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SALINAS RIVER - SPRECKELS (SPRC1)
Latitude: 36.63º NLongitude: 121.67º WElevation: 21 FeetForecast Type: Official Location
Location: Monterey County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Central CoastRiver Group: Salinas/Pajaro
Issuance Time: May 12 2026 at 7:36 AM PDTNext Issuance: May 13 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT
Action/Monitor: 20.0 FeetMinor Flood: 23.0 FeetModerate Flood: 26.0 FeetMajor Flood: 28.0 Feet


# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
#
# Location: Salinas River - Spreckels (SPRC1)
#
# File Generation Time:  05/12/2026 at 07:36 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  05/12/2026 at 07:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       4.27 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        64 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     05/12/2026 at 11:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       4.35 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        70 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  05/07/2026 07 AM PDT            3.81             36                        Normal
  05/07/2026 08 AM PDT            3.81             36         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 09 AM PDT            3.80             35         -              Normal
  05/07/2026 10 AM PDT            3.80             35         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 11 AM PDT            3.80             35         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 12 PM PDT            3.77             34         -              Normal
  05/07/2026 01 PM PDT            3.75             33         -              Normal
  05/07/2026 02 PM PDT            3.74             32         -              Normal
  05/07/2026 03 PM PDT            3.73             31         -              Normal
  05/07/2026 04 PM PDT            3.74             32         +              Normal
  05/07/2026 05 PM PDT            3.74             32         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 06 PM PDT            3.75             33         +              Normal
  05/07/2026 07 PM PDT            3.76             33         +              Normal
  05/07/2026 08 PM PDT            3.76             33         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 09 PM PDT            3.77             34         +              Normal
  05/07/2026 10 PM PDT            3.76             33         -              Normal
  05/07/2026 11 PM PDT            3.78             34         +              Normal
  05/08/2026 12 AM PDT            3.80             35         +              Normal
  05/08/2026 01 AM PDT            3.78             34         -              Normal
  05/08/2026 02 AM PDT            3.80             35         +              Normal
  05/08/2026 03 AM PDT            3.82             36         +              Normal
  05/08/2026 04 AM PDT            3.82             36         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 05 AM PDT            3.81             36         -              Normal
  05/08/2026 06 AM PDT            3.81             36         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 07 AM PDT            3.83             37         +              Normal
  05/08/2026 08 AM PDT            3.83             37         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 09 AM PDT            3.83             37         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 10 AM PDT            3.84             38         +              Normal
  05/08/2026 11 AM PDT            3.84             38         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 12 PM PDT            3.80             35         -              Normal
  05/08/2026 01 PM PDT            3.80             35         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 02 PM PDT            3.80             35         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 03 PM PDT            3.80             35         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 04 PM PDT            3.81             36         +              Normal
  05/08/2026 05 PM PDT            3.81             36         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 06 PM PDT            3.81             36         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 07 PM PDT            3.82             36         +              Normal
  05/08/2026 08 PM PDT            3.82             36         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 09 PM PDT            3.83             37         +              Normal
  05/08/2026 10 PM PDT            3.84             38         +              Normal
  05/08/2026 11 PM PDT            3.85             38         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 12 AM PDT            3.86             39         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 01 AM PDT            3.89             40         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 02 AM PDT            3.88             40         -              Normal
  05/09/2026 03 AM PDT            3.92             42         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 04 AM PDT            3.92             42         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 05 AM PDT            3.93             43         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 06 AM PDT            3.93             43         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 07 AM PDT            3.94             43         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 08 AM PDT            3.94             43         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 09 AM PDT            3.95             44         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 10 AM PDT            3.95             44         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 11 AM PDT            3.96             45         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 12 PM PDT            3.92             42         -              Normal
  05/09/2026 01 PM PDT            3.92             42         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 02 PM PDT            3.93             43         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 03 PM PDT            3.95             44         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 04 PM PDT            3.94             43         -              Normal
  05/09/2026 05 PM PDT            3.94             43         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 06 PM PDT            3.95             44         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 07 PM PDT            3.96             45         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 08 PM PDT            3.98             46         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 09 PM PDT            3.98             46         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 10 PM PDT            4.00             47         +              Normal
  05/09/2026 11 PM PDT            4.01             48         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 12 AM PDT            4.00             47         -              Normal
  05/10/2026 01 AM PDT            4.01             48         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 02 AM PDT            4.02             48         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 03 AM PDT            4.05             50         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 04 AM PDT            4.02             48         -              Normal
  05/10/2026 05 AM PDT            4.03             49         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 06 AM PDT            4.07             51         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 07 AM PDT            4.07             51         0              Normal
  05/10/2026 08 AM PDT            4.06             51         -              Normal
  05/10/2026 09 AM PDT            4.08             52         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 10 AM PDT            4.06             51         -              Normal
  05/10/2026 11 AM PDT            4.07             51         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 12 PM PDT            4.07             51         0              Normal
  05/10/2026 01 PM PDT            4.04             49         -              Normal
  05/10/2026 02 PM PDT            4.06             51         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 03 PM PDT            4.06             51         0              Normal
  05/10/2026 04 PM PDT            4.07             51         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 05 PM PDT            4.07             51         0              Normal
  05/10/2026 06 PM PDT            4.08             52         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 07 PM PDT            4.09             53         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 08 PM PDT            4.12             55         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 09 PM PDT            4.11             54         -              Normal
  05/10/2026 10 PM PDT            4.12             55         +              Normal
  05/10/2026 11 PM PDT            4.15             56         +              Normal
  05/11/2026 12 AM PDT            4.15             56         0              Normal
  05/11/2026 01 AM PDT            4.15             56         0              Normal
  05/11/2026 02 AM PDT            4.16             57         +              Normal
  05/11/2026 03 AM PDT            4.16             57         0              Normal
  05/11/2026 04 AM PDT            4.17             58         +              Normal
  05/11/2026 05 AM PDT            4.17             58         0              Normal
  05/11/2026 06 AM PDT            4.17             58         0              Normal
  05/11/2026 07 AM PDT            4.18             58         +              Normal
  05/11/2026 08 AM PDT            4.18             58         0              Normal
  05/11/2026 09 AM PDT            4.19             59         +              Normal
  05/11/2026 10 AM PDT            4.19             59         0              Normal
  05/11/2026 11 AM PDT            4.20             60         +              Normal
  05/11/2026 12 PM PDT            4.19             59         -              Normal
  05/11/2026 01 PM PDT            4.18             58         -              Normal
  05/11/2026 02 PM PDT            4.19             59         +              Normal
  05/11/2026 03 PM PDT            4.19             59         0              Normal
  05/11/2026 04 PM PDT            4.18             58         -              Normal
  05/11/2026 05 PM PDT            4.17             58         -              Normal
  05/11/2026 06 PM PDT            4.19             59         +              Normal
  05/11/2026 07 PM PDT            4.19             59         0              Normal
  05/11/2026 08 PM PDT            4.21             60         +              Normal
  05/11/2026 09 PM PDT            4.22             61         +              Normal
  05/11/2026 10 PM PDT            4.24             62         +              Normal
  05/11/2026 11 PM PDT            4.25             63         +              Normal
  05/12/2026 12 AM PDT            4.26             64         +              Normal
  05/12/2026 01 AM PDT            4.26             64         0              Normal
  05/12/2026 02 AM PDT            4.26             64         0              Normal
  05/12/2026 03 AM PDT            4.26             64         0              Normal
  05/12/2026 04 AM PDT            4.26             64         0              Normal
  05/12/2026 05 AM PDT            4.27             64         +              Normal
  05/12/2026 06 AM PDT            4.27             64         0              Normal
  05/12/2026 07 AM PDT            4.27             64         0              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  05/12/2026 08 AM PDT            4.28             65                        Normal
  05/12/2026 09 AM PDT            4.28             65         0              Normal
  05/12/2026 10 AM PDT            4.29             66         +              Normal
  05/12/2026 11 AM PDT            4.29             66         0              Normal
  05/12/2026 12 PM PDT            4.30             67         +              Normal
  05/12/2026 01 PM PDT            4.30             67         0              Normal
  05/12/2026 02 PM PDT            4.31             67         +              Normal
  05/12/2026 03 PM PDT            4.31             67         0              Normal
  05/12/2026 04 PM PDT            4.32             68         +              Normal
  05/12/2026 05 PM PDT            4.32             68         0              Normal
  05/12/2026 06 PM PDT            4.33             69         +              Normal
  05/12/2026 07 PM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/12/2026 08 PM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/12/2026 09 PM PDT            4.34             69         +              Normal
  05/12/2026 10 PM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/12/2026 11 PM PDT            4.35             70         +              Normal
  05/13/2026 12 AM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 01 AM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 02 AM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 03 AM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 04 AM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 05 AM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 06 AM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 07 AM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 08 AM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 09 AM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 10 AM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 11 AM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 12 PM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 01 PM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 02 PM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 03 PM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 04 PM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 05 PM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 06 PM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 07 PM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 08 PM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 09 PM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 10 PM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/13/2026 11 PM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 12 AM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 01 AM PDT            4.35             70         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 02 AM PDT            4.34             69         -              Normal
  05/14/2026 03 AM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 04 AM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 05 AM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 06 AM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 07 AM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 08 AM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 09 AM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 10 AM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 11 AM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 12 PM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 01 PM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 02 PM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 03 PM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 04 PM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 05 PM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 06 PM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 07 PM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 08 PM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 09 PM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 10 PM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/14/2026 11 PM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 12 AM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 01 AM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 02 AM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 03 AM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 04 AM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 05 AM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 06 AM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 07 AM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 08 AM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 09 AM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 10 AM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 11 AM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 12 PM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 01 PM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 02 PM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 03 PM PDT            4.34             69         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 04 PM PDT            4.33             69         -              Normal
  05/15/2026 05 PM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 06 PM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 07 PM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 08 PM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 09 PM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 10 PM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/15/2026 11 PM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 12 AM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 01 AM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 02 AM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 03 AM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 04 AM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 05 AM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 06 AM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 07 AM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 08 AM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 09 AM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 10 AM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 11 AM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 12 PM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 01 PM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 02 PM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 03 PM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 04 PM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 05 PM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 06 PM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 07 PM PDT            4.33             69         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 08 PM PDT            4.32             68         -              Normal
  05/16/2026 09 PM PDT            4.32             68         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 10 PM PDT            4.32             68         0              Normal
  05/16/2026 11 PM PDT            4.32             68         0              Normal
  05/17/2026 12 AM PDT            4.32             68         0              Normal
  05/17/2026 01 AM PDT            4.32             68         0              Normal
  05/17/2026 02 AM PDT            4.32             68         0              Normal
  05/17/2026 03 AM PDT            4.32             68         0              Normal
  05/17/2026 04 AM PDT            4.32             68         0              Normal
  05/17/2026 05 AM PDT            4.32             68         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.