USGS Streamgage 12201950
Anderson Creek near Bellingham, WA
Anderson Creek near Bellingham, WA is USGS streamgage 12201950 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17110004. It drains a watershed of about 4 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1967. Typical flow runs near 1.9 cfs in July and 15.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 4 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 321 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17110004
- Coordinates
- 48.67372, -122.26738
- USGS site number
- 12201950
- Records begin
- 1967-10-01 (59 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 59 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 | 10.4 | 21.2 | 54.4 | |
| February | 7.8 | 15.9 | 49.7 | |
| March | 8.6 | 15.9 | 57.6 | |
| April | 7.2 | 15.4 | 55.9 | |
| May | 2.8 | 8.4 | 74.5 | |
| June | 1.1 | 5.1 | 107.3 | |
| July | 0.3 | 1.9 | 105.9 | |
| August | 0.1 | 0.6 | 79.6 | |
| September | 0.1 | 0.6 | 25.4 | |
| October | 0.6 | 4.3 | 60.7 | |
| November | 6.4 | 16.8 | 65.8 | |
| December | 8.4 | 19.9 | 47.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Brannian Creek at S Bay Dr near Wickersham, WA
- Olsen Creek near Bellingham, WA
- Carpenter Creek near Bellingham, WA
- Euclid Creek at Euclid Ave at Bellingham, WA
- Squalicum Creek near Mouth at Bellingham, WA
- NF Nooksack River below Cascade Creek near Glacier, WA
- MF Nooksack River near Deming, WA
- Skookum Creek above Diversion near Wickersham, WA