Klamath River at Orleans

USGS Site No: 11523000 • Klamath River • Humboldt County, CA

Klamath River at Orleans on the Klamath River is currently at 3,720 cfs (High — 77th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.94 ft.

Reading from

3,720
CFS Discharge
3.94
Gage Height (ft)
High
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 1,660
25th Low threshold 2,180
50th (Median) Normal (median) 2,690
75th High threshold 3,500
95th Very High threshold 6,340 Today: 3,720 cfs

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

33k 17k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 3,690 —
May 27, 2026 3,670 —
May 26, 2026 3,600 —
May 25, 2026 3,630 —
May 24, 2026 3,680 —
May 23, 2026 3,740 —
May 22, 2026 3,790 —
May 21, 2026 3,880 —
May 20, 2026 3,950 —
May 19, 2026 4,030 —
May 18, 2026 4,070 —
May 17, 2026 4,100 —
May 16, 2026 4,120 —
May 15, 2026 4,170 —
Apr 20, 2026 5,570 —
Apr 19, 2026 5,660 —
Apr 18, 2026 5,830 —
Apr 17, 2026 6,060 —
Apr 16, 2026 6,460 —
Apr 15, 2026 6,290 —
Apr 14, 2026 6,480 —
Apr 13, 2026 6,780 —
Apr 12, 2026 6,990 —
Apr 11, 2026 6,050 —
Apr 10, 2026 5,740 —
Apr 9, 2026 5,460 —
Apr 8, 2026 5,310 —
Apr 7, 2026 5,470 —
Apr 6, 2026 5,610 —
Apr 5, 2026 5,660 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
11523000
State
CA
Coordinates
41.3034, -123.5345
Drainage Area
8,475 mi²
Datum (ft)
357.4
HUC Code
18010209
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
32.0 ft
Flood Stage
38.0 ft
Moderate Flood
43.0 ft
Major Flood
48.0 ft

Currently 34.06 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
46,100 cfs
Feb 25, 2026
Min discharge
1,540 cfs
Aug 25, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges