Salinas River near Chualar CA

USGS Site No: 11152300 • Salinas River • Monterey County, CA

Salinas River near Chualar CA on the Salinas River is currently at 103 cfs (High — 90th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.83 ft.

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103
CFS Discharge
2.83
Gage Height (ft)
High
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 29 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 0
25th Low threshold 0
50th (Median) Normal (median) 0
75th High threshold 47
95th Very High threshold 124 Today: 103 cfs

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.

3.8k 1.9k 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 98 —
May 27, 2026 96 —
May 26, 2026 92 —
May 25, 2026 85 —
May 24, 2026 77 —
May 23, 2026 80 —
May 22, 2026 85 —
May 21, 2026 89 —
May 20, 2026 94 —
May 19, 2026 101 —
May 18, 2026 101 —
May 17, 2026 92 —
May 16, 2026 92 —
May 15, 2026 95 —
Apr 20, 2026 87 —
Apr 19, 2026 90 —
Apr 18, 2026 100 —
Apr 17, 2026 112 —
Apr 16, 2026 115 —
Apr 15, 2026 116 —
Apr 14, 2026 117 —
Apr 13, 2026 117 —
Apr 12, 2026 113 —
Apr 11, 2026 101 —
Apr 10, 2026 93 —
Apr 9, 2026 82 —
Apr 8, 2026 80 —
Apr 7, 2026 78 —
Apr 6, 2026 77 —
Apr 5, 2026 72 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
11152300
State
CA
County
Monterey County
Coordinates
36.5536, -121.5494
Drainage Area
4,042 mi²
Datum (ft)
70.5
HUC Code
18060005
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
2,780 cfs
Feb 20, 2026
Min discharge
0 cfs
Dec 24, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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