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Around Hood River
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
Before you go
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
Hood River is a 12.4 mile river near Hood River SUP and Kayak in Oregon. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Hood River at Tucker Bridge, near Hood River, OR (site 14120000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1899 to 2025
Hood River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,155 cfs, and lowest in September, at 303 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 19,200 cfs, in 1996.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,110 | 783 to 1,840 |
| February | 1,100 | 789 to 1,630 |
| March | 1,130 | 861 to 1,530 |
| April | 1,155 | 945 to 1,535 |
| May | 1,070 | 878 to 1,480 |
| June | 750 | 560 to 1,075 |
| July | 460 | 362 to 588 |
| August | 318 | 270 to 407 |
| September | 303 | 255 to 368 |
| October | 388 | 312 to 489 |
| November | 716 | 496 to 1,095 |
| December | 902 | 622 to 1,520 |
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 64 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Hood River at Tucker Bridge, near Hood River, OR (site 14120000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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