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Clearly Tahoe Kayak Rentals at Sand Harbor

Upper Cardelli Ditch near Clearly Tahoe Kayak Rentals at Sand Harbor

Canal2.3 mi
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About this river

Upper Cardelli Ditch is a 2.3 mile canal near Clearly Tahoe Kayak Rentals at Sand Harbor in Nevada. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Carson R above Sixmile Cyn CK below Dayton, NV (site 10311750). The mapped line runs from 39.2856, -119.5306 to 39.3002, -119.4979. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2016 to 2026

Upper Cardelli Ditch typically runs highest in May, at a median 956 cfs, and lowest in September, at 7.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,800 cfs, in 2017.

Typical flow by month at Carson R above Sixmile Cyn CK below Dayton, NV, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January269170 to 498
February309221 to 449
March468290 to 816
April625376 to 1,435
May956491 to 1,680
June410102 to 2,005
July1811 to 488
August125.3 to 86
September7.83.6 to 87
October519.6 to 156
November14482 to 244
December186124 to 279

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 11 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Carson R above Sixmile Cyn CK below Dayton, NV (site 10311750). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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