Around here
Around Putah South Canal
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Thermal springs: NOAA NCEI (1980) · 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
Putah South Canal is a 2.6 mile river near Whitewater Adventures in California. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Putah C near Winters CA (site 11454000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1960 to 2026
Putah South Canal typically runs highest in July, at a median 636 cfs, and lowest in November, at 73 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 17,700 cfs, in 1983.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 79 | 60 to 115 |
| February | 87 | 61 to 299 |
| March | 165 | 76 to 737 |
| April | 417 | 257 to 588 |
| May | 520 | 423 to 606 |
| June | 608 | 535 to 659 |
| July | 636 | 580 to 689 |
| August | 541 | 492 to 585 |
| September | 409 | 360 to 454 |
| October | 220 | 123 to 269 |
| November | 73 | 60 to 96 |
| December | 75 | 57 to 95 |
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 66 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Putah C near Winters CA (site 11454000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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