USGS Streamgage 12094000
Carbon River near Fairfax, WA
Carbon River near Fairfax, WA is USGS streamgage 12094000 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17110014. It drains a watershed of about 79 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1910. Typical flow runs near 424.9 cfs in July and 341.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 79 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,277 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17110014
- Coordinates
- 47.02788, -122.03261
- USGS site number
- 12094000
- Records begin
- 1910-12-01 (116 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 97 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 | 163.9 | 342 | 991.6 | |
| February | 135.1 | 277.6 | 712 | |
| March | 148.1 | 259.5 | 577.5 | |
| April | 205.9 | 341.8 | 628.4 | |
| May | 320.5 | 505.7 | 879.7 | |
| June | 345.7 | 586.3 | 970 | |
| July | 298.3 | 424.9 | 699.3 | |
| August | 214.7 | 290.6 | 438.5 | |
| September | 141 | 208.5 | 346.4 | |
| October | 104.5 | 207.8 | 603.6 | |
| November | 143.1 | 341.7 | 1,022.1 | |
| December | 170 | 359.8 | 1,049 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- South Prairie Creek at South Prairie, WA
- Puyallup River at Alderton, WA
- Puyallup River at E Main Bridge at Puyallup, WA
- Huckleberry Creek near Greenwater, WA
- Greenwater River at Greenwater, WA
- Clearwater River near Buckley, WA
- White River below Clearwater River near Buckley, WA
- White River near Buckley, WA