About this river
Russian River is a 23.9 mile river near Watertreks EcoTours Jenner Kayaks in California. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Russian R near Healdsburg CA (site 11464000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1940 to 2026
Russian River typically runs highest in February, at a median 1,650 cfs, and lowest in August, at 164 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 69,300 cfs, in 1995.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,480 | 493 to 4,260 | |
| February | 1,650 | 789 to 4,550 | |
| March | 1,480 | 755 to 3,070 | |
| April | 759 | 472 to 1,370 | |
| May | 410 | 226 to 623 | |
| June | 205 | 145 to 314 | |
| July | 173 | 130 to 213 | |
| August | 164 | 124 to 215 | |
| September | 169 | 137 to 199 | |
| October | 179 | 152 to 228 | |
| November | 251 | 174 to 439 | |
| December | 618 | 257 to 2,130 |
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 87 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Russian R near Healdsburg CA (site 11464000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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