Sf Kern River near Onyx CA

USGS Site No: 11189500Sf Kern River • Kern County, CA

Sf Kern River near Onyx CA on the Sf Kern River is currently at 116 cfs (Normal — 58th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 4.21 ft.

Reading from

116
CFS Discharge
4.21
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
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 10
25th Low threshold 29
50th (Median) Normal (median) 77
75th High threshold 199 Today: 116 cfs
95th Very High threshold 964

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.

2.2k 1.1k 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 95
May 27, 2026 91
May 26, 2026 92
May 25, 2026 95
May 24, 2026 100
May 23, 2026 95
May 22, 2026 95
May 21, 2026 99
May 20, 2026 102
May 19, 2026 101
May 18, 2026 103
May 17, 2026 106
May 16, 2026 110
May 15, 2026 111
Apr 20, 2026 219
Apr 19, 2026 223
Apr 18, 2026 239
Apr 17, 2026 255
Apr 16, 2026 271
Apr 15, 2026 282
Apr 14, 2026 301
Apr 13, 2026 300
Apr 12, 2026 289
Apr 11, 2026 282
Apr 10, 2026 278
Apr 9, 2026 285
Apr 8, 2026 298
Apr 7, 2026 312
Apr 6, 2026 333
Apr 5, 2026 348

Station Information

USGS Site No
11189500
State
CA
County
Kern County
Coordinates
35.7375, -118.1737
Drainage Area
530 mi²
Datum (ft)
2,853.5
HUC Code
18030002
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
1,030 cfs
Mar 1, 2026
Min discharge
13 cfs
Aug 15, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.