Sf Kern River near Onyx CA

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

Sf Kern River near Onyx CA on the Sf Kern River is currently at 116 cfs (Very High — 103th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 4.21 ft.

Reading from

116
CFS Discharge
4.21
Gage Height (ft)
Very High
Flow Condition
N/A
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 8
25th Low threshold 12
50th (Median) Normal (median) 24
75th High threshold 33
95th Very High threshold 63

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.

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