SAN LORENZO RIVER - BIG TREES (BTEC1)
Latitude: 37.04º NLongitude: 122.07º WElevation: 227 FeetForecast Type: Official Location
Location: Santa Cruz County in CaliforniaBulletin Group: Central CoastRiver Group: Salinas/Pajaro
Issuance Time: Feb 25 2026 at 2:01 PM PSTNext Issuance: Feb 26 2026 at 9:00 AM PST
Action/Monitor: 14.0 FeetMinor Flood: 16.5 FeetModerate Flood: 19.5 FeetMajor Flood: 21.76 Feet

# Tabular Observed and Forecast Hydrograph Information
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# Location: San Lorenzo River - Big Trees (BTEC1)
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# File Generation Time:  02/25/2026 at 02:01 PM PST
# Data Interval:  1 Hour
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# Most Recent Date & Time of Maximum Observed:  02/20/2026 at 02:00 PM PST
# Maximum Observed Stage:                       6.96 Feet
# Maximum Observed Flow:                        717 cfs
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# Earliest Date & Time of Maximum Forecast:     02/26/2026 at 11:00 PM PST
# Maximum Forecast Stage:                       5.06 Feet
# Maximum Forecast Flow:                        214 cfs
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# OBSERVED
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# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Observed Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  02/20/2026 02 PM PST            6.96            717                        Normal
  02/20/2026 03 PM PST            6.91            700         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 04 PM PST            6.88            689         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 05 PM PST            6.81            665         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 06 PM PST            6.78            655         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 07 PM PST            6.74            641         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 08 PM PST            6.70            628         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 09 PM PST            6.66            615         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 10 PM PST            6.61            599         -              Normal
  02/20/2026 11 PM PST            6.57            586         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 12 AM PST            6.54            576         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 01 AM PST            6.50            564         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 02 AM PST            6.46            551         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 03 AM PST            6.43            542         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 04 AM PST            6.40            533         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 05 AM PST            6.38            527         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 06 AM PST            6.33            512         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 07 AM PST            6.31            506         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 08 AM PST            6.28            498         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 09 AM PST            6.27            495         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 10 AM PST            6.24            486         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 11 AM PST            6.21            478         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 12 PM PST            6.19            472         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 01 PM PST            6.15            461         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 02 PM PST            6.14            458         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 03 PM PST            6.12            452         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 04 PM PST            6.09            444         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 05 PM PST            6.07            439         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 06 PM PST            6.05            433         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 07 PM PST            6.02            425         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 08 PM PST            5.99            418         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 09 PM PST            5.98            415         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 10 PM PST            5.96            410         -              Normal
  02/21/2026 11 PM PST            5.93            402         -              Normal
  02/22/2026 12 AM PST            5.91            397         -              Normal
  02/22/2026 01 AM PST            5.90            394         -              Normal
  02/22/2026 02 AM PST            5.87            387         -              Normal
  02/22/2026 03 AM PST            5.85            382         -              Normal
  02/22/2026 04 AM PST            5.84            379         -              Normal
  02/22/2026 05 AM PST            5.83            377         -              Normal
  02/22/2026 06 AM PST            5.81            372         -              Normal
  02/22/2026 07 AM PST            5.79            367         -              Normal
  02/22/2026 08 AM PST            5.78            364         -              Normal
  02/22/2026 09 AM PST            5.75            357         -              Normal
  02/22/2026 10 AM PST            5.74            355         -              Normal
  02/22/2026 11 AM PST            5.72            350         -              Normal
  02/22/2026 12 PM PST            5.72            350         0              Normal
  02/22/2026 01 PM PST            5.70            345         -              Normal
  02/22/2026 02 PM PST            5.69            343         -              Normal
  02/22/2026 03 PM PST            5.69            343         0              Normal
  02/22/2026 04 PM PST            5.68            341         -              Normal
  02/22/2026 05 PM PST            5.65            334         -              Normal
  02/22/2026 06 PM PST            5.64            331         -              Normal
  02/22/2026 07 PM PST            5.63            329         -              Normal
  02/22/2026 08 PM PST            5.61            324         -              Normal
  02/22/2026 09 PM PST            5.60            322         -              Normal
  02/22/2026 10 PM PST            5.58            318         -              Normal
  02/22/2026 11 PM PST            5.57            315         -              Normal
  02/23/2026 12 AM PST            5.57            315         0              Normal
  02/23/2026 01 AM PST            5.54            309         -              Normal
  02/23/2026 02 AM PST            5.53            307         -              Normal
  02/23/2026 03 AM PST            5.52            304         -              Normal
  02/23/2026 04 AM PST            5.51            302         -              Normal
  02/23/2026 05 AM PST            5.50            300         -              Normal
  02/23/2026 06 AM PST            5.50            300         0              Normal
  02/23/2026 07 AM PST            5.49            298         -              Normal
  02/23/2026 08 AM PST            5.48            296         -              Normal
  02/23/2026 09 AM PST            5.47            293         -              Normal
  02/23/2026 10 AM PST            5.46            291         -              Normal
  02/23/2026 11 AM PST            5.46            291         0              Normal
  02/23/2026 12 PM PST            5.45            289         -              Normal
  02/23/2026 01 PM PST            5.45            289         0              Normal
  02/23/2026 02 PM PST            5.44            287         -              Normal
  02/23/2026 03 PM PST            5.42            283         -              Normal
  02/23/2026 04 PM PST            5.42            283         0              Normal
  02/23/2026 05 PM PST            5.41            281         -              Normal
  02/23/2026 06 PM PST            5.40            279         -              Normal
  02/23/2026 07 PM PST            5.39            277         -              Normal
  02/23/2026 08 PM PST            5.38            275         -              Normal
  02/23/2026 09 PM PST            5.37            272         -              Normal
  02/23/2026 10 PM PST            5.35            268         -              Normal
  02/23/2026 11 PM PST            5.35            268         0              Normal
  02/24/2026 12 AM PST            5.34            266         -              Normal
  02/24/2026 01 AM PST            5.34            266         0              Normal
  02/24/2026 02 AM PST            5.33            264         -              Normal
  02/24/2026 03 AM PST            5.32            262         -              Normal
  02/24/2026 04 AM PST            5.31            260         -              Normal
  02/24/2026 05 AM PST            5.31            260         0              Normal
  02/24/2026 06 AM PST            5.30            258         -              Normal
  02/24/2026 07 AM PST            5.29            256         -              Normal
  02/24/2026 08 AM PST            5.28            254         -              Normal
  02/24/2026 09 AM PST            5.28            254         0              Normal
  02/24/2026 10 AM PST            5.27            252         -              Normal
  02/24/2026 11 AM PST            5.27            252         0              Normal
  02/24/2026 12 PM PST            5.26            250         -              Normal
  02/24/2026 01 PM PST            5.25            248         -              Normal
  02/24/2026 02 PM PST            5.25            248         0              Normal
  02/24/2026 03 PM PST            5.24            247         -              Normal
  02/24/2026 04 PM PST            5.23            245         -              Normal
  02/24/2026 05 PM PST            5.22            243         -              Normal
  02/24/2026 06 PM PST            5.21            241         -              Normal
  02/24/2026 07 PM PST            5.21            241         0              Normal
  02/24/2026 08 PM PST            5.21            241         0              Normal
  02/24/2026 09 PM PST            5.18            235         -              Normal
  02/24/2026 10 PM PST            5.19            237         +              Normal
  02/24/2026 11 PM PST            5.18            235         -              Normal
  02/25/2026 12 AM PST            5.18            235         0              Normal
  02/25/2026 01 AM PST            5.20            239         +              Normal
  02/25/2026 02 AM PST            5.22            243         +              Normal
  02/25/2026 03 AM PST            5.23            245         +              Normal
  02/25/2026 04 AM PST            5.23            245         0              Normal
  02/25/2026 05 AM PST            5.23            245         0              Normal
  02/25/2026 06 AM PST            5.23            245         0              Normal
  02/25/2026 07 AM PST            5.23            245         0              Normal
  02/25/2026 08 AM PST            5.23            245         0              Normal
  02/25/2026 09 AM PST            5.16            232         -              Normal
  02/25/2026 10 AM PST            5.16            232         0              Normal
  02/25/2026 11 AM PST            5.09            219         -              Normal
  02/25/2026 12 PM PST            5.08            218         -              Normal
  02/25/2026 01 PM PST            5.06            214         -              Normal
#
# FORECAST
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# Date & Time  (Local)    Stage (Feet)     Flow (cfs)     Trend     Forecast Status
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  02/25/2026 02 PM PST            5.04            211                        Normal
  02/25/2026 03 PM PST            5.03            209         -              Normal
  02/25/2026 04 PM PST            5.02            207         -              Normal
  02/25/2026 05 PM PST            5.01            205         -              Normal
  02/25/2026 06 PM PST            5.00            204         -              Normal
  02/25/2026 07 PM PST            5.00            204         0              Normal
  02/25/2026 08 PM PST            5.00            204         0              Normal
  02/25/2026 09 PM PST            5.00            204         0              Normal
  02/25/2026 10 PM PST            5.00            204         0              Normal
  02/25/2026 11 PM PST            5.00            204         0              Normal
  02/26/2026 12 AM PST            5.00            204         0              Normal
  02/26/2026 01 AM PST            5.00            204         0              Normal
  02/26/2026 02 AM PST            5.01            205         +              Normal
  02/26/2026 03 AM PST            5.01            205         0              Normal
  02/26/2026 04 AM PST            5.01            205         0              Normal
  02/26/2026 05 AM PST            5.01            205         0              Normal
  02/26/2026 06 AM PST            5.01            205         0              Normal
  02/26/2026 07 AM PST            5.02            207         +              Normal
  02/26/2026 08 AM PST            5.02            207         0              Normal
  02/26/2026 09 AM PST            5.02            207         0              Normal
  02/26/2026 10 AM PST            5.02            207         0              Normal
  02/26/2026 11 AM PST            5.03            209         +              Normal
  02/26/2026 12 PM PST            5.03            209         0              Normal
  02/26/2026 01 PM PST            5.03            209         0              Normal
  02/26/2026 02 PM PST            5.03            209         0              Normal
  02/26/2026 03 PM PST            5.04            211         +              Normal
  02/26/2026 04 PM PST            5.04            211         0              Normal
  02/26/2026 05 PM PST            5.04            211         0              Normal
  02/26/2026 06 PM PST            5.04            211         0              Normal
  02/26/2026 07 PM PST            5.05            213         +              Normal
  02/26/2026 08 PM PST            5.05            213         0              Normal
  02/26/2026 09 PM PST            5.05            213         0              Normal
  02/26/2026 10 PM PST            5.05            213         0              Normal
  02/26/2026 11 PM PST            5.06            214         +              Normal
  02/27/2026 12 AM PST            5.05            213         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 01 AM PST            5.05            213         0              Normal
  02/27/2026 02 AM PST            5.05            213         0              Normal
  02/27/2026 03 AM PST            5.04            211         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 04 AM PST            5.04            211         0              Normal
  02/27/2026 05 AM PST            5.04            211         0              Normal
  02/27/2026 06 AM PST            5.03            209         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 07 AM PST            5.03            209         0              Normal
  02/27/2026 08 AM PST            5.02            207         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 09 AM PST            5.02            207         0              Normal
  02/27/2026 10 AM PST            5.02            207         0              Normal
  02/27/2026 11 AM PST            5.01            205         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 12 PM PST            5.01            205         0              Normal
  02/27/2026 01 PM PST            5.01            205         0              Normal
  02/27/2026 02 PM PST            5.00            204         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 03 PM PST            5.00            204         0              Normal
  02/27/2026 04 PM PST            5.00            204         0              Normal
  02/27/2026 05 PM PST            4.99            202         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 06 PM PST            4.99            202         0              Normal
  02/27/2026 07 PM PST            4.99            202         0              Normal
  02/27/2026 08 PM PST            4.98            200         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 09 PM PST            4.98            200         0              Normal
  02/27/2026 10 PM PST            4.97            199         -              Normal
  02/27/2026 11 PM PST            4.97            199         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 12 AM PST            4.97            199         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 01 AM PST            4.96            197         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 02 AM PST            4.96            197         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 03 AM PST            4.96            197         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 04 AM PST            4.96            197         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 05 AM PST            4.95            195         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 06 AM PST            4.95            195         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 07 AM PST            4.95            195         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 08 AM PST            4.94            193         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 09 AM PST            4.94            193         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 10 AM PST            4.93            192         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 11 AM PST            4.93            192         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 12 PM PST            4.93            192         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 01 PM PST            4.92            190         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 02 PM PST            4.92            190         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 03 PM PST            4.92            190         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 04 PM PST            4.92            190         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 05 PM PST            4.91            188         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 06 PM PST            4.91            188         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 07 PM PST            4.91            188         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 08 PM PST            4.90            187         -              Normal
  02/28/2026 09 PM PST            4.90            187         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 10 PM PST            4.90            187         0              Normal
  02/28/2026 11 PM PST            4.89            185         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 12 AM PST            4.89            185         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 01 AM PST            4.89            185         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 02 AM PST            4.88            184         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 03 AM PST            4.88            184         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 04 AM PST            4.88            184         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 05 AM PST            4.88            184         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 06 AM PST            4.87            182         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 07 AM PST            4.87            182         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 08 AM PST            4.87            182         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 09 AM PST            4.86            180         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 10 AM PST            4.86            180         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 11 AM PST            4.86            180         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 12 PM PST            4.85            179         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 01 PM PST            4.85            179         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 02 PM PST            4.85            179         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 03 PM PST            4.84            177         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 04 PM PST            4.84            177         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 05 PM PST            4.84            177         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 06 PM PST            4.83            175         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 07 PM PST            4.83            175         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 08 PM PST            4.83            175         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 09 PM PST            4.83            175         0              Normal
  03/01/2026 10 PM PST            4.82            174         -              Normal
  03/01/2026 11 PM PST            4.82            174         0              Normal
  03/02/2026 12 AM PST            4.82            174         0              Normal
  03/02/2026 01 AM PST            4.82            174         0              Normal
  03/02/2026 02 AM PST            4.81            172         -              Normal
  03/02/2026 03 AM PST            4.81            172         0              Normal
  03/02/2026 04 AM PST            4.81            172         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.