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Kayaking in Kauai - Secret Falls

Wailua River near Kapaʻa, HI

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0.5 mi

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

About this river

Wailua River is a 2.0 mile river near Kayaking in Kauai - Secret Falls in Hawaii. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge SF Wailua River nr Lihue, Kauai, HI (site 16060000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1912 to 2022

Wailua River typically runs highest in November, at a median 85 cfs, and lowest in June, at 27 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,800 cfs, in 1921.

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Typical flow by month at SF Wailua River nr Lihue, Kauai, HI, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January6319 to 158
February519.4 to 130
March6213 to 149
April6315 to 154
May489.5 to 114
June277.0 to 89
July458.5 to 102
August429.1 to 101
September347.8 to 94
October458.1 to 112
November8526 to 182
December8429 to 175

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 108 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for SF Wailua River nr Lihue, Kauai, HI (site 16060000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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