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California · river

Salt Creek A Murrieta Road near Sun City

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

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

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River reading unavailable

Current river flow is unavailable or over an hour old. Weather alone cannot confirm conditions on this water.

Weather observation: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:15:00 GMT.

River observation: unavailable.

Page checked: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:20:35 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Salt Creek A Murrieta Road near Sun City
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Menifee salt creek 5 west view.jpg by Seauton, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

2 mph

gusting to 4 mph

Air temp

62°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

Unavailable

USGS has not returned a fresh reading. See the gauge link below.

Weather outlook

Thursday · 82

  • Thu

    82

    Best

  • Fri

    66

  • Sat

    50

  • Sun

    29

  • Mon

    47

  • Tue

    71

  • Wed

    52

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)
5a24
6a12
7a23
8a23
9a23
10a22
11a23
12p25
1p27
2p26
3p25
4p89

Current score unavailable

    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.

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