About this river
San Diego River is a 10.7 mile river near West Coast Paddle Board Rentals in California. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge San Diego R at Mast RD near Santee CA (site 11022480). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1912 to 2026
San Diego River typically runs highest in March, at a median 12 cfs, and lowest in August, at 0.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 27,300 cfs, in 1927.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.3 | 0.9 to 14 | |
| February | 9.7 | 3.0 to 35 | |
| March | 12 | 4.3 to 36 | |
| April | 6.5 | 2.4 to 20 | |
| May | 2.7 | 0.9 to 8.1 | |
| June | 1.4 | 0.1 to 3.5 | |
| July | 0.3 | 0.0 to 1.8 | |
| August | 0.2 | 0.0 to 1.5 | |
| September | 0.3 | 0.0 to 1.6 | |
| October | 0.6 | 0.0 to 2.4 | |
| November | 1.2 | 0.1 to 4.5 | |
| December | 3.5 | 0.2 to 8.8 |
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 112 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for San Diego R at Mast RD near Santee CA (site 11022480). 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 San Diego River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Murray ReservoirMurray ReservoirPublic
- Lake JenningsLake JenningsPublic
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