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Around North Inlet
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
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- PermitIndian Peaks Wilderness Overnight Permits: Full Season in Advance
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
North Inlet is a 10.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 401530105475401. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2021 to 2025
North Inlet typically runs highest in June, at a median 238 cfs, and lowest in October, at 8.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 502 cfs, in 2024.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| May | 152 | 92 to 233 |
| June | 238 | 170 to 286 |
| July | 54 | 37 to 71 |
| August | 23 | 19 to 28 |
| September | 10 | 9.2 to 11 |
| October | 8.3 | 6.3 to 11 |
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 4 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 401530105475401 (site 401530105475401). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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