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Around Deschutes River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Deschutes River is a 52.1 mile river near South Sound Kayak Tours in Washington. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Deschutes River near Rainier, WA (site 12079000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1949 to 2026
Deschutes River typically runs highest in January, at a median 350 cfs, and lowest in September, at 32 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,000 cfs, in 1990.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 350 | 213 to 700 |
| February | 314 | 202 to 540 |
| March | 302 | 203 to 489 |
| April | 249 | 185 to 352 |
| May | 136 | 98 to 189 |
| June | 84 | 65 to 120 |
| July | 47 | 40 to 60 |
| August | 34 | 29 to 41 |
| September | 32 | 27 to 40 |
| October | 50 | 33 to 98 |
| November | 205 | 109 to 408 |
| December | 321 | 190 to 606 |
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 67 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Deschutes River near Rainier, WA (site 12079000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Deschutes River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Clear LakeClear LakePublic
- Lake LawrenceLake LawrencePublic
- McIntosh LakeMcIntosh LakePublic
- Harts LakeHarts LakePublic
- Offutt LakeOffutt LakePublic
- Munn LakeMunn LakePublic
- Pattison LakePattison LakePublic
- Lake St ClairLake St. ClairPublic
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