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Around Ortega River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Ortega River is a 3.1 mile stream near Ortega Outdoors Kayak Rental & Wakeboard in Florida. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Ortega River at Kirwin Road near Jacksonville,fl (site 02246318). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2002 to 2026
Ortega River typically runs highest in August, at a median 51 cfs, and lowest in May, at 7.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,640 cfs, in 2017.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 30 | 17 to 52 |
| February | 35 | 22 to 62 |
| March | 26 | 14 to 52 |
| April | 17 | 8.3 to 38 |
| May | 7.1 | 4.8 to 15 |
| June | 20 | 8.3 to 58 |
| July | 33 | 14 to 86 |
| August | 51 | 18 to 106 |
| September | 41 | 15 to 81 |
| October | 30 | 13 to 54 |
| November | 16 | 9.0 to 25 |
| December | 29 | 13 to 64 |
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 20 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Ortega River at Kirwin Road near Jacksonville,fl (site 02246318). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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