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Around Little Shasta 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
Little Shasta River is a 22.2 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Shasta R near Montague CA (site 11517000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1912 to 2026
Little Shasta River typically runs highest in February, at a median 182 cfs, and lowest in July, at 28 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,780 cfs, in 1927.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 180 | 152 to 217 |
| February | 182 | 156 to 258 |
| March | 173 | 150 to 243 |
| April | 100 | 58 to 207 |
| May | 74 | 39 to 148 |
| June | 49 | 31 to 88 |
| July | 28 | 19 to 49 |
| August | 32 | 20 to 49 |
| September | 59 | 38 to 76 |
| October | 128 | 114 to 144 |
| November | 162 | 136 to 179 |
| December | 175 | 142 to 210 |
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 42 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Shasta R near Montague CA (site 11517000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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