Whitewater River near Mecca

USGS Site No: 10259540 • Whitewater River • Riverside County, CA

Whitewater River near Mecca on the Whitewater River is currently at 59 cfs (Low — 21th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.27 ft.

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Whitewater River at Indio CA
59
CFS Discharge
3.27
Gage Height (ft)
Low
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 27 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 52
25th Low threshold 62 Today: 59 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 74
75th High threshold 94
95th Very High threshold 116

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.

177 89 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 58 —
May 27, 2026 55 —
May 26, 2026 55 —
May 25, 2026 55 —
May 24, 2026 55 —
May 23, 2026 53 —
May 22, 2026 57 —
May 21, 2026 57 —
May 20, 2026 56 —
May 19, 2026 54 —
May 18, 2026 55 —
May 17, 2026 57 —
May 16, 2026 57 —
May 15, 2026 55 —
Apr 20, 2026 56 —
Apr 19, 2026 58 —
Apr 18, 2026 58 —
Apr 17, 2026 55 —
Apr 16, 2026 55 —
Apr 15, 2026 57 —
Apr 14, 2026 60 —
Apr 13, 2026 62 —
Apr 12, 2026 62 —
Apr 11, 2026 58 —
Apr 10, 2026 57 —
Apr 9, 2026 58 —
Apr 8, 2026 60 —
Apr 7, 2026 54 —
Apr 6, 2026 56 —
Apr 5, 2026 60 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
10259540
State
CA
County
Riverside County
Coordinates
33.5248, -116.0775
Drainage Area
1,495 mi²
Datum (ft)
-226.8
HUC Code
18100201
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
76 cfs
Jan 1, 2026
Min discharge
53 cfs
May 23, 2026

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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