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River Drifters - White Salmon River Rafting

Middle Fork Hood River near River Drifters - White Salmon River Rafting

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About this river

Middle Fork Hood River is a 5.0 mile river near River Drifters - White Salmon River Rafting in Washington. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Hood River at Tucker Bridge, near Hood River, OR (site 14120000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1899 to 2024

Middle Fork Hood River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,155 cfs, and lowest in September, at 304 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 19,200 cfs, in 1996.

Typical flow by month at Hood River at Tucker Bridge, near Hood River, OR, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January1,100771 to 1,830
February1,090787 to 1,640
March1,120854 to 1,530
April1,155947 to 1,545
May1,070876 to 1,490
June745555 to 1,075
July471361 to 589
August315269 to 408
September304257 to 371
October388312 to 489
November715499 to 1,115
December904615 to 1,510

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 63 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Hood River at Tucker Bridge, near Hood River, OR (site 14120000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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