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Little River in Oregon

River27.5 mi
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Around Little River

Swiftwater Day-Use Area5.4 miNorth Umpqua Wild and Scenic River5.5 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Little River is a 27.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little River at Peel, OR (site 14318000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1955 to 2024

Little River typically runs highest in March, at a median 600 cfs, and lowest in September, at 22 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 15,200 cfs, in 1965.

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Typical flow by month at Little River at Peel, OR, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January570336 to 1,150
February500314 to 895
March600367 to 1,010
April593366 to 817
May371183 to 554
June11673 to 220
July4534 to 61
August2520 to 32
September2217 to 30
October3324 to 57
November17079 to 579
December524221 to 1,100

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 59 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little River at Peel, OR (site 14318000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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