About this river
Deschutes River is a 4.5 mile river near South Sound Kayak Tours in Washington. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Deschutes River at E ST Bridge at Tumwater, WA (site 12080010). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1945 to 2026
Deschutes River typically runs highest in January, at a median 587 cfs, and lowest in September, at 93 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,150 cfs, in 1996.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 587 | 373 to 976 | |
| February | 552 | 373 to 850 | |
| March | 508 | 358 to 747 | |
| April | 430 | 339 to 584 | |
| May | 270 | 220 to 364 | |
| June | 190 | 155 to 231 | |
| July | 126 | 105 to 146 | |
| August | 102 | 87 to 120 | |
| September | 93 | 79 to 111 | |
| October | 114 | 88 to 178 | |
| November | 341 | 186 to 665 | |
| December | 495 | 324 to 874 |
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 52 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Deschutes River at E ST Bridge at Tumwater, WA (site 12080010). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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