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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: Mar 17 2026 at 1:08 PM PDTNext Issuance: Mar 18 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:  03/17/2026 at 01:08 PM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  03/12/2026 at 01:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       6.25 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        240 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     03/17/2026 at 02:00 PM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       5.41 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        153 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/12/2026 01 PM PDT            6.25            240                        Normal
  03/12/2026 02 PM PDT            6.21            236         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 03 PM PDT            6.20            235         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 04 PM PDT            6.21            236         +              Normal
  03/12/2026 05 PM PDT            6.20            235         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 06 PM PDT            6.19            233         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 07 PM PDT            6.22            237         +              Normal
  03/12/2026 08 PM PDT            6.22            237         0              Normal
  03/12/2026 09 PM PDT            6.21            236         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 10 PM PDT            6.20            235         -              Normal
  03/12/2026 11 PM PDT            6.19            233         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 12 AM PDT            6.18            232         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 01 AM PDT            6.18            232         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 02 AM PDT            6.17            231         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 03 AM PDT            6.16            230         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 04 AM PDT            6.15            229         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 05 AM PDT            6.14            228         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 06 AM PDT            6.14            228         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 07 AM PDT            6.13            227         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 08 AM PDT            6.12            226         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 09 AM PDT            6.09            222         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 10 AM PDT            6.10            223         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 11 AM PDT            6.10            223         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 12 PM PDT            6.07            220         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 01 PM PDT            6.05            218         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 02 PM PDT            6.06            219         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 03 PM PDT            6.03            216         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 04 PM PDT            6.02            215         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 05 PM PDT            6.02            215         0              Normal
  03/13/2026 06 PM PDT            6.03            216         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 07 PM PDT            6.04            217         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 08 PM PDT            6.06            219         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 09 PM PDT            6.00            213         -              Normal
  03/13/2026 10 PM PDT            6.02            215         +              Normal
  03/13/2026 11 PM PDT            6.03            216         +              Normal
  03/14/2026 12 AM PDT            6.02            215         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 01 AM PDT            6.01            214         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 02 AM PDT            5.99            212         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 03 AM PDT            6.00            213         +              Normal
  03/14/2026 04 AM PDT            5.99            212         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 05 AM PDT            5.97            209         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 06 AM PDT            5.93            205         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 07 AM PDT            5.97            209         +              Normal
  03/14/2026 08 AM PDT            5.96            208         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 09 AM PDT            5.95            207         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 10 AM PDT            5.95            207         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 11 AM PDT            5.94            206         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 12 PM PDT            5.88            200         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 01 PM PDT            5.89            201         +              Normal
  03/14/2026 02 PM PDT            5.89            201         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 03 PM PDT            5.87            199         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 04 PM PDT            5.86            198         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 05 PM PDT            5.86            198         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 06 PM PDT            5.88            200         +              Normal
  03/14/2026 07 PM PDT            5.88            200         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 08 PM PDT            5.88            200         0              Normal
  03/14/2026 09 PM PDT            5.86            198         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 10 PM PDT            5.83            195         -              Normal
  03/14/2026 11 PM PDT            5.82            194         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 12 AM PDT            5.82            194         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 01 AM PDT            5.85            197         +              Normal
  03/15/2026 02 AM PDT            5.84            196         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 03 AM PDT            5.83            195         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 04 AM PDT            5.82            194         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 05 AM PDT            5.82            194         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 06 AM PDT            5.81            193         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 07 AM PDT            5.80            192         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 08 AM PDT            5.79            191         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 09 AM PDT            5.78            190         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 10 AM PDT            5.78            190         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 11 AM PDT            5.78            190         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 12 PM PDT            5.75            187         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 01 PM PDT            5.73            185         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 02 PM PDT            5.74            186         +              Normal
  03/15/2026 03 PM PDT            5.70            182         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 04 PM PDT            5.72            184         +              Normal
  03/15/2026 05 PM PDT            5.72            184         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 06 PM PDT            5.70            182         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 07 PM PDT            5.72            184         +              Normal
  03/15/2026 08 PM PDT            5.72            184         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 09 PM PDT            5.72            184         0              Normal
  03/15/2026 10 PM PDT            5.71            183         -              Normal
  03/15/2026 11 PM PDT            5.70            182         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 12 AM PDT            5.69            181         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 01 AM PDT            5.68            180         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 02 AM PDT            5.67            179         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 03 AM PDT            5.66            178         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 04 AM PDT            5.66            178         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 05 AM PDT            5.65            177         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 06 AM PDT            5.64            176         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 07 AM PDT            5.64            176         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 08 AM PDT            5.62            174         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 09 AM PDT            5.58            170         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 10 AM PDT            5.58            170         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 11 AM PDT            5.61            173         +              Normal
  03/16/2026 12 PM PDT            5.61            173         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 01 PM PDT            5.60            172         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 02 PM PDT            5.60            172         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 03 PM PDT            5.56            168         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 04 PM PDT            5.56            168         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 05 PM PDT            5.53            165         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 06 PM PDT            5.56            168         +              Normal
  03/16/2026 07 PM PDT            5.56            168         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 08 PM PDT            5.56            168         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 09 PM PDT            5.55            167         -              Normal
  03/16/2026 10 PM PDT            5.55            167         0              Normal
  03/16/2026 11 PM PDT            5.54            166         -              Normal
  03/17/2026 12 AM PDT            5.53            165         -              Normal
  03/17/2026 01 AM PDT            5.52            164         -              Normal
  03/17/2026 02 AM PDT            5.51            163         -              Normal
  03/17/2026 03 AM PDT            5.50            162         -              Normal
  03/17/2026 04 AM PDT            5.50            162         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 05 AM PDT            5.49            161         -              Normal
  03/17/2026 06 AM PDT            5.48            160         -              Normal
  03/17/2026 07 AM PDT            5.48            160         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 08 AM PDT            5.47            159         -              Normal
  03/17/2026 09 AM PDT            5.47            159         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 10 AM PDT            5.42            154         -              Normal
  03/17/2026 11 AM PDT            5.42            154         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 12 PM PDT            5.42            154         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 01 PM PDT            5.42            154         0              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  03/17/2026 02 PM PDT            5.41            153                        Normal
  03/17/2026 03 PM PDT            5.41            153         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 04 PM PDT            5.40            153         -              Normal
  03/17/2026 05 PM PDT            5.40            153         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 06 PM PDT            5.39            152         -              Normal
  03/17/2026 07 PM PDT            5.39            152         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 08 PM PDT            5.38            151         -              Normal
  03/17/2026 09 PM PDT            5.38            151         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 10 PM PDT            5.38            151         0              Normal
  03/17/2026 11 PM PDT            5.37            150         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 12 AM PDT            5.37            150         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 01 AM PDT            5.36            149         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 02 AM PDT            5.35            148         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 03 AM PDT            5.34            147         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 04 AM PDT            5.33            146         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 05 AM PDT            5.32            145         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 06 AM PDT            5.31            144         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 07 AM PDT            5.30            143         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 08 AM PDT            5.29            142         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 09 AM PDT            5.29            142         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 10 AM PDT            5.28            142         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 11 AM PDT            5.27            141         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 12 PM PDT            5.26            140         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 01 PM PDT            5.26            140         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 02 PM PDT            5.25            139         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 03 PM PDT            5.24            138         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 04 PM PDT            5.24            138         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 05 PM PDT            5.23            137         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 06 PM PDT            5.23            137         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 07 PM PDT            5.22            136         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 08 PM PDT            5.22            136         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 09 PM PDT            5.21            135         -              Normal
  03/18/2026 10 PM PDT            5.21            135         0              Normal
  03/18/2026 11 PM PDT            5.20            135         -              Normal
  03/19/2026 12 AM PDT            5.19            134         -              Normal
  03/19/2026 01 AM PDT            5.19            134         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 02 AM PDT            5.18            133         -              Normal
  03/19/2026 03 AM PDT            5.18            133         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 04 AM PDT            5.17            132         -              Normal
  03/19/2026 05 AM PDT            5.16            131         -              Normal
  03/19/2026 06 AM PDT            5.16            131         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 07 AM PDT            5.15            130         -              Normal
  03/19/2026 08 AM PDT            5.15            130         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 09 AM PDT            5.14            130         -              Normal
  03/19/2026 10 AM PDT            5.13            129         -              Normal
  03/19/2026 11 AM PDT            5.13            129         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 12 PM PDT            5.12            128         -              Normal
  03/19/2026 01 PM PDT            5.12            128         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 02 PM PDT            5.11            127         -              Normal
  03/19/2026 03 PM PDT            5.11            127         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 04 PM PDT            5.10            126         -              Normal
  03/19/2026 05 PM PDT            5.09            126         -              Normal
  03/19/2026 06 PM PDT            5.09            126         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 07 PM PDT            5.08            125         -              Normal
  03/19/2026 08 PM PDT            5.07            124         -              Normal
  03/19/2026 09 PM PDT            5.07            124         0              Normal
  03/19/2026 10 PM PDT            5.06            123         -              Normal
  03/19/2026 11 PM PDT            5.05            122         -              Normal
  03/20/2026 12 AM PDT            5.05            122         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 01 AM PDT            5.04            122         -              Normal
  03/20/2026 02 AM PDT            5.04            122         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 03 AM PDT            5.03            121         -              Normal
  03/20/2026 04 AM PDT            5.02            120         -              Normal
  03/20/2026 05 AM PDT            5.02            120         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 06 AM PDT            5.01            119         -              Normal
  03/20/2026 07 AM PDT            5.00            118         -              Normal
  03/20/2026 08 AM PDT            5.00            118         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 09 AM PDT            4.99            117         -              Normal
  03/20/2026 10 AM PDT            4.99            117         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 11 AM PDT            4.98            116         -              Normal
  03/20/2026 12 PM PDT            4.98            116         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 01 PM PDT            4.97            115         -              Normal
  03/20/2026 02 PM PDT            4.97            115         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 03 PM PDT            4.96            115         -              Normal
  03/20/2026 04 PM PDT            4.96            115         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 05 PM PDT            4.95            114         -              Normal
  03/20/2026 06 PM PDT            4.95            114         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 07 PM PDT            4.94            113         -              Normal
  03/20/2026 08 PM PDT            4.94            113         0              Normal
  03/20/2026 09 PM PDT            4.93            112         -              Normal
  03/20/2026 10 PM PDT            4.92            111         -              Normal
  03/20/2026 11 PM PDT            4.92            111         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 12 AM PDT            4.91            110         -              Normal
  03/21/2026 01 AM PDT            4.91            110         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 02 AM PDT            4.90            109         -              Normal
  03/21/2026 03 AM PDT            4.90            109         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 04 AM PDT            4.89            109         -              Normal
  03/21/2026 05 AM PDT            4.89            109         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 06 AM PDT            4.88            108         -              Normal
  03/21/2026 07 AM PDT            4.88            108         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 08 AM PDT            4.87            107         -              Normal
  03/21/2026 09 AM PDT            4.87            107         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 10 AM PDT            4.86            106         -              Normal
  03/21/2026 11 AM PDT            4.86            106         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 12 PM PDT            4.85            105         -              Normal
  03/21/2026 01 PM PDT            4.84            104         -              Normal
  03/21/2026 02 PM PDT            4.84            104         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 03 PM PDT            4.83            104         -              Normal
  03/21/2026 04 PM PDT            4.83            104         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 05 PM PDT            4.82            103         -              Normal
  03/21/2026 06 PM PDT            4.82            103         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 07 PM PDT            4.81            102         -              Normal
  03/21/2026 08 PM PDT            4.81            102         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 09 PM PDT            4.80            101         -              Normal
  03/21/2026 10 PM PDT            4.80            101         0              Normal
  03/21/2026 11 PM PDT            4.79            100         -              Normal
  03/22/2026 12 AM PDT            4.79            100         0              Normal
  03/22/2026 01 AM PDT            4.78            100         -              Normal
  03/22/2026 02 AM PDT            4.78            100         0              Normal
  03/22/2026 03 AM PDT            4.77             99         -              Normal
  03/22/2026 04 AM PDT            4.77             99         0              Normal
  03/22/2026 05 AM PDT            4.76             98         -              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.