Around here
Around Little Cow Creek
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
Source: USDA Forest Service · 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
Little Cow Creek is a 28.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cow C near Millville CA (site 11374000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1950 to 2026
Little Cow Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 787 cfs, and lowest in August, at 26 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 32,500 cfs, in 1952.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 613 | 228 to 2,000 |
| February | 715 | 336 to 1,820 |
| March | 787 | 400 to 1,550 |
| April | 579 | 348 to 958 |
| May | 360 | 208 to 632 |
| June | 133 | 71 to 249 |
| July | 41 | 19 to 85 |
| August | 26 | 12 to 51 |
| September | 34 | 16 to 56 |
| October | 69 | 35 to 106 |
| November | 145 | 98 to 284 |
| December | 325 | 151 to 1,250 |
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 76 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cow C near Millville CA (site 11374000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Little Cow Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Jones Valley ResortShasta LakeRestricted
- Shasta Lake (Jones Valley)Shasta LakePublic
- Jones ValleyShasta LakePublic
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