Around here
Around Novato Creek
- San Pablo Bay National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area7.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Cordell Bank National Marine SanctuaryRecreation area11.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Marin Islands National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area12.2 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Bear Valley Visitor CenterVisitor center12.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
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
Novato Creek is a 10.3 mile stream near San Francisco Private Group Jeep Tours in California. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Novato C at Novato CA (site 11459500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1947 to 2026
Novato Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 11 cfs, and lowest in September, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,850 cfs, in 1982.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 5.5 | 1.0 to 33 |
| February | 11 | 2.4 to 42 |
| March | 7.8 | 2.3 to 21 |
| April | 2.3 | 1.0 to 6.3 |
| May | 0.9 | 0.5 to 1.7 |
| June | 0.7 | 0.3 to 1.1 |
| July | 0.4 | 0.0 to 0.8 |
| August | 0.1 | 0.0 to 0.3 |
| September | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.2 |
| October | 0.1 | 0.0 to 0.3 |
| November | 0.3 | 0.0 to 1.1 |
| December | 1.2 | 0.4 to 6.5 |
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 80 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Novato C at Novato CA (site 11459500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Novato Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Petaluma River Public Fishing Access (Black Point)Petaluma RiverPublic
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