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Clearly Tahoe

Dog Creek in California

Stream3.9 mi
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Around Dog Creek

Lookout Campground3.4 mi1 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Dog Creek is a 3.9 mile stream near Clearly Tahoe in Nevada. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Dog CK at Verdi, NV (site 10347310). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1993 to 2026

Dog Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 15 cfs, and lowest in August, at 0.6 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,200 cfs, in 1997.

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Typical flow by month at Dog CK at Verdi, NV, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2.31.6 to 6.8
February5.12.4 to 11
March154.4 to 45
April133.3 to 41
May3.51.3 to 14
June1.00.8 to 3.9
July0.70.5 to 0.9
August0.60.5 to 0.7
September0.70.6 to 0.8
October0.90.8 to 1.1
November1.21.1 to 1.5
December1.51.2 to 2.5

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 28 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Dog CK at Verdi, NV (site 10347310). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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