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Carbon Canyon Creek near Huntington Beach, CA

Stream6.5 mi
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Around Carbon Canyon Creek

Fullerton Dam2.4 miCarbon Canyon Dam2.4 mi1 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Carbon Canyon Creek is a 6.5 mile stream near OC Paddlesports 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 Canyon 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.

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Typical flow by month at Carbon C below Carbon Cyn Dam CA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January0.00.0 to 0.1
February0.00.0 to 0.9
March0.00.0 to 0.7
April0.00.0 to 0.2
May0.00.0 to 0.0
June0.00.0 to 0.0
July0.00.0 to 0.0
August0.00.0 to 0.0
September0.00.0 to 0.0
October0.00.0 to 0.0
November0.00.0 to 0.0
December0.00.0 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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