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Around Anderson Cottonwood Canal
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USDA Forest Service · Source: USGS GNIS · Thermal springs: NOAA NCEI (1980) · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
Anderson Cottonwood Canal is a 10.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Anderson-cottonwood ID CN at Sharon Ave Redding CA (site 11370700). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1991 to 2026
Anderson Cottonwood Canal typically runs highest in July, at a median 264 cfs, and lowest in January, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 364 cfs, in 1991.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| February | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| March | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| April | 230 | 108 to 268 |
| May | 264 | 237 to 288 |
| June | 264 | 241 to 288 |
| July | 264 | 247 to 280 |
| August | 255 | 234 to 275 |
| September | 241 | 217 to 260 |
| October | 219 | 191 to 235 |
| November | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| December | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
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 23 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Anderson-cottonwood ID CN at Sharon Ave Redding CA (site 11370700). 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 Anderson Cottonwood Canal. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- South Bonnyview Fishing AccessSacramento RiverPublic
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