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East Fork San Jacinto River near Buffalo Bayou Kayak Tours & Kayak Rentals

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About this river

East Fork San Jacinto River is a 5.4 mile river near Buffalo Bayou Kayak Tours & Kayak Rentals in Texas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge E Fk San Jacinto Rv nr New Caney, TX (site 08070200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1984 to 2026

East Fork San Jacinto River typically runs highest in February, at a median 160 cfs, and lowest in August, at 30 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 101,000 cfs, in 2017.

Typical flow by month at E Fk San Jacinto Rv nr New Caney, TX, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January15480 to 425
February16084 to 421
March15377 to 323
April9763 to 241
May8848 to 322
June7333 to 196
July4429 to 105
August3018 to 45
September3021 to 54
October3121 to 61
November4730 to 145
December9248 to 252

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 42 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for E Fk San Jacinto Rv nr New Caney, TX (site 08070200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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