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Around Santa Ysabel Creek
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) · 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
Santa Ysabel Creek is a 34.0 mile river near La Jolla Zip Zoom Ziplines in California. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Santa Ysabel C near Ramona CA (site 11025500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1955 to 2025
Santa Ysabel Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 3.0 cfs, and lowest in July, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,190 cfs, in 1980.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0.4 | 0.0 to 3.8 |
| February | 2.0 | 0.1 to 11 |
| March | 3.0 | 0.4 to 17 |
| April | 2.5 | 0.2 to 12 |
| May | 0.5 | 0.0 to 5.3 |
| June | 0.0 | 0.0 to 1.1 |
| July | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.1 |
| August | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| September | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| October | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| November | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.1 |
| December | 0.0 | 0.0 to 1.5 |
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 70 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Santa Ysabel C near Ramona CA (site 11025500). 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 Santa Ysabel Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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