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South Fork Little Humboldt River in Nevada

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Around South Fork Little Humboldt River

5 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

South Fork Little Humboldt River is a 34.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge S FK L Humboldt RV near Paradise Valley, NV (site 10328475). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1976 to 2026

South Fork Little Humboldt River typically runs highest in May, at a median 27 cfs, and lowest in September, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 330 cfs, in 1980.

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Typical flow by month at S FK L Humboldt RV near Paradise Valley, NV, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1.80.3 to 3.3
February4.02.4 to 7.5
March121.5 to 27
April182.5 to 46
May271.6 to 51
June4.20.5 to 16
July0.30.0 to 2.0
August0.00.0 to 0.3
September0.00.0 to 1.1
October1.10.0 to 2.3

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 9 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for S FK L Humboldt RV near Paradise Valley, NV (site 10328475). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of South Fork Little Humboldt River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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