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Around North Fork Cedar 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
North Fork Cedar River is a 3.1 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cedar River below Bear Creek near Cedar Falls, WA (site 12114500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1946 to 2026
North Fork Cedar River typically runs highest in May, at a median 270 cfs, and lowest in September, at 24 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,880 cfs, in 1991.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 112 | 71 to 214 |
| February | 112 | 77 to 187 |
| March | 120 | 80 to 185 |
| April | 211 | 142 to 299 |
| May | 270 | 196 to 392 |
| June | 190 | 115 to 310 |
| July | 54 | 44 to 104 |
| August | 27 | 24 to 34 |
| September | 24 | 20 to 35 |
| October | 47 | 25 to 105 |
| November | 145 | 88 to 244 |
| December | 125 | 83 to 220 |
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 69 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cedar River below Bear Creek near Cedar Falls, WA (site 12114500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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