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Benmore Creek in California

Stream4.1 mi
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Around Benmore Creek

Cow Mountain Recreation Management A…1.5 miSouth Cow Mountain OHV Management Ar…3.2 mi1 mi

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

Benmore Creek is a 4.1 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 11448750. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2021 to 2025

Benmore Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 32 cfs, and lowest in October, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 741 cfs, in 2025.

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Typical flow by month at USGS gauge 11448750, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January124.5 to 97
February174.5 to 133
March322.8 to 141
April130.8 to 18
October0.00.0 to 0.0
November0.00.0 to 2.5
December4.10.0 to 53

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 5 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 11448750 (site 11448750). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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