About this river
Cedar River is a 20.0 mile river near Kayak Academy - *On-line shopping* in Washington. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cedar River near Cedar Falls, WA (site 12115000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1946 to 2026
Cedar River typically runs highest in May, at a median 401 cfs, and lowest in September, at 39 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,400 cfs, in 1991.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 206 | 129 to 369 | |
| February | 201 | 132 to 319 | |
| March | 202 | 138 to 296 | |
| April | 314 | 227 to 431 | |
| May | 401 | 296 to 566 | |
| June | 298 | 173 to 464 | |
| July | 85 | 68 to 160 | |
| August | 42 | 37 to 57 | |
| September | 39 | 30 to 58 | |
| October | 78 | 43 to 156 | |
| November | 236 | 143 to 374 | |
| December | 220 | 148 to 380 |
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 81 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cedar River near Cedar Falls, WA (site 12115000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
6 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Cedar River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Lake Meridian ParkLake MeridianPublic
- Wilderness LakeWilderness LakePublic
- Shadow LakeShadow LakePublic
- Shady LakeShady LakePublic
- Spring LakeSpring LakePublic
- Lake DesireLake DesirePublic
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