Big Sur River near Big Sur CA

USGS Site No: 11143000 • Big Sur River • Monterey County, CA

Big Sur River near Big Sur CA on the Big Sur River is currently at 40 cfs (Normal — 58th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 4.56 ft. This station is at or above flood stage.

Reading from

40
CFS Discharge
4.56
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
FLOOD
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 13
25th Low threshold 19
50th (Median) Normal (median) 33
75th High threshold 55 Today: 40 cfs
95th Very High threshold 86

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

797 399 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 47 —
May 27, 2026 36 —
May 26, 2026 36 —
May 25, 2026 36 —
May 24, 2026 36 —
May 23, 2026 35 —
May 22, 2026 35 —
May 21, 2026 36 —
May 20, 2026 36 —
May 19, 2026 37 —
May 18, 2026 37 —
May 17, 2026 38 —
May 16, 2026 38 —
May 15, 2026 39 —
Apr 20, 2026 54 —
Apr 19, 2026 53 —
Apr 18, 2026 55 —
Apr 17, 2026 57 —
Apr 16, 2026 60 —
Apr 15, 2026 64 —
Apr 14, 2026 70 —
Apr 13, 2026 81 —
Apr 12, 2026 154 —
Apr 11, 2026 92 —
Apr 10, 2026 56 —
Apr 9, 2026 50 —
Apr 8, 2026 51 —
Apr 7, 2026 52 —
Apr 6, 2026 53 —
Apr 5, 2026 54 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
11143000
State
CA
County
Monterey County
Coordinates
36.2458, -121.7732
Drainage Area
47 mi²
Datum (ft)
58.1
HUC Code
18060006
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
8.5 ft
Moderate Flood
10.0 ft

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
1,060 cfs
Jan 4, 2026
Min discharge
11 cfs
Sep 1, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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