USGS Streamgage 12404500
Kettle River near Laurier, WA
Kettle River near Laurier, WA is USGS streamgage 12404500 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17020002. It drains a watershed of about 3,800 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1894. Typical flow runs near 2,274.8 cfs in July and 4,859 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 3,800 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,439 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17020002
- Coordinates
- 48.98428, -118.2164
- USGS site number
- 12404500
- Records begin
- 1894-05-01 (132 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 | 251.9 | 463.6 | 935.4 | |
| February | 276.8 | 491.1 | 1,074.8 | |
| March | 398.6 | 811.4 | 2,527.4 | |
| April | 1,915.2 | 4,859 | 9,781.7 | |
| May | 6,711.3 | 11,543.9 | 19,335.5 | |
| June | 4,488.3 | 8,468 | 15,057.3 | |
| July | 1,055.1 | 2,274.8 | 5,092.9 | |
| August | 322.2 | 596.7 | 1,434.2 | |
| September | 190 | 361 | 1,126 | |
| October | 229.2 | 399.5 | 1,275.5 | |
| November | 269.9 | 545.3 | 1,525 | |
| December | 241.7 | 491.9 | 1,216.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).