Scott River near Fort Jones CA

USGS Site No: 11519500Scott River • Siskiyou County, CA

Scott River near Fort Jones CA on the Scott River is currently at 207 cfs (Low — 15th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 5.19 ft.

Reading from

207
CFS Discharge
5.19
Gage Height (ft)
Low
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 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 148
25th Low threshold 339 Today: 207 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 624
75th High threshold 1,050
95th Very High threshold 1,960

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.

3.2k 1.6k 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 219
May 27, 2026 174
May 26, 2026 167
May 25, 2026 168
May 24, 2026 165
May 23, 2026 146
May 22, 2026 141
May 21, 2026 146
May 20, 2026 158
May 19, 2026 172
May 18, 2026 182
May 17, 2026 181
May 16, 2026 185
May 15, 2026 200
Apr 20, 2026 436
Apr 19, 2026 463
Apr 18, 2026 496
Apr 17, 2026 534
Apr 16, 2026 568
Apr 15, 2026 564
Apr 14, 2026 602
Apr 13, 2026 651
Apr 12, 2026 653
Apr 11, 2026 510
Apr 10, 2026 427
Apr 9, 2026 386
Apr 8, 2026 369
Apr 7, 2026 399
Apr 6, 2026 416
Apr 5, 2026 423

Station Information

USGS Site No
11519500
State
CA
Coordinates
41.6407, -123.0150
Drainage Area
653 mi²
Datum (ft)
2,626.1
HUC Code
18010208
View on USGS NWIS →

Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
12.0 ft
Flood Stage
15.0 ft
Moderate Flood
20.0 ft
Major Flood
25.0 ft

Currently 9.81 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
5,860 cfs
Dec 22, 2025
Min discharge
35 cfs
Aug 22, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges