Smith River near Crescent City CA

USGS Site No: 11532500Smith River • Del Norte County, CA

Smith River near Crescent City CA on the Smith River is currently at 658 cfs (Low — 12th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 5.26 ft.

Reading from

658
CFS Discharge
5.26
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 636
25th Low threshold 815 Today: 658 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 1,050
75th High threshold 1,440
95th Very High threshold 3,420

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.

17k 8.6k 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 676
May 27, 2026 725
May 26, 2026 704
May 25, 2026 658
May 24, 2026 667
May 23, 2026 679
May 22, 2026 694
May 21, 2026 707
May 20, 2026 722
May 19, 2026 736
May 18, 2026 753
May 17, 2026 771
May 16, 2026 788
May 15, 2026 806
Apr 20, 2026 1,740
Apr 19, 2026 1,900
Apr 18, 2026 2,180
Apr 17, 2026 2,610
Apr 16, 2026 3,340
Apr 15, 2026 2,610
Apr 14, 2026 2,240
Apr 13, 2026 2,770
Apr 12, 2026 3,650
Apr 11, 2026 1,960
Apr 10, 2026 1,330
Apr 9, 2026 1,300
Apr 8, 2026 1,350
Apr 7, 2026 1,490
Apr 6, 2026 1,670
Apr 5, 2026 1,900

Station Information

USGS Site No
11532500
State
CA
Coordinates
41.7915, -124.0762
Drainage Area
614 mi²
Datum (ft)
82.8
HUC Code
18010101
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
25.0 ft
Flood Stage
29.0 ft
Moderate Flood
34.0 ft
Major Flood
37.0 ft

Currently 23.74 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
41,700 cfs
Feb 24, 2026
Min discharge
225 cfs
Sep 28, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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