USGS · 11159000

PAJARO R A CHITTENDEN CA RIVER

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PAJARO R A CHITTENDEN CA

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA36.9002°N, -121.5977°W Updated 13 hr ago

FLOW RATE

14cfs

AIR TEMP

55°F

WIND

4mph W

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

14cfs 17.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 24–32 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2,146cfs

PERIOD LOW

4cfs

RUNNABLE

11%

last 1 year in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

74°

54°

SUN

67°

54°

MON

72°

54°

TUE

74°

52°

WED

77°

50°

THU

78°

52°

FRI

79°

52°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

74°

mild

74°

73°

72°

69°

65°

61°

59°

57°

55°

54°

55°

56°

58°

57°

63°

66°

67°

66°

64°

61°

58°

56°

55°

54°

55°

56°

57°

59°

64°

67°

70°

72°

71°

70°

68°

66°

64°

61°

57°

54°

55°

56°

55°

53°

52°

54°

59°

64°

70°

73°

74°

73°

71°

69°

66°

63°

59°

55°

53°

52°

51°

50°

53°

60°

66°

72°

75°

77°

76°

75°

72°

70°

67°

64°

60°

55°

53°

52°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

17mph W

G 21 mph

G21

G22

G23

G24

G26

G24

G20

G18

WSW

G14

G11

WSW

G11

G10

WSW

G12

WSW

G12

WSW

G13

WSW

G11

WSW

G10

WSW

G12

WSW

G15

G17

G20

G21

G23

G24

G22

G20

G14

WSW

SSE

NNW

ENE

NNE

WNW

WSW

SSW

SSE

ESE

ENE

WSW

SSW

SSE

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

20%

few

20%

100%

68%

100%

51%

11%

10%

11%

26%

100%

75%

54%

50%

45%

65%

94%

100%

80%

31%

10%

29%

63%

96%

100%

91%

75%

43%

74%

80%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1010

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:52 AM

SUNSET

08:29 PM

14H 37M OF DAYLIGHT6H 50M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

78% illuminated

Station Location

36.9002, -121.5977

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 13:39 UTC

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