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Lytle Creek in California

Stream5.7 mi
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Around Lytle Creek

Applewhite Campground2.8 miApplewhite Campground2.8 mi1 mi

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

Lytle Creek is a 5.7 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Lytle C near Fontana CA (site 11062000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1919 to 2026

Lytle Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 4.2 cfs, and lowest in June, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,950 cfs, in 1938.

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Typical flow by month at Lytle C near Fontana CA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January0.50.0 to 13
February3.60.0 to 28
March4.20.0 to 34
April1.60.0 to 32
May0.10.0 to 16
June0.00.0 to 7.0
July0.00.0 to 2.8
August0.00.0 to 1.6
September0.00.0 to 1.0
October0.00.0 to 1.6
November0.00.0 to 4.7
December0.00.0 to 8.5

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 107 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Lytle C near Fontana CA (site 11062000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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