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California · river

Plunge Creek near East Highlands

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

100

Favorable weather

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:45:00 GMT.

River observation: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:30:00 GMT.

Page checked: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:58:54 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Plunge Creek near East Highlands
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — SantaAnaBridgeHighland.jpg by Luzonensis, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

0 mph

gusting to 0 mph

Air temp

62°F

3% chance of rain

River flow

7.25 cfs

very high for this date

Weather outlook

Saturday · 99

  • Wed

    63

  • Thu

    62

  • Fri

    93

  • Sat

    99

    Best

  • Sun

    95

  • Mon

    96

  • Tue

    98

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
7a22
8a12
9a22
10a37
11a212
12p714
1p1519
2p1518
3p1519
4p1416
5p1214
6p1115

Is this flow normal for October 21?

Today's 7.25 cfs is 7956% above the median for this date — which counts as very high water here.

The median flow on this date is 0 cfs, across 106 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 0 mph — light wind at the forecast location±0

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

Do your own homework

We show you live conditions. For local knowledge — where to put in, what the hazards are, whether it's worth the drive — here's where paddlers actually talk about this water. We don't vet these sources; check the dates and judge for yourself.

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