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PAJARO R A WATSONVILLE CA RIVER

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PAJARO R A WATSONVILLE CA

WATSONVILLE, CA36.9056°N, -121.7519°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

11.9cfs

GAUGE HT

12.16ft

AIR TEMP

55°F

WIND

1mph W

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

11.9cfs 17.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 11–14 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

12.9cfs

PERIOD LOW

11.9cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

12.16ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

66°

54°

SUN

63°

54°

MON

68°

53°

TUE

71°

50°

WED

71°

50°

THU

75°

51°

FRI

74°

51°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

65°

mild

65°

66°

65°

64°

63°

61°

59°

58°

56°

54°

55°

56°

57°

58°

60°

62°

63°

62°

60°

58°

57°

56°

57°

59°

62°

66°

68°

67°

66°

67°

66°

65°

63°

59°

55°

53°

52°

51°

50°

53°

59°

64°

67°

69°

70°

71°

70°

68°

65°

59°

54°

53°

52°

51°

50°

54°

60°

65°

68°

70°

71°

70°

68°

66°

61°

55°

53°

52°

51°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph WSW

WSW

G11

G12

G11

G10

WSW

G11

G12

G13

G12

G11

WSW

G10

SSW

ENE

NNE

SSW

ESE

ENE

NNE

SSW

SSE

ESE

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

38%

partly

38%

15%

19%

16%

100%

50%

100%

94%

44%

28%

51%

62%

100%

90%

11%

10%

31%

25%

41%

25%

33%

35%

11%

69%

100%

72%

70%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1015

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:53 AM

SUNSET

08:29 PM

14H 36M OF DAYLIGHT8H 15M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

79% illuminated

Station Location

36.9056, -121.7519

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 12:14 UTC

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