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Around North Fork Sweetwater River
- Cleveland National ForestRecreation area11 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Otay Mountain WildernessRecreation area13.6 mi (opens in a new tab)
- San Diego Bay National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area19.4 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Tijuana River National Estuarine Research ReserveRecreation area22.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
North Fork Sweetwater River is a 3.1 mile stream near Island Boat SD in California. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sweetwater R at Dehesa CA (site 11016200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2006 to 2026
North Fork Sweetwater River typically runs highest in December, at a median 0.0 cfs, and lowest in January, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 371 cfs, in 2012.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.5 |
| February | 0.0 | 0.0 to 4.5 |
| March | 0.0 | 0.0 to 3.9 |
| April | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.2 |
| May | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| June | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| July | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| 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 0.0 |
| December | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
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 21 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sweetwater R at Dehesa CA (site 11016200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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