USGS Streamgage 11151540
Salinas River near King City, CA
Salinas River near King City, CA is USGS streamgage 11151540 in California, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 18060005. It drains a watershed of about 3,685 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2025. Rivermatics issues a daily machine-learned flow outlook for this gauge, reaching 14 days ahead.
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Gauge details
- State
- California
- Drainage area
- 3,685 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 272 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 18060005
- Coordinates
- 36.20371, -121.14249
- USGS site number
- 11151540
- Records begin
- 2025-12-04 (1 years)
- Rivermatics forecast
- 14-day flow outlook
14-day flow forecast
Based on observations through for Salinas River near King City, CA. Each day carries a median estimate and the band the model expects the flow to fall within — not a single number to plan against. Forecasts are re-issued daily; see the live screen for the current outlook.
| Date | Low p10 | Expected p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 336 | 352 | 362 | ||
| 322 | 353 | 373 | ||
| 311 | 352 | 382 | ||
| 302 | 350 | 387 | ||
| 295 | 349 | 395 | ||
| 288 | 348 | 399 | ||
| 281 | 346 | 397 | ||
| 275 | 343 | 400 | ||
| 270 | 342 | 410 | ||
| 268 | 344 | 417 | ||
| 266 | 344 | 423 | ||
| 262 | 343 | 427 | ||
| 256 | 340 | 427 | ||
| 251 | 337 | 426 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs). Estimates only — do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision.
Common questions
- How long has Salinas River near King City, CA been measured?
- Discharge records at USGS site 11151540 begin in 2025, about 1 years, covering roughly 228 days of published daily values. The long record is what makes the monthly percentiles on this page meaningful.
- Is there a flow forecast for Salinas River near King City, CA?
- Yes. Rivermatics trains a machine-learned model — a temporal-fusion transformer — on this basin's observed flows, weather, and snowpack, and issues a daily flow outlook reaching 14 days ahead: a median estimate inside a confidence band, not a single number to bet on. Every forecast is scored against days the model never trained on, and that track record is published on the live gauge screen. Open live conditions to see the current outlook.
- Where is Salinas River near King City, CA?
- The gauge sits at 36.20371, -121.14249, in California, in hydrologic subbasin 18060005, at an elevation of about 272 feet, draining roughly 3,685 square miles.
- Can I use Salinas River near King City, CA data for flood or safety decisions?
- No. Rivermatics provides estimates, not guarantees, and the readings and forecasts here may be delayed, inaccurate, or wrong. Do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision. Check the National Weather Service and USGS directly, and use your own judgment.