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Around A Canal
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
A Canal is a 6.4 mile canal. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 13087505. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1993 to 2025
A Canal typically runs highest in February, at a median 1,680 cfs, and lowest in May, at 428 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,680 cfs, in 1999.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,530 | 446 to 4,530 |
| February | 1,680 | 427 to 4,540 |
| March | 996 | 417 to 4,330 |
| April | 503 | 0.0 to 5,295 |
| May | 428 | 0.0 to 4,710 |
| June | 659 | 0.0 to 4,910 |
| July | 1,290 | 291 to 1,720 |
| December | 458 | 199 to 819 |
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 20 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 13087505 (site 13087505). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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