Salinas River near Spreckels CA

USGS Site No: 11152500Salinas River • Monterey County, CA

Salinas River near Spreckels CA on the Salinas River is currently at 71 cfs (High — 81th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 4.36 ft.

Reading from

71
CFS Discharge
4.36
Gage Height (ft)
High
Flow Condition
Normal
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 0
25th Low threshold 1
50th (Median) Normal (median) 2
75th High threshold 21
95th Very High threshold 179 Today: 71 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.

3.4k 1.7k 0 cfs Apr 4 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 69
May 27, 2026 66
May 26, 2026 60
May 25, 2026 55
May 24, 2026 56
May 23, 2026 59
May 22, 2026 62
May 21, 2026 64
May 20, 2026 70
May 19, 2026 71
May 18, 2026 65
May 17, 2026 62
May 16, 2026 62
May 15, 2026 66
Apr 19, 2026 66
Apr 18, 2026 76
Apr 17, 2026 81
Apr 16, 2026 81
Apr 15, 2026 84
Apr 14, 2026 89
Apr 13, 2026 89
Apr 12, 2026 89
Apr 11, 2026 79
Apr 10, 2026 69
Apr 9, 2026 64
Apr 8, 2026 62
Apr 7, 2026 58
Apr 6, 2026 53
Apr 5, 2026 49
Apr 4, 2026 51

Station Information

USGS Site No
11152500
State
CA
Coordinates
36.6311, -121.6724
Drainage Area
4,156 mi²
Datum (ft)
22.0
HUC Code
18060005
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
20.0 ft
Flood Stage
23.0 ft
Moderate Flood
26.0 ft
Major Flood
28.0 ft

Currently 18.64 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
2,360 cfs
Feb 21, 2026
Min discharge
0 cfs
Dec 25, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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