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Around Canal Creek
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
Before you go
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
Canal Creek is a 6.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Quartzville Creek below Galena Creek near Cascadia, OR (site 14185865). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2023 to 2026
Canal Creek typically runs highest in December, at a median 478 cfs, and lowest in September, at 8.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,580 cfs, in 2025.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 248 | 169 to 1,340 |
| February | 300 | 109 to 502 |
| March | 362 | 216 to 627 |
| April | 238 | 172 to 343 |
| August | 9.8 | 7.8 to 12 |
| September | 8.3 | 6.5 to 9.5 |
| October | 19 | 7.9 to 50 |
| November | 179 | 65 to 508 |
| December | 478 | 261 to 1,240 |
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 3 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Quartzville Creek below Galena Creek near Cascadia, OR (site 14185865). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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