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Around North Fork Cache Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
North Fork Cache Creek is a 37.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge NF Cache C at Hough Spring near Clearlake Oaks CA (site 11451100). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1972 to 2026
North Fork Cache Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 135 cfs, and lowest in September, at 0.6 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,340 cfs, in 1986.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 98 | 26 to 297 |
| February | 121 | 47 to 389 |
| March | 135 | 55 to 325 |
| April | 62 | 39 to 138 |
| May | 25 | 14 to 50 |
| June | 9.0 | 5.3 to 20 |
| July | 2.1 | 0.6 to 6.2 |
| August | 0.6 | 0.0 to 1.9 |
| September | 0.6 | 0.0 to 1.4 |
| October | 1.3 | 0.6 to 2.4 |
| November | 5.3 | 2.3 to 13 |
| December | 33 | 8.0 to 148 |
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 55 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for NF Cache C at Hough Spring near Clearlake Oaks CA (site 11451100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of North Fork Cache Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Konocti Harbor Resort and SpaClear LakePublic
- Ferndale Resort & MarinaClear LakeRestricted
- Blue Fish Cove ResortClear LakeRestricted
- Clear Lake CampgroundCache CreekPublic
- Braito's MarinaClear LakePublic
- Indian Valley ReservoirIndian Valley ReservoirPublic
- Beachcomber ResortClear LakeRestricted
- Lucerne Harbor County ParkClear LakePublic
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