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Around Santa Rosa Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Santa Rosa Creek is a 15.1 mile river near Watertreks EcoTours Jenner Kayaks in California. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Santa Rosa C at Santa Rosa CA (site 11466200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1940 to 2026
Santa Rosa Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 52 cfs, and lowest in September, at 0.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,830 cfs, in 1940.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 44 | 15 to 183 |
| February | 52 | 14 to 178 |
| March | 40 | 17 to 131 |
| April | 27 | 10 to 62 |
| May | 24 | 9.8 to 31 |
| June | 4.2 | 1.8 to 11 |
| July | 1.0 | 0.8 to 9.3 |
| August | 0.6 | 0.3 to 10 |
| September | 0.2 | 0.2 to 6.1 |
| October | 0.8 | 0.2 to 2.4 |
| November | 2.8 | 0.9 to 9.9 |
| December | 17 | 3.5 to 135 |
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 26 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Santa Rosa C at Santa Rosa CA (site 11466200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Santa Rosa Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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