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Cherry Creek in California

River27.3 mi
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Around Cherry Creek

Cherry Valley2.7 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Cherry Creek is a 27.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cherry C below Dion R Holm PH near Mather CA (site 11278400). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1963 to 2026

Cherry Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,080 cfs, and lowest in October, at 264 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 25,500 cfs, in 1997.

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Typical flow by month at Cherry C below Dion R Holm PH near Mather CA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January590256 to 799
February631346 to 908
March756467 to 1,160
April903596 to 1,250
May1,080693 to 1,690
June932508 to 1,690
July573277 to 891
August465245 to 640
September347143 to 621
October26463 to 565
November27382 to 586
December39392 to 675

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 63 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cherry C below Dion R Holm PH near Mather CA (site 11278400). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Cherry Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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