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Arroyo Seco in California

River42.9 mi
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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Arroyo Seco is a 42.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Arroyo Seco below Reliz C near Soledad CA (site 11152050). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1995 to 2026

Arroyo Seco typically runs highest in March, at a median 60 cfs, and lowest in April, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 17,000 cfs, in 1995.

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Typical flow by month at Arroyo Seco below Reliz C near Soledad CA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January0.00.0 to 242
February210.0 to 311
March600.0 to 357
April0.00.0 to 203
May0.00.0 to 16
June0.00.0 to 0.0
July0.00.0 to 0.0
August0.00.0 to 0.0
September0.00.0 to 0.0
October0.00.0 to 0.0
November0.00.0 to 0.0
December0.00.0 to 0.0

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 32 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Arroyo Seco below Reliz C near Soledad CA (site 11152050). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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