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Van Duzen River in California

River37.1 mi
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Around Van Duzen River

Salmon Pass Trailhead10.6 miHeadwaters Forest Reserve10.8 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · 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

Van Duzen River is a 37.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Van Duzen R near Bridgeville CA (site 11478500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1951 to 2026

Van Duzen River typically runs highest in January, at a median 1,120 cfs, and lowest in September, at 9.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 33,900 cfs, in 1965.

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Typical flow by month at Van Duzen R near Bridgeville CA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1,120450 to 2,520
February1,090522 to 2,190
March1,080621 to 1,950
April643329 to 1,195
May292149 to 473
June8758 to 127
July2919 to 39
August138.6 to 16
September9.86.7 to 14
October148.8 to 31
November15645 to 638
December728247 to 1,980

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 75 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Van Duzen R near Bridgeville CA (site 11478500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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