California Central Coast Gage Locations
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Flow Gaging Sites
Watershed | Name | CCoWS name | Agency | Easting | Northing | Lat/Long | ID Number | Close to | Watershed area | See also |
Carmel | Los Padres Reservoir | CAR-LPD | ... | 619375 | 4027633 | 36.386227,-121.669033 | ... | Los Padres Dam | 116.04 km2 | ... |
Carmel | Former San Clemente Dam | CAR-SCD | ... | 615743.24 | 4033050 | 36.435696,-121.708680 | ... | Former San Clemente Dam | 131.1 km2 | ... |
Carneros | Sill Rd | ... | CSUMB | 613850 | 4080418 | 36.861965,-121.722738 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Carneros | Johnson Rd | ... | CSUMB | 615198 | 4080109 | 36.859882,-121.707658 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Carmel | Carmel River below Los Padres | ... | MPWMD | 619595 | 4027901 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Carmel | Carmel River at Sleepy Hollow Weir | CAR-SHW | MPWMD | 615562 | 4034093 | 36.444923,-121.710265 | ... | ... | 1.6 km2 | ... |
Carmel | Carmel River at Robles del Rio | CAR-ESQ [1] | USGS | 613917 | 4037311 | 36.475624,-121.726726 | 11143200 | Carmel Valley Village | 171.5 km2 | CDEC site RDR |
Carmel | Carmel River at Don Juan Bridge (Garland Park) | CAR-DJB | MPWMD | 610654 | 4040994 | 36.508410,-121.764001 | DJ | Garland Park | 55.2 km2 | ... |
Carmel | Carmel River near Carmel | CAR-VIA | USGS | 601108 | 4044069 | 36.538168,-121.875464 | 11143250 | Via Mallorca Rd | 77.7 km2 | CDEC site CML |
Carmel | Carmel River at Highway 1 Bridge | CAR-HWY | MPWMD | 597353.47 | 4043981.92 | 36.536014,-121.911777 | H1 | ... | 21.8 km2 | CDEC site CMR |
Carmel | Carmel Lagoon (scroll down) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Carmel | Pine Creek | PIN-PIN | MPWMD | 617316 | 4029858[2] | 36.407982,-121.693150 | PI | San Clemente Reservoir | 19.9 km2 | ... |
Carmel | Finch Creek | FIN-FIN | MPWMD | ... | ... | 36.386534,-121.668855 | ... | Hastings Reservation Rd bridge | 57.5 km2 | ... |
Gabilan | USGS Gabilan Creek near Salinas | GAB-HEB | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Gabilan | USGS Reclamation Ditch near Salinas | REC-JON | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Salinas | Salinas R nr Spreckels | SAL-SPR | USGS | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Salinas | Salinas River Lagoon | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | CDEC site SLG] |
Note: Easting/Northing, Lat/Long, and Watershed Area are all estimates. Watershed Area will vary depending on how many gages are used in a study.
Note: All latitudes are degrees north and all longitudes are degrees west.
Precipitation Gages
Watershed | Gage name | Data Logger | Hourly? | Source | Coordinates | Elevation (ft) | ID Number | Status | Excel data sample |
North of the City of Monterey | |||||||||
Carneros | Aromas? | ... | Hourly | USGS? | ... | ... | ??? | ... | ... |
Carneros | Castroville | ... | Hourly | CDEC | ... | ... | ??? | ... | ... |
Carneros | Chittenden | ... | Hourly | USGS | ... | ... | ??? | ... | ... |
Carneros | San Juan | ... | Hourly | CDEC | ... | ... | ??? | ... | ... |
Carneros | Pajaro | CR10 | Yes | CIMIS | 36.902778,-121.741931 | 65 | 129 | Active | ... |
Carneros | Watsonville West II | CR10 | Yes | CIMIS | 36.913083,-121.823653 | 240 | 209 | Active | ... |
Carneros | Green Valley Road | CR10 | Yes | CIMIS | 36.943964,-121.763942 | 110 | 111 | Active | ... |
Gabilan | Castroville | CR10 | Yes | CIMIS | 36.768167,-121.773636 | 9 | 19 | Active | ... |
Llagas and Uvas | Gilroy | CR1000 | Yes | CIMIS | 37.015026,-121.53704 | 185 | 211 | Active | ... |
Pajaro | San Juan Valley | CR10 | Yes | CIMIS | 36.822861,-121.467869 | 254 | 143 | Active | ... |
Pajaro | San Benito | CR10 | Yes | CIMIS | 36.854833,-121.362753 | 340 | 126 | Active | ... |
Pajaro | Pajaro River at Chittenden | Tipping Bucket | No | CDEC | 36.900230,-121.597725 | 82 | CHT | Active | ... |
Pajaro | Pleasant Valley | Tipping Bucket | No | CDEC | 36.989700,-121.830600 | 360 | PLV | Active | ... |
Pajaro | Corralitos Creek at Freedom | Tipping Bucket | No | CDEC | 36.939200,-121.769200 | 100 | CCF | Active | ... |
Pajaro | Corralitos | Accummulated Precipiation | Hourly | CDEC | 36.992000,-121.797000 | 450 | COR | Active | ... |
Salinas* | Salinas North | CR10 | Yes | CIMIS | 36.716806,-121.691889 | 61 | 116 | Active | ... |
San Lorenzo | Soquel Creek | Accummulated Precipitation | No | CDEC | 36.983000,-121.950000 | 30 | SQL | Active | ... |
Santa Cruz* | De Laveaga | CR10 | Yes | CIMIS | 36.997444,-121.996758 | 300 | 104 | Active | ... |
Near the City of Monterey | |||||||||
Arroyo Seco | Arroyo Seco | CR10 | Yes | CIMIS | 36.347306,-121.29135 | 235 | 114 | Active | ... |
Arroyo Seco | Arroyo Seco | Accummulated Precipication | Yes | CDEC | 36.230000,-121.488000 | 980 | ARY | Active | ... |
Carmel | Monterey Airport | DATA XCHG-NWS | Daily | CDEC | 36.590557,-121.847504 | 217 | MTY | Active | ... |
Carmel | Carmel | CR10 | Yes | CIMIS | 36.540889,-121.881958 | 75 | 210 | Active | ... |
Carmel | Ponciano Ridge | Tipping Bucket | No | CDEC | 36.4000,-121.7230 | 2610 | PNR | Active | File:CDEC Precip PNR PoncainoRidge.xlsx |
Carmel | Ventana Cone | Tipping Bucket | No | CDEC | 36.300000,-121.714000 | 4750 | VTC | Site says Active but no data | ... |
Carmel | Chews Ridge | Tipping Bucket | No | CDEC | 36.312000,-121.570000 | 5040 | CHW | Active | ... |
Carmel | Cahoon | Accummulated Precipitation | Hourly | CDEC | 36.358000,-121.542000 | 2230 | CAH | Deactivated. Data available from 01/01/1995 to 12/10/1996 | ... |
Carmel | Hastings | Accummulated Precipitation | Hourly | CDEC | 36.388000,-121.551000 | 1824 | HTG | Active | ... |
Canyon Del Rey | Laguna Seca | CR1000 | Hourly | CIMIS | 36.57,-121.786389 | 320 | 229 | Active | ... |
Peninsula | 18th Street | ... | 5-min | Wunderground | Private | ... | ??? | ... | ... |
Peninsula | Point Pinos | CR1000 | Yes | CIMIS | 36.633685,-121.934812 | 50 | 193 | Active | ... |
Peninsula | Point Pinos | Accumulated Precipitation | Yes | CDEC | 36.518000,-121.931000 | 55 | PPN | Active | ... |
Fort Ord | Fort Ord | Accummulated Precipitation | Yes | CDEC | 36.599000,-121.753000 | 768 | FTD | Active | ... |
Fort Ord | Fort Ord #1 | ... | Yes | CDEC | 36.627000,-121.798000 | 460 | FO1 | Inactive since 04/12/2007 | ... |
Fort Ord | Fort Ord #2 | Accumulated Precipitation | Yes | CDEC | 36.627000,-121.786000 | 490 | FO2 | Active | ... |
South of the City of Monterey | |||||||||
Big Sur | Big Sur State Park | Accumulated - Manual Entry | Monthly | CDEC | 36.247000,-121.811000 | 240 | BGS | Active | ... |
King City* | King City-Oasis Rd. | CR10 | Yes | CIMIS | 36.121083,-121.084572 | 540 | 113 | Active | ... |
Paso Robles* | Atascadero | CR10X | Yes | CIMIS | 35.472556,-120.648142 | 885 | 163 | Active | ... |
San Luis Obispo* | San Luis Obispo | CR1000 | Yes | CIMIS | 35.305442,-120.661783 | 330 | 52 | Active | ... |
San Luis Obispo* | San Luis Obispo West | CR10X | Yes | CIMIS | 35.335261,-120.735881 | 285 | 160 | Active | ... |
Monterey Coast* | Mining Ridge | Tipping Bucket | No | CDEC | 36.081000,-121.496000 | 4710 | MNG | Active | ... |
Note: * denotes uncertainty of specific watershed
Note: All latitudes are degrees north and all longitudes are degrees west.
Notes and References
- ↑ Additional Gage Information
- ↑ Approx, from map in Croyle's thesis.
Links
- ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems
- Watershed Issues on the Central Coast of California
- Hydrology and Water Quality CEQA Mitigation Measures
- Potential watershed impacts on Elkhorn Slough
- CCoWS list of local links for weather, rivers, lagoons etc.
- USGS list of local stream gages
- This MPWMD map has gages named and marked:
- This CCoWS map has gages marked on it: http://ccows.csumb.edu/pubs/maps/crwa/Poster/Carmel_Map1-2_36x44.pdf
- How to edit tables in MediaWiki
- Carmel Watershed
- Clickable map of USGS Surface Water Gages: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/rt
- Coordinates on USGS web sites are probably not as accurate as coordinates you can get from Google Earth.
- To get coordinates from Google Earth, find the gage, and create a Placemark. The coordinates will be displayed. To get them in a different projection, go to Tools --> Options
- Gages in Monterey are consolidated on this website: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ca/nwis/current?huc_cd=18060004&huc_cd=18060005&huc_cd=18060006&huc_cd=18060011&huc_cd=18060012&index_pmcode_STATION_NM=1&index_pmcode_DATETIME=2&index_pmcode_00065=3&index_pmcode_00060=4&index_pmcode_MEAN=&index_pmcode_MEDIAN=&index_pmc [1]
- Calculator for converting Lat/Lon coordinates to UTM WGS84 Easting and Northing coordinates: http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/UsefulData/HowUseExcel.HTM
- On the web page click the "Spreadsheet For UTM Conversions" link.
- Go tho the "Main Page" tab and enter your information.
- It would be great if someone could check its accuracy.