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Around Jawbone Creek
Before you go
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · 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
Jawbone Creek is an 8.8 mile river near Sierra Mac River Trips in California. 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 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1963 to 2026
Jawbone 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.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 590 | 256 to 799 |
| February | 631 | 346 to 908 |
| March | 756 | 467 to 1,160 |
| April | 903 | 596 to 1,250 |
| May | 1,080 | 693 to 1,690 |
| June | 932 | 508 to 1,690 |
| July | 573 | 277 to 891 |
| August | 465 | 245 to 640 |
| September | 347 | 143 to 621 |
| October | 264 | 63 to 565 |
| November | 273 | 82 to 586 |
| December | 393 | 92 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.
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