What is the current flow on Santa Margarita River?
Santa Margarita River is currently flowing at 2.93 cfs at USGS gauge 11044300 as of Aug 18, 10:00 AM UTC.
Santa Margarita River at Fallbrook Water Level & Fishing Conditions
Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
1.80 ft
Flow 2.93 cfs · as of Aug 18, 10:00 AM UTC
Flow is 2.93 cfs.
Flow
2.93 cfs
Gauge Height
1.80 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable
About This Gauge
USGS 11044300 is a public stream gauge on Santa Margarita River in California. Waderly uses this page as the canonical landing page for flow, water level, and fishing-condition checks on this water. There is 1 same-waterway gauge nearby for upstream and downstream comparison.
3-Day Weather Outlook
NOAA forecast data for Santa Margarita River is not cached on this page yet. The live Waderly map forecast will populate first, and search crawlers can still see flow, gauge height, temperature, nearby gauges, and state-hub links here.
Waderly combines real-time USGS stream gauges with weather, barometric pressure trends, and solunar activity so you know what the water is doing before you go. The "typical" comparison above is an approximation based on the historical daily median flow for this date at this gauge.
More Gauges On Santa Margarita River
These nearby gauges are on the same named waterway, which makes them more useful for upstream and downstream context than unrelated creeks at the same distance.
- SANTA MARGARITA R NR TEMECULA CA · 7.1 mi
Other Nearby Gauges
- SANDIA C NR FALLBROOK CA · 0.9 mi
- RAINBOW C NR FALLBROOK CA · 2.4 mi
- DE LUZ C NR DE LUZ CA · 4.7 mi
- FALLBROOK C NR FALLBROOK CA · 6.4 mi
- MURRIETA C A TEMECULA CA · 7.2 mi
- PECHANGA C NR TEMECULA CA · 7.6 mi
- ONEILL LK SPILL CH NR FALLBROOK CA · 7.7 mi
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Santa Margarita River above or below normal right now?
Waderly compares Santa Margarita River against its historical median when that gauge has enough flow history loaded. This page does not have that above-or-below-normal comparison yet.
What is the water temperature on Santa Margarita River?
This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Santa Margarita River, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.
What other gauges should I check near Santa Margarita River?
Other gauges on Santa Margarita River worth checking include SANTA MARGARITA R NR TEMECULA CA (7.1 miles away). Same-waterway gauges are usually the best upstream and downstream cross-check when you are deciding whether conditions are improving or dropping out.
What is the weather outlook for Santa Margarita River?
NOAA forecast data for Santa Margarita River is not cached on this page yet. Waderly's live map forecast usually fills in first.
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