USGS Streamgage 12467000
Crab Creek near Moses Lake, WA
Crab Creek near Moses Lake, WA is USGS streamgage 12467000 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17020015. It drains a watershed of about 2,228 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1942. Typical flow runs near 54.3 cfs in July and 26.1 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 2,228 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,076 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17020015
- Coordinates
- 47.18931, -119.26586
- USGS site number
- 12467000
- Records begin
- 1942-10-01 (84 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 75 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 | 11.1 | 16.8 | 90.1 | |
| February | 10.2 | 16.8 | 298.5 | |
| March | 8.4 | 19.8 | 310.1 | |
| April | 10.2 | 26.1 | 164.9 | |
| May | 18.6 | 34.8 | 89.9 | |
| June | 23.1 | 43.9 | 77.6 | |
| July | 33.6 | 54.3 | 87.6 | |
| August | 40.8 | 64.3 | 103.9 | |
| September | 43.2 | 67.3 | 103.5 | |
| October | 36.3 | 56.1 | 89.2 | |
| November | 22.6 | 32.2 | 57.5 | |
| December | 14.1 | 21.7 | 36.6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).