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South Fork Humboldt River in Nevada

River37.8 mi

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Around South Fork Humboldt River

South Fork Canyon Special Recreation…11.8 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

South Fork Humboldt River is a 37.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge S FK Humboldt RV above Dixie CK near Elko, NV (site 10320000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1988 to 2026

South Fork Humboldt River typically runs highest in June, at a median 351 cfs, and lowest in October, at 8.7 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,250 cfs, in 2005.

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Typical flow by month at S FK Humboldt RV above Dixie CK near Elko, NV, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January189.8 to 32
February3016 to 55
March7139 to 106
April11560 to 237
May252150 to 586
June351158 to 654
July3413 to 80
August106.3 to 19
September9.36.1 to 14
October8.75.9 to 14
November106.8 to 16
December127.7 to 24

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 38 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for S FK Humboldt RV above Dixie CK near Elko, NV (site 10320000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of South Fork Humboldt River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • South Fork State Recreation Area - 2South Fork Humboldt River - South Fork ReservoirPublic
  • South Fork State Recreation Area - 1South Fork Humboldt River - South Fork ReservoirPublic
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