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Around Yuba River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Yuba River is a 39.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Yuba R near Marysville CA (site 11421000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1970 to 2026
Yuba River typically runs highest in March, at a median 2,710 cfs, and lowest in November, at 620 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 140,000 cfs, in 1997.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,700 | 883 to 4,140 |
| February | 1,960 | 885 to 4,680 |
| March | 2,710 | 908 to 5,420 |
| April | 2,035 | 690 to 4,600 |
| May | 1,580 | 588 to 3,800 |
| June | 1,035 | 542 to 3,320 |
| July | 1,220 | 720 to 1,750 |
| August | 1,310 | 823 to 1,950 |
| September | 625 | 475 to 1,095 |
| October | 640 | 488 to 986 |
| November | 620 | 527 to 993 |
| December | 917 | 635 to 2,300 |
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 Yuba R near Marysville CA (site 11421000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Yuba River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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