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Around Tule Canal
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
Tule Canal is a 7.9 mile river near Whitewater Adventures in California. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Yolo Bypass near Woodland CA (site 11453000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1946 to 2026
Tule Canal typically runs highest in February, at a median 2,200 cfs, and lowest in November, at 12 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 367,000 cfs, in 1986.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,270 | 50 to 7,990 |
| February | 2,200 | 187 to 17,800 |
| March | 1,590 | 158 to 5,540 |
| April | 392 | 32 to 2,905 |
| May | 57 | 24 to 428 |
| June | 33 | 11 to 71 |
| July | 16 | 1.3 to 29 |
| August | 19 | 1.5 to 40 |
| September | 39 | 17 to 71 |
| October | 12 | 6.6 to 24 |
| November | 12 | 5.1 to 26 |
| December | 46 | 13 to 1,510 |
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 47 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Yolo Bypass near Woodland CA (site 11453000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Tule Canal, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Elkhorn Regional ParkSacramento RiverPublic
- ElkhornSacramento RiverPublic
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