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Laguna Ethos

Arroyo Trabuco near Laguna Beach, CA

River22.1 mi
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Falcon Group15.7 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Arroyo Trabuco is a 22.1 mile river near Laguna Ethos in California. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Arroyo Trabuco at San Juan Capistrano CA (site 11047300). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1973 to 2026

Arroyo Trabuco typically runs highest in March, at a median 8.3 cfs, and lowest in August, at 0.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,490 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at Arroyo Trabuco at San Juan Capistrano CA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January5.23.3 to 13
February7.23.5 to 25
March8.33.9 to 24
April4.82.4 to 12
May3.11.5 to 6.3
June1.60.8 to 3.0
July1.30.6 to 2.2
August0.80.4 to 1.7
September1.10.5 to 2.3
October1.50.6 to 3.2
November2.51.0 to 4.8
December4.62.3 to 10

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 42 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Arroyo Trabuco at San Juan Capistrano CA (site 11047300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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