USGS Streamgage 12179900
Bacon Creek below Oakes Creek near Marblemount, WA
Bacon Creek below Oakes Creek near Marblemount, WA is USGS streamgage 12179900 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17110005. It drains a watershed of about 50 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1943. Typical flow runs near 444.7 cfs in July and 371.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 50 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 457 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17110005
- Coordinates
- 48.60453, -121.39955
- USGS site number
- 12179900
- Records begin
- 1943-08-01 (83 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 83 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 | 142.2 | 296.4 | 867.4 | |
| February | 131.9 | 232.2 | 597 | |
| March | 151.9 | 259.2 | 612.6 | |
| April | 218 | 371.7 | 671 | |
| May | 378.4 | 621.4 | 1,190.4 | |
| June | 356.8 | 698.4 | 1,209.5 | |
| July | 209.2 | 444.7 | 874.3 | |
| August | 117.8 | 202.9 | 464.3 | |
| September | 81 | 153.1 | 458.1 | |
| October | 90.1 | 240.5 | 941.8 | |
| November | 159.2 | 376.3 | 1,282.9 | |
| December | 147.4 | 298.4 | 885.3 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Skagit River above Diobsud Creek near Marblemount, WA
- Diobsud Creek near Marblemount, WA
- Skagit River at Marblemount, WA
- Cascade River at Marblemount, WA
- Skagit River at Corkindale, WA
- Skagit River at Rockport, WA
- Skagit River above Miller Creek near Rockport, WA
- Baker River Ab Blum Creek near Concrete, WA