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California Watersport Collective

California Watersport Collective

California Watersport Collective is a paddling school in Lotus.

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Disciplines
Lessons, Kayaking

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Typical flow by month

1942 to 2026

The water at California Watersport Collective typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,420 cfs, and lowest in September, at 47 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 50,100 cfs, in 1997.

Typical flow by month at NF American R at North Fork Dam CA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January502209 to 1,230
February854447 to 1,600
March1,160707 to 1,770
April1,420938 to 2,015
May1,410820 to 2,150
June385240 to 1,115
July10364 to 218
August5440 to 79
September4734 to 62
October5237 to 69
November10466 to 232
December238113 to 611

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 84 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for NF American R at North Fork Dam CA (site 11427000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

88Go/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Tue, Sep 22 (92)

Streamflow

75 cfs

Much above normal (91st)

Water level

0.43 ft

High today

84°F

Wind

7 kt

Gusts 10 kt

Rain chance

4%

Week ahead

Mon84°F4%
Tue85°F1%
Wed93°F0%
Thu94°F0%
Fri86°F0%
Sat85°F0%
Sun79°F1%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).

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