 PM PDT            2.88            113         0      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 09 PM PDT            2.88            113         0      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 10 PM PDT            2.89            114         +      Not Applicable
  08/16/2026 11 PM PDT            2.89            114         0      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 12 AM PDT            2.89            114         0      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 01 AM PDT            2.89            114         0      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 02 AM PDT            2.89            114         0      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 03 AM PDT            2.89            114         0      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 04 AM PDT            2.89            114         0      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 05 AM PDT            2.89            114         0      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 06 AM PDT            2.89            114         0      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 07 AM PDT            2.90            115         +      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 08 AM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 09 AM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 10 AM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 11 AM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 12 PM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 01 PM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 02 PM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 03 PM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 04 PM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 05 PM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 06 PM PDT            2.90            115         0      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 07 PM PDT            2.91            116         +      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 08 PM PDT            2.91            116         0      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 09 PM PDT            2.91            116         0      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 10 PM PDT            2.91            116         0      Not Applicable
  08/17/2026 11 PM PDT            2.91            116         0      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 12 AM PDT            2.91            116         0      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 01 AM PDT            2.91            116         0      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 02 AM PDT            2.91            116         0      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 03 AM PDT            2.91            116         0      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 04 AM PDT            2.92            117         +      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 05 AM PDT            2.92            117         0      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 06 AM PDT            2.92            117         0      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 07 AM PDT            2.92            117         0      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 08 AM PDT            2.92            117         0      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 09 AM PDT            2.92            117         0      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 10 AM PDT            2.92            117         0      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 11 AM PDT            2.92            117         0      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 12 PM PDT            2.92            117         0      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 01 PM PDT            2.92            117         0      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 02 PM PDT            2.93            118         +      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 03 PM PDT            2.93            118         0      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 04 PM PDT            2.93            118         0      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 05 PM PDT            2.93            118         0      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 06 PM PDT            2.93            118         0      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 07 PM PDT            2.93            118         0      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 08 PM PDT            2.93            118         0      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 09 PM PDT            2.93            118         0      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 10 PM PDT            2.93            118         0      Not Applicable
  08/18/2026 11 PM PDT            2.93            118         0      Not Applicable
  08/19/2026 12 AM PDT            2.93            118         0      Not Applicable
  08/19/2026 01 AM PDT            2.94            119         +      Not Applicable
  08/19/2026 02 AM PDT            2.94            119         0      Not Applicable
  08/19/2026 03 AM PDT            2.94            119         0      Not Applicable
  08/19/2026 04 AM PDT            2.94            119         0      Not Applicable
  08/19/2026 05 AM PDT            2.94            119         0      Not Applicable
#
# 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.