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Pajaro River at Chittenden

Critical Stages
22' - Action
24.1' - Flood
Moderate
27.1' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 1:30 AM PST 12/5/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 2.59 ft

Flow: 0.025 kcfs

Forecast

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
4 AM 12/5 2.59 0.025
5 AM 12/5 2.59 0.025
6 AM 12/5 2.59 0.025
7 AM 12/5 2.59 0.025
8 AM 12/5 2.59 0.025
9 AM 12/5 2.59 0.025
10 AM 12/5 2.59 0.025
11 AM 12/5 2.59 0.025
12 PM 12/5 2.59 0.025
1 PM 12/5 2.59 0.025
2 PM 12/5 2.59 0.025
3 PM 12/5 2.59 0.025
4 PM 12/5 2.59 0.025
5 PM 12/5 2.59 0.025
6 PM 12/5 2.59 0.025
7 PM 12/5 2.59 0.025
8 PM 12/5 2.59 0.025
9 PM 12/5 2.59 0.025
10 PM 12/5 2.59 0.025
11 PM 12/5 2.59 0.025
12 AM 12/6 2.59 0.025
1 AM 12/6 2.59 0.025
2 AM 12/6 2.59 0.025
3 AM 12/6 2.58 0.024
4 AM 12/6 2.58 0.024
5 AM 12/6 2.58 0.024
6 AM 12/6 2.58 0.024
7 AM 12/6 2.58 0.024
8 AM 12/6 2.58 0.024
9 AM 12/6 2.58 0.024
10 AM 12/6 2.58 0.024
11 AM 12/6 2.58 0.024
12 PM 12/6 2.58 0.024
1 PM 12/6 2.58 0.024
2 PM 12/6 2.58 0.024
3 PM 12/6 2.58 0.024
4 PM 12/6 2.58 0.024
5 PM 12/6 2.58 0.024
6 PM 12/6 2.58 0.024
7 PM 12/6 2.58 0.024
8 PM 12/6 2.58 0.024
9 PM 12/6 2.58 0.024
10 PM 12/6 2.58 0.024
11 PM 12/6 2.57 0.024
12 AM 12/7 2.57 0.024
1 AM 12/7 2.57 0.024
2 AM 12/7 2.57 0.024
3 AM 12/7 2.57 0.024
4 AM 12/7 2.57 0.024
5 AM 12/7 2.57 0.024
6 AM 12/7 2.57 0.024
7 AM 12/7 2.57 0.024
8 AM 12/7 2.57 0.024
9 AM 12/7 2.57 0.024
10 AM 12/7 2.57 0.024
11 AM 12/7 2.57 0.024
12 PM 12/7 2.57 0.024
1 PM 12/7 2.57 0.024
2 PM 12/7 2.57 0.024
3 PM 12/7 2.57 0.024
4 PM 12/7 2.57 0.024
5 PM 12/7 2.57 0.024
6 PM 12/7 2.57 0.024
7 PM 12/7 2.57 0.024
8 PM 12/7 2.57 0.024
9 PM 12/7 2.57 0.024
10 PM 12/7 2.57 0.024
11 PM 12/7 2.57 0.024
12 AM 12/8 2.56 0.024
1 AM 12/8 2.56 0.024
2 AM 12/8 2.56 0.024
3 AM 12/8 2.56 0.024
4 AM 12/8 2.56 0.024
5 AM 12/8 2.56 0.024
6 AM 12/8 2.56 0.024
7 AM 12/8 2.56 0.024
8 AM 12/8 2.56 0.024
9 AM 12/8 2.56 0.024
10 AM 12/8 2.56 0.024
11 AM 12/8 2.56 0.024
12 PM 12/8 2.56 0.024
1 PM 12/8 2.56 0.024
2 PM 12/8 2.56 0.024
3 PM 12/8 2.56 0.024
4 PM 12/8 2.56 0.024
5 PM 12/8 2.56 0.024
6 PM 12/8 2.56 0.024
7 PM 12/8 2.56 0.024
8 PM 12/8 2.55 0.023
9 PM 12/8 2.55 0.023
10 PM 12/8 2.55 0.023
11 PM 12/8 2.55 0.023
12 AM 12/9 2.55 0.023
1 AM 12/9 2.55 0.023
2 AM 12/9 2.55 0.023
3 AM 12/9 2.55 0.023
4 AM 12/9 2.55 0.023
TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
2:30 AM 12/5 2.59 0.025
2:15 AM 12/5 2.59 0.025
2:00 AM 12/5 2.59 0.025
1:45 AM 12/5 2.59 0.025
1:30 AM 12/5 2.59 0.025
1:15 AM 12/5 2.59 0.025
1:00 AM 12/5 2.59 0.025
12:45 AM 12/5 2.59 0.025
12:30 AM 12/5 2.59 0.025
12:15 AM 12/5 2.59 0.025
12:00 AM 12/5 2.59 0.025
11:45 PM 12/4 2.59 0.025
11:30 PM 12/4 2.59 0.025
11:15 PM 12/4 2.59 0.025
11:00 PM 12/4 2.59 0.025
10:45 PM 12/4 2.59 0.025
10:30 PM 12/4 2.59 0.025
10:15 PM 12/4 2.59 0.025
10:00 PM 12/4 2.59 0.025
9:45 PM 12/4 2.59 0.025
9:30 PM 12/4 2.59 0.025
9:15 PM 12/4 2.59 0.025
9:00 PM 12/4 2.59 0.025
8:45 PM 12/4 2.59 0.025
8:30 PM 12/4 2.59 0.025
8:15 PM 12/4 2.59 0.025
8:00 PM 12/4 2.59 0.025
7:45 PM 12/4 2.59 0.025
7:30 PM 12/4 2.59 0.025
7:15 PM 12/4 2.59 0.025
Hydrograph for Pajaro River at Chittenden
33.73' - Stage and flow of record. 02/03/1998. 25,100 cfs
29' - Levees protecting Watsonville and Pajaro at risk of failure. Flooding throughout the Pajaro Valley.
27.1' - Major Flood Stage. Levees protecting Pajaro at risk of overtopping at lowest points or severely strained if sandbagged. Seepage likely throughout the levee system.
25.1' - Water levels within 2 feet of top of levee protecting Pajaro.
24.1' - Minor Flood Stage. Water levels within 3 feet of top of levee protecting Pajaro. Increased potential for seepage through levee at vulnerable locations.
22' - Monitor Stage. Water beginning to rise onto levee slopes.
DateStage (ft)
Feb 3, 1998 33.73
Apr 3, 1958 33.11
Dec 24, 1955 32.46
Mar 11, 1995 32.2
Feb 12, 1938 31.3
Jan 3, 1997 29.53
Jan 21, 1909 29.5
Mar 11, 2023 29.11
Feb 22, 1917 28.6
Feb 11, 1922 28.2
Mar 2, 1983 28.03
Feb 19, 1986 27.68
Jan 10, 2023 27.66
Feb 14, 1937 27.5
Dec 28, 1931 27.3
Feb 21, 2017 26.98
Apr 4, 1941 26.2
Feb 2, 1945 25.8
Jan 17, 2023 25.78
Feb 13, 1926 25.6

Data provided by the National Weather Service.