Around here
Around San Mateo Creek
- Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area14.6 mi (opens in a new tab)
- San Francisco Maritime Visitor CenterVisitor center18.1 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Lands End Lookout Visitor CenterVisitor center18.2 mi (opens in a new tab)
- San Francisco Maritime National Historical ParkRecreation area18.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
- Look for Red-Legged Frogs in Mori PointWildlife Watching · 1-2 Hours9.5 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Wildflower Walk at Fort FunstonWildlife Watching · 1-2 Hours14.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Presidio BirdwatchingBirdwatching · 1-2 Hours17.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Agents of Discovery at San Francisco Maritime National Historical ParkSelf-Guided Tours - Walking18.1 mi (opens in a new tab)
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
San Mateo Creek is a 5.7 mile stream near Norcal Flow Expeditions in California. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge San Mateo C below LO Crystal SP Res near San Mateo CA (site 11162753). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2008 to 2026
San Mateo Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 17 cfs, and lowest in August, at 3.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 298 cfs, in 2017.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 17 | 1.2 to 20 |
| February | 17 | 2.4 to 21 |
| March | 16 | 4.0 to 18 |
| April | 5.7 | 2.6 to 6.5 |
| May | 3.4 | 1.3 to 4.0 |
| June | 3.4 | 1.1 to 3.7 |
| July | 3.4 | 1.1 to 4.0 |
| August | 3.3 | 1.0 to 3.7 |
| September | 3.3 | 0.9 to 3.6 |
| October | 3.3 | 1.0 to 3.6 |
| November | 3.3 | 1.1 to 3.8 |
| December | 5.5 | 1.4 to 6.6 |
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 18 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for San Mateo C below LO Crystal SP Res near San Mateo CA (site 11162753). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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