Around here
Around San Gabriel River
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
San Gabriel River is a 56.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge San Gabriel R below Santa FE Dam near Baldwin PK CA (site 11085000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1943 to 2026
San Gabriel River typically runs highest in December, at a median 0.0 cfs, and lowest in January, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 26,000 cfs, in 1969.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| February | 0.0 | 0.0 to 7.2 |
| March | 0.0 | 0.0 to 60 |
| April | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| May | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| June | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| July | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| August | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| September | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| October | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| 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 77 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for San Gabriel R below Santa FE Dam near Baldwin PK CA (site 11085000). 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 San Gabriel River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Santa Fe Dam Recreation AreaSanta Fe Dam ReservoirPublic
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