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Palm Canyon Wash near Palm Desert, CA

River5.8 mi
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Around Palm Canyon Wash

Cathedral Palms RV Resort2.5 miOutdoor Resort Palm Springs3.5 mi2 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

Palm Canyon Wash is a 5.8 mile river near Red Jeep Tours in California. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Palm Cyn Wash near Cathedral City CA (site 10259050). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1988 to 2026

Palm Canyon Wash typically runs highest in December, at a median 0.0 cfs, and lowest in January, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,700 cfs, in 1993.

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Typical flow by month at Palm Cyn Wash near Cathedral City CA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January0.00.0 to 0.0
February0.00.0 to 0.0
March0.00.0 to 0.0
April0.00.0 to 0.0
May0.00.0 to 0.0
June0.00.0 to 0.0
July0.00.0 to 0.0
August0.00.0 to 0.0
September0.00.0 to 0.0
October0.00.0 to 0.0
November0.00.0 to 0.0
December0.00.0 to 0.0

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 39 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Palm Cyn Wash near Cathedral City CA (site 10259050). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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