About this river
Chetco River is a 6.3 mile river near Secret Beach Kayaking in Oregon. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Chetco River near Brookings, OR (site 14400000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1970 to 2026
Chetco River typically runs highest in December, at a median 3,230 cfs, and lowest in September, at 81 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 57,000 cfs, in 1997.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3,140 | 1,570 to 6,810 | |
| February | 2,590 | 1,380 to 5,280 | |
| March | 2,860 | 1,680 to 4,780 | |
| April | 1,845 | 1,035 to 3,280 | |
| May | 904 | 501 to 1,580 | |
| June | 338 | 269 to 618 | |
| July | 160 | 140 to 235 | |
| August | 96 | 80 to 120 | |
| September | 81 | 68 to 104 | |
| October | 114 | 74 to 243 | |
| November | 1,215 | 393 to 3,200 | |
| December | 3,230 | 1,430 to 6,800 |
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 56 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Chetco River near Brookings, OR (site 14400000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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