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Around Battle Creek
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USDA Forest Service · 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
Battle Creek is a 16.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Battle C below Coleman Fish Hatchery near Cottonwood CA (site 11376550). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1962 to 2026
Battle Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 591 cfs, and lowest in August, at 237 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,900 cfs, in 1974.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 438 | 330 to 759 |
| February | 501 | 369 to 836 |
| March | 591 | 410 to 817 |
| April | 571 | 425 to 759 |
| May | 510 | 389 to 757 |
| June | 394 | 291 to 558 |
| July | 269 | 234 to 385 |
| August | 237 | 206 to 289 |
| September | 238 | 208 to 279 |
| October | 256 | 218 to 310 |
| November | 283 | 249 to 376 |
| December | 363 | 279 to 599 |
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 65 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Battle C below Coleman Fish Hatchery near Cottonwood CA (site 11376550). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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