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East Fork Lewis River near Alder Creek Kayak & Canoe

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About this river

East Fork Lewis River is a 3.8 mile river near Alder Creek Kayak & Canoe in Oregon. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge East Fork Lewis River near Heisson, WA (site 14222500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1930 to 2026

East Fork Lewis River typically runs highest in January, at a median 1,030 cfs, and lowest in September, at 60 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 21,000 cfs, in 1996.

Typical flow by month at East Fork Lewis River near Heisson, WA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January1,030569 to 1,850
February865553 to 1,510
March932585 to 1,410
April829580 to 1,140
May489315 to 716
June274172 to 407
July11791 to 159
August6556 to 82
September6048 to 94
October12967 to 311
November772359 to 1,555
December1,020599 to 1,880

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 96 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for East Fork Lewis River near Heisson, WA (site 14222500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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