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North Fork San Gabriel River in Texas

River41.9 mi
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Around North Fork San Gabriel River

Cedar Breaks Park · 3.5 miGeorgetown Lake · 2.9 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · 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 Fork San Gabriel River is a 41.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge N Fk San Gabriel Rv nr Georgetown, TX (site 08104700). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1980 to 2026

North Fork San Gabriel River typically runs highest in June, at a median 5.4 cfs, and lowest in October, at 2.9 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,500 cfs, in 1981.

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Typical flow by month at N Fk San Gabriel Rv nr Georgetown, TX, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January4.01.1 to 11
February4.51.2 to 39
March4.51.1 to 75
April4.70.9 to 36
May4.50.9 to 27
June5.40.9 to 42
July4.71.1 to 12
August3.51.2 to 6.1
September3.71.2 to 5.8
October2.91.2 to 6.0
November3.81.5 to 8.6
December3.91.4 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 47 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for N Fk San Gabriel Rv nr Georgetown, TX (site 08104700). 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 North Fork San Gabriel River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Cedar Breaks ParkNorth Fork San Gabriel River - Lake GeorgetownPublic
  • Russell ParkNorth Fork San Gabriel River - Lake GeorgetownPublic
  • Jim Hogg ParkNorth Fork San Gabriel River - Lake GeorgetownPublic

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