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Los Angeles River near Paddle Method - SUP lessons, rentals, and tours
About this river
Los Angeles River is a 2.8 mile river near Paddle Method - SUP lessons, rentals, and tours in California. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Los Angeles R at Sepulveda Dam CA (site 11092450). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1943 to 2026
Los Angeles River typically runs highest in January, at a median 42 cfs, and lowest in November, at 12 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,300 cfs, in 2024.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42 | 8.1 to 77 | |
| February | 38 | 8.0 to 83 | |
| March | 36 | 8.2 to 83 | |
| April | 23 | 8.4 to 64 | |
| May | 14 | 8.3 to 54 | |
| June | 13 | 7.7 to 51 | |
| July | 20 | 8.1 to 46 | |
| August | 24 | 7.8 to 48 | |
| September | 20 | 6.6 to 52 | |
| October | 17 | 6.0 to 52 | |
| November | 12 | 5.8 to 57 | |
| December | 29 | 6.2 to 63 |
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 61 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Los Angeles R at Sepulveda Dam CA (site 11092450). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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