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USGS 11152500 SALINAS R NR SPRECKELS CA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 36°37'52",   Longitude 121°40'17"   NAD27
Monterey County, California, Hydrologic Unit 18060005
Drainage area: 4,156 square miles
Datum of gage: 21.98 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1989-01-25  2025-10-27  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1966-10-10  1979-09-21  2294 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1929-10-01  2025-10-26  35090 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1974-10-04  1977-01-12  1350 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1969-10-01  1979-09-29  3651 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1969-10-01  1979-09-29  3651 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1929-10-01  2025-05-28 34939 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1975-10-01  1977-01-12 406 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1969-10-01  1979-09-29 3651 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1969-10-01  1979-09-29 3651 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1929-10  2025-05  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1975-10  1977-01  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1969-10  1979-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1969-10  1979-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1930  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1976  1977  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1970  1979  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1970  1979  
 Peak streamflow 1862  2024-02-06  96 
 Field measurements 1974-09-24  2025-09-30  633 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1951-10-30  1990-08-13  555 
 Water-Year Summary 2005  2024  20 
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