USGS Streamgage 12043000
Calawah River near Forks, WA
Calawah River near Forks, WA is USGS streamgage 12043000 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17100101. It drains a watershed of about 129 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1897. Typical flow runs near 163.3 cfs in July and 817 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 129 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 209 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17100101
- Coordinates
- 47.96008, -124.39299
- USGS site number
- 12043000
- Records begin
- 1897-11-01 (129 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 129 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 | 520.6 | 1,332.7 | 4,774.8 | |
| February | 463.3 | 1,071.6 | 3,623.8 | |
| March | 457.2 | 1,080.5 | 3,001 | |
| April | 418 | 817 | 1,934.3 | |
| May | 216.2 | 479.3 | 1,132.5 | |
| June | 141.9 | 304.4 | 669.3 | |
| July | 81.4 | 163.3 | 309.9 | |
| August | 55.3 | 92.2 | 216.1 | |
| September | 52.8 | 97.6 | 478.1 | |
| October | 82.3 | 416.8 | 1,989.1 | |
| November | 377 | 1,291.7 | 4,679 | |
| December | 511 | 1,398.7 | 4,650.6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).