About this river
Los Coches Creek is a 5.3 mile river near West Coast Paddle Board Rentals in California. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Los Coches C near Lakeside CA (site 11022200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1984 to 2026
Los Coches Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 1.2 cfs, and lowest in September, at 0.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 248 cfs, in 1995.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.6 | 0.3 to 1.6 | |
| February | 1.0 | 0.4 to 3.2 | |
| March | 1.2 | 0.6 to 3.2 | |
| April | 0.8 | 0.4 to 2.0 | |
| May | 0.5 | 0.2 to 0.9 | |
| June | 0.3 | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| July | 0.2 | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| August | 0.2 | 0.1 to 0.2 | |
| September | 0.1 | 0.1 to 0.2 | |
| October | 0.2 | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| November | 0.2 | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
| December | 0.5 | 0.2 to 1.0 |
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 43 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Los Coches C near Lakeside CA (site 11022200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Los Coches Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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