About this river
Mark West Creek is an 8.1 mile river near Watertreks EcoTours Jenner Kayaks in California. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mark West C near Mirabel Heights CA (site 11466800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2006 to 2026
Mark West Creek typically runs highest in January, at a median 173 cfs, and lowest in September, at 0.6 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,000 cfs, in 2019.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 173 | 54 to 651 | |
| February | 143 | 55 to 911 | |
| March | 146 | 55 to 690 | |
| April | 108 | 45 to 208 | |
| May | 32 | 15 to 53 | |
| June | 9.4 | 5.5 to 17 | |
| July | 2.7 | 0.9 to 4.2 | |
| August | 0.8 | 0.3 to 1.9 | |
| September | 0.6 | 0.0 to 1.4 | |
| October | 1.4 | 0.6 to 9.3 | |
| November | 14 | 4.3 to 50 | |
| December | 99 | 20 to 371 |
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 19 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mark West C near Mirabel Heights CA (site 11466800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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