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Little Walker River in California

Stream3.1 mi
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Around Little Walker River

Chris Flat · 2 miSonora Bridge2.1 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

Little Walker River is a 3.1 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge W Walker RV below L Walker RV near Coleville, CA (site 10296000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1938 to 2026

Little Walker River typically runs highest in June, at a median 850 cfs, and lowest in October, at 45 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,660 cfs, in 1997.

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Typical flow by month at W Walker RV below L Walker RV near Coleville, CA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January5039 to 79
February5845 to 89
March9064 to 136
April275176 to 376
May694462 to 977
June850511 to 1,330
July278120 to 696
August8352 to 172
September5433 to 87
October4529 to 67
November4835 to 66
December4737 to 66

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 88 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for W Walker RV below L Walker RV near Coleville, CA (site 10296000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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