About this river
East Fork Carson River is a 12.8 mile river near Tahoe Sport Fishing in California. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge E FK Carson RV below Markleeville CK near Markleeville (site 10308200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1960 to 2026
East Fork Carson River typically runs highest in May, at a median 939 cfs, and lowest in September, at 64 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,500 cfs, in 1997.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 97 | 67 to 188 | |
| February | 131 | 95 to 212 | |
| March | 220 | 146 to 357 | |
| April | 496 | 350 to 707 | |
| May | 939 | 617 to 1,530 | |
| June | 708 | 310 to 1,500 | |
| July | 162 | 101 to 468 | |
| August | 99 | 60 to 157 | |
| September | 64 | 38 to 106 | |
| October | 65 | 40 to 93 | |
| November | 76 | 53 to 110 | |
| December | 82 | 64 to 122 |
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 66 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for E FK Carson RV below Markleeville CK near Markleeville (site 10308200). 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 East Fork Carson River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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