USGS Streamgage 12424000
Hangman Creek at Spokane, WA
Hangman Creek at Spokane, WA is USGS streamgage 12424000 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17010306. It drains a watershed of about 689 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1948. Typical flow runs near 19.5 cfs in July and 259.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 689 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,724 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17010306
- Coordinates
- 47.65267, -117.44966
- USGS site number
- 12424000
- Records begin
- 1948-04-01 (78 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 78 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 | 32.1 | 170.7 | 1,261 | |
| February | 70.4 | 326.8 | 1,681.4 | |
| March | 112.8 | 454.4 | 1,787.7 | |
| April | 90.4 | 259.7 | 754.8 | |
| May | 37.5 | 112.3 | 335.6 | |
| June | 19.4 | 47.2 | 156.9 | |
| July | 7 | 19.5 | 42 | |
| August | 3.9 | 11.2 | 23.4 | |
| September | 4.1 | 11.8 | 23.7 | |
| October | 6.3 | 16.1 | 31.5 | |
| November | 14.3 | 27.3 | 77.9 | |
| December | 23.6 | 56.1 | 428.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).