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Around Little Sur 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) · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · 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
Little Sur River is an 11.7 mile river near Adventures By The Sea in California. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Big Sur R near Big Sur CA (site 11143000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1950 to 2026
Little Sur River typically runs highest in March, at a median 122 cfs, and lowest in September, at 14 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,150 cfs, in 1995.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 84 | 30 to 254 |
| February | 112 | 54 to 326 |
| March | 122 | 56 to 273 |
| April | 78 | 42 to 169 |
| May | 49 | 28 to 84 |
| June | 31 | 18 to 52 |
| July | 20 | 13 to 34 |
| August | 16 | 11 to 24 |
| September | 14 | 9.8 to 20 |
| October | 15 | 10 to 21 |
| November | 20 | 14 to 28 |
| December | 34 | 20 to 75 |
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 76 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Sur R near Big Sur CA (site 11143000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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