USGS Streamgage 11136710
Cuyama River near New Cuyama, CA
Cuyama River near New Cuyama, CA is USGS streamgage 11136710 in California, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 18060007. It sits on the Cuyama River, alongside 2 other gauges Rivermatics tracks on the same river. It drains a watershed of about 739 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2021. Typical flow runs near 0 cfs in July and 3.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April. Rivermatics issues a daily machine-learned flow outlook for this gauge, reaching 14 days ahead.
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Gauge details
- State
- California
- Drainage area
- 739 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,477 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 18060007
- Coordinates
- 35.05611, -119.95955
- USGS site number
- 11136710
- Records begin
- 2021-10-01 (5 years)
- Rivermatics forecast
- 14-day flow outlook
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 5 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | — | 0.1 | — | |
| February | — | 2.2 | — | |
| March | — | 0.9 | — | |
| April | — | 3.2 | — | |
| May | — | 0.1 | — | |
| June | — | 0 | — | |
| July | — | 0 | — | |
| August | — | 0 | — | |
| September | — | 0 | — | |
| October | — | 0 | — | |
| November | — | 0 | — | |
| December | — | 0.1 | — |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Common questions
- When does Cuyama River near New Cuyama, CA normally run highest?
- April, on the long-term record. The median daily flow that month is about 3.2 cfs, against 0 cfs in June, the lowest month. These are historical normals for the date, not a forecast and not today's reading.
- How long has Cuyama River near New Cuyama, CA been measured?
- Discharge records at USGS site 11136710 begin in 2021, about 5 years, covering roughly 1,725 days of published daily values. The long record is what makes the monthly percentiles on this page meaningful.
- Is there a flow forecast for Cuyama River near New Cuyama, CA?
- Yes. Rivermatics trains a machine-learned model — a temporal-fusion transformer — on this basin's observed flows, weather, and snowpack, and issues a daily flow outlook reaching 14 days ahead: a median estimate inside a confidence band, not a single number to bet on. Every forecast is scored against days the model never trained on, and that track record is published on the live gauge screen. Open live conditions to see the current outlook.
- Where is Cuyama River near New Cuyama, CA?
- The gauge sits at 35.05611, -119.95955, in California, in hydrologic subbasin 18060007, at an elevation of about 1,477 feet, draining roughly 739 square miles.
- Can I use Cuyama River near New Cuyama, CA data for flood or safety decisions?
- No. Rivermatics provides estimates, not guarantees, and the readings and forecasts here may be delayed, inaccurate, or wrong. Do not use them for navigation or for any safety, rescue, or emergency decision. Check the National Weather Service and USGS directly, and use your own judgment.
Upstream and downstream on the Cuyama River
Every gauge Rivermatics tracks on this river, ordered by drainage area — upstream first. See the Cuyama River in full.
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