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Around Carbon Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Carbon Creek is a 13.6 mile stream near Kayaks On the Water in California. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Carbon C below Carbon Cyn Dam CA (site 11075720). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1962 to 2026
Carbon Creek typically runs highest in December, at a median 0.0 cfs, and lowest in January, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 381 cfs, in 2005.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.1 |
| February | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.9 |
| March | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.7 |
| April | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.2 |
| May | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| June | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| July | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| August | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| September | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| October | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| November | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| December | 0.0 | 0.0 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 65 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Carbon C below Carbon Cyn Dam CA (site 11075720). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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