Santa Ynez River at Highway 154 near Santa Ynez CA

USGS Site No: 11126400 • Santa Ynez River • Santa Barbara County, CA

Santa Ynez River at Highway 154 near Santa Ynez CA on the Santa Ynez River is currently at 63 cfs (Very High — 95th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 11.52 ft.

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63
CFS Discharge
11.52
Gage Height (ft)
Very High
Flow Condition
N/A
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 0
50th (Median) Normal (median) 10
75th High threshold 0
95th Very High threshold 0

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.

68 34 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 63 11.51
May 27, 2026 63 11.52
May 26, 2026 — 11.53
May 25, 2026 — 11.55
May 24, 2026 — 11.57
May 23, 2026 — 11.57
May 22, 2026 — 11.57
May 21, 2026 — 11.57
May 20, 2026 — 11.59
May 19, 2026 — 11.61
May 18, 2026 — 11.61
May 17, 2026 — 11.61
May 16, 2026 — 11.60
May 15, 2026 — 11.61
Apr 20, 2026 — 11.81
Apr 19, 2026 — 11.82
Apr 18, 2026 — 11.82
Apr 17, 2026 — 11.81
Apr 16, 2026 — 11.81
Apr 15, 2026 — 11.81
Apr 14, 2026 — 11.81
Apr 13, 2026 — 11.82
Apr 12, 2026 — 11.82
Apr 11, 2026 — 11.81
Apr 10, 2026 — 11.81
Apr 9, 2026 — 11.80
Apr 8, 2026 — 11.80
Apr 7, 2026 — 11.80
Apr 6, 2026 — 11.80
Apr 5, 2026 — 11.81

Station Information

USGS Site No
11126400
State
CA
County
Santa Barbara County
Coordinates
34.5901, -120.0254
Drainage Area
429 mi²
Datum (ft)
497.8
HUC Code
18060010
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
63 cfs
May 27, 2026
Min discharge
10 cfs
May 31, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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