Around here
Around Alameda Creek
- Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area4.9 mi (opens in a new tab)
- San Francisco Maritime Visitor CenterVisitor center22.2 mi (opens in a new tab)
- San Francisco Maritime National Historical ParkRecreation area22.5 mi (opens in a new tab)
- William Penn Mott, Jr. Presidio Visitor CenterVisitor center23.5 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Alameda Creek is a 27.1 mile river near Hook'd Up Sportfishing in California. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Alameda C at Sunol Water Temple at Sunol CA (site 11174160). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2023 to 2026
Alameda Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 47 cfs, and lowest in November, at 7.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 193 cfs, in 2025.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 22 | 13 to 39 |
| February | 47 | 20 to 105 |
| March | 38 | 18 to 71 |
| April | 28 | 16 to 49 |
| September | 12 | 8.1 to 18 |
| October | 8.2 | 4.5 to 13 |
| November | 7.5 | 3.2 to 12 |
| December | 8.0 | 3.4 to 13 |
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 3 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Alameda C at Sunol Water Temple at Sunol CA (site 11174160). 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 Alameda Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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