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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 05 2026 at 7:16 AM PDTNext Issuance: May 06 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:  05/05/2026 at 07:16 AM PDT
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
#
# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  04/30/2026 at 07:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       3.85 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        38 cfs
#
# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     05/06/2026 at 08:00 AM PDT
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       3.87 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        39 cfs
#
# OBSERVED
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  04/30/2026 07 AM PDT            3.85             38                        Normal
  04/30/2026 08 AM PDT            3.82             36         -              Normal
  04/30/2026 09 AM PDT            3.84             38         +              Normal
  04/30/2026 10 AM PDT            3.78             34         -              Normal
  04/30/2026 11 AM PDT            3.76             33         -              Normal
  04/30/2026 12 PM PDT            3.75             33         -              Normal
  04/30/2026 01 PM PDT            3.77             34         +              Normal
  04/30/2026 02 PM PDT            3.76             33         -              Normal
  04/30/2026 03 PM PDT            3.76             33         0              Normal
  04/30/2026 04 PM PDT            3.74             32         -              Normal
  04/30/2026 05 PM PDT            3.75             33         +              Normal
  04/30/2026 06 PM PDT            3.74             32         -              Normal
  04/30/2026 07 PM PDT            3.73             31         -              Normal
  04/30/2026 08 PM PDT            3.74             32         +              Normal
  04/30/2026 09 PM PDT            3.76             33         +              Normal
  04/30/2026 10 PM PDT            3.78             34         +              Normal
  04/30/2026 11 PM PDT            3.77             34         -              Normal
  05/01/2026 12 AM PDT            3.77             34         0              Normal
  05/01/2026 01 AM PDT            3.77             34         0              Normal
  05/01/2026 02 AM PDT            3.78             34         +              Normal
  05/01/2026 03 AM PDT            3.78             34         0              Normal
  05/01/2026 04 AM PDT            3.78             34         0              Normal
  05/01/2026 05 AM PDT            3.78             34         0              Normal
  05/01/2026 06 AM PDT            3.78             34         0              Normal
  05/01/2026 07 AM PDT            3.78             34         0              Normal
  05/01/2026 08 AM PDT            3.77             34         -              Normal
  05/01/2026 09 AM PDT            3.77             34         0              Normal
  05/01/2026 10 AM PDT            3.77             34         0              Normal
  05/01/2026 11 AM PDT            3.75             33         -              Normal
  05/01/2026 12 PM PDT            3.70             30         -              Normal
  05/01/2026 01 PM PDT            3.71             30         +              Normal
  05/01/2026 02 PM PDT            3.70             30         -              Normal
  05/01/2026 03 PM PDT            3.69             29         -              Normal
  05/01/2026 04 PM PDT            3.68             29         -              Normal
  05/01/2026 05 PM PDT            3.68             29         0              Normal
  05/01/2026 06 PM PDT            3.67             28         -              Normal
  05/01/2026 07 PM PDT            3.67             28         0              Normal
  05/01/2026 08 PM PDT            3.68             29         +              Normal
  05/01/2026 09 PM PDT            3.65             27         -              Normal
  05/01/2026 10 PM PDT            3.66             28         +              Normal
  05/01/2026 11 PM PDT            3.66             28         0              Normal
  05/02/2026 12 AM PDT            3.65             27         -              Normal
  05/02/2026 01 AM PDT            3.69             29         +              Normal
  05/02/2026 02 AM PDT            3.69             29         0              Normal
  05/02/2026 03 AM PDT            3.69             29         0              Normal
  05/02/2026 04 AM PDT            3.68             29         -              Normal
  05/02/2026 05 AM PDT            3.68             29         0              Normal
  05/02/2026 06 AM PDT            3.68             29         0              Normal
  05/02/2026 07 AM PDT            3.68             29         0              Normal
  05/02/2026 08 AM PDT            3.68             29         0              Normal
  05/02/2026 09 AM PDT            3.67             28         -              Normal
  05/02/2026 10 AM PDT            3.67             28         0              Normal
  05/02/2026 11 AM PDT            3.62             25         -              Normal
  05/02/2026 12 PM PDT            3.66             28         +              Normal
  05/02/2026 01 PM PDT            3.63             26         -              Normal
  05/02/2026 02 PM PDT            3.65             27         +              Normal
  05/02/2026 03 PM PDT            3.62             25         -              Normal
  05/02/2026 04 PM PDT            3.60             24         -              Normal
  05/02/2026 05 PM PDT            3.62             25         +              Normal
  05/02/2026 06 PM PDT            3.62             25         0              Normal
  05/02/2026 07 PM PDT            3.63             26         +              Normal
  05/02/2026 08 PM PDT            3.63             26         0              Normal
  05/02/2026 09 PM PDT            3.63             26         0              Normal
  05/02/2026 10 PM PDT            3.63             26         0              Normal
  05/02/2026 11 PM PDT            3.63             26         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 12 AM PDT            3.64             26         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 01 AM PDT            3.64             26         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 02 AM PDT            3.64             26         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 03 AM PDT            3.65             27         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 04 AM PDT            3.66             28         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 05 AM PDT            3.67             28         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 06 AM PDT            3.67             28         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 07 AM PDT            3.67             28         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 08 AM PDT            3.67             28         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 09 AM PDT            3.67             28         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 10 AM PDT            3.67             28         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 11 AM PDT            3.67             28         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 12 PM PDT            3.66             28         -              Normal
  05/03/2026 01 PM PDT            3.67             28         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 02 PM PDT            3.63             26         -              Normal
  05/03/2026 03 PM PDT            3.61             25         -              Normal
  05/03/2026 04 PM PDT            3.61             25         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 05 PM PDT            3.60             24         -              Normal
  05/03/2026 06 PM PDT            3.61             25         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 07 PM PDT            3.61             25         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 08 PM PDT            3.65             27         +              Normal
  05/03/2026 09 PM PDT            3.65             27         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 10 PM PDT            3.65             27         0              Normal
  05/03/2026 11 PM PDT            3.65             27         0              Normal
  05/04/2026 12 AM PDT            3.66             28         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 01 AM PDT            3.67             28         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 02 AM PDT            3.68             29         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 03 AM PDT            3.68             29         0              Normal
  05/04/2026 04 AM PDT            3.69             29         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 05 AM PDT            3.69             29         0              Normal
  05/04/2026 06 AM PDT            3.70             30         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 07 AM PDT            3.70             30         0              Normal
  05/04/2026 08 AM PDT            3.70             30         0              Normal
  05/04/2026 09 AM PDT            3.71             30         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 10 AM PDT            3.71             30         0              Normal
  05/04/2026 11 AM PDT            3.71             30         0              Normal
  05/04/2026 12 PM PDT            3.69             29         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 01 PM PDT            3.67             28         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 02 PM PDT            3.66             28         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 03 PM PDT            3.68             29         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 04 PM PDT            3.67             28         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 05 PM PDT            3.68             29         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 06 PM PDT            3.67             28         -              Normal
  05/04/2026 07 PM PDT            3.69             29         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 08 PM PDT            3.73             31         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 09 PM PDT            3.73             31         0              Normal
  05/04/2026 10 PM PDT            3.74             32         +              Normal
  05/04/2026 11 PM PDT            3.75             33         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 12 AM PDT            3.75             33         0              Normal
  05/05/2026 01 AM PDT            3.76             33         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 02 AM PDT            3.76             33         0              Normal
  05/05/2026 03 AM PDT            3.77             34         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 04 AM PDT            3.77             34         0              Normal
  05/05/2026 05 AM PDT            3.78             34         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 06 AM PDT            3.79             35         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 07 AM PDT            3.79             35         0              Normal
#
# FORECAST
#
# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  05/05/2026 08 AM PDT            3.80             35                        Normal
  05/05/2026 09 AM PDT            3.80             35         0              Normal
  05/05/2026 10 AM PDT            3.81             36         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 11 AM PDT            3.81             36         0              Normal
  05/05/2026 12 PM PDT            3.82             36         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 01 PM PDT            3.82             36         0              Normal
  05/05/2026 02 PM PDT            3.83             37         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 03 PM PDT            3.83             37         0              Normal
  05/05/2026 04 PM PDT            3.84             38         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 05 PM PDT            3.84             38         0              Normal
  05/05/2026 06 PM PDT            3.84             38         0              Normal
  05/05/2026 07 PM PDT            3.85             38         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 08 PM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/05/2026 09 PM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/05/2026 10 PM PDT            3.86             39         +              Normal
  05/05/2026 11 PM PDT            3.86             39         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 12 AM PDT            3.86             39         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 01 AM PDT            3.86             39         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 02 AM PDT            3.86             39         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 03 AM PDT            3.86             39         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 04 AM PDT            3.86             39         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 05 AM PDT            3.86             39         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 06 AM PDT            3.86             39         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 07 AM PDT            3.86             39         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 08 AM PDT            3.87             39         +              Normal
  05/06/2026 09 AM PDT            3.87             39         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 10 AM PDT            3.87             39         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 11 AM PDT            3.87             39         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 12 PM PDT            3.87             39         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 01 PM PDT            3.87             39         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 02 PM PDT            3.86             39         -              Normal
  05/06/2026 03 PM PDT            3.86             39         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 04 PM PDT            3.86             39         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 05 PM PDT            3.86             39         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 06 PM PDT            3.86             39         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 07 PM PDT            3.86             39         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 08 PM PDT            3.86             39         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 09 PM PDT            3.86             39         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 10 PM PDT            3.86             39         0              Normal
  05/06/2026 11 PM PDT            3.86             39         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 12 AM PDT            3.86             39         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 01 AM PDT            3.86             39         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 02 AM PDT            3.86             39         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 03 AM PDT            3.85             38         -              Normal
  05/07/2026 04 AM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 05 AM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 06 AM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 07 AM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 08 AM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 09 AM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 10 AM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 11 AM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 12 PM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 01 PM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 02 PM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 03 PM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 04 PM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 05 PM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 06 PM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 07 PM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 08 PM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 09 PM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 10 PM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/07/2026 11 PM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 12 AM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 01 AM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 02 AM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 03 AM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 04 AM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 05 AM PDT            3.85             38         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 06 AM PDT            3.84             38         -              Normal
  05/08/2026 07 AM PDT            3.84             38         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 08 AM PDT            3.84             38         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 09 AM PDT            3.84             38         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 10 AM PDT            3.84             38         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 11 AM PDT            3.84             38         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 12 PM PDT            3.84             38         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 01 PM PDT            3.84             38         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 02 PM PDT            3.84             38         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 03 PM PDT            3.84             38         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 04 PM PDT            3.84             38         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 05 PM PDT            3.84             38         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 06 PM PDT            3.83             37         -              Normal
  05/08/2026 07 PM PDT            3.83             37         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 08 PM PDT            3.83             37         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 09 PM PDT            3.83             37         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 10 PM PDT            3.83             37         0              Normal
  05/08/2026 11 PM PDT            3.83             37         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 12 AM PDT            3.83             37         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 01 AM PDT            3.83             37         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 02 AM PDT            3.83             37         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 03 AM PDT            3.82             36         -              Normal
  05/09/2026 04 AM PDT            3.82             36         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 05 AM PDT            3.82             36         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 06 AM PDT            3.82             36         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 07 AM PDT            3.82             36         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 08 AM PDT            3.82             36         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 09 AM PDT            3.82             36         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 10 AM PDT            3.81             36         -              Normal
  05/09/2026 11 AM PDT            3.81             36         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 12 PM PDT            3.81             36         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 01 PM PDT            3.81             36         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 02 PM PDT            3.81             36         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 03 PM PDT            3.81             36         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 04 PM PDT            3.81             36         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 05 PM PDT            3.81             36         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 06 PM PDT            3.81             36         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 07 PM PDT            3.81             36         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 08 PM PDT            3.80             35         -              Normal
  05/09/2026 09 PM PDT            3.80             35         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 10 PM PDT            3.80             35         0              Normal
  05/09/2026 11 PM PDT            3.80             35         0              Normal
  05/10/2026 12 AM PDT            3.80             35         0              Normal
  05/10/2026 01 AM PDT            3.80             35         0              Normal
  05/10/2026 02 AM PDT            3.79             35         -              Normal
  05/10/2026 03 AM PDT            3.79             35         0              Normal
  05/10/2026 04 AM PDT            3.79             35         0              Normal
  05/10/2026 05 AM PDT            3.79             35         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.