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Wheatfield Fork Gualala River in California

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Around Wheatfield Fork Gualala River

5 mi

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

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Wheatfield Fork Gualala River is a 30.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge SF Gualala R near the Sea Ranch CA (site 11467510). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1991 to 2026

Wheatfield Fork Gualala River typically runs highest in March, at a median 300 cfs, and lowest in September, at 1.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 27,000 cfs, in 2019.

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Typical flow by month at SF Gualala R near the Sea Ranch CA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January27095 to 1,030
February21986 to 936
March30084 to 890
April18647 to 383
May5823 to 91
June156.5 to 35
July5.12.4 to 11
August1.90.7 to 3.3
September1.00.3 to 2.8
October2.50.9 to 4.3
November124.3 to 39
December10920 to 700

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 20 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for SF Gualala R near the Sea Ranch CA (site 11467510). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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