USGS Streamgage 14216500
Muddy River below Clear Creek near Cougar, WA
Muddy River below Clear Creek near Cougar, WA is USGS streamgage 14216500 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17080002. It drains a watershed of about 135 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1927. Typical flow runs near 267 cfs in July and 1,165 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 135 sq mi
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17080002
- Coordinates
- 46.07563, -121.99868
- USGS site number
- 14216500
- Records begin
- 1927-10-01 (99 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 99 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 | 417.5 | 991.1 | 2,555.5 | |
| February | 375.6 | 892.9 | 2,466.2 | |
| March | 474.5 | 981.7 | 2,252.9 | |
| April | 680 | 1,165 | 2,061 | |
| May | 627.9 | 1,130.3 | 2,044.2 | |
| June | 316.8 | 610.2 | 1,557.3 | |
| July | 178.9 | 267 | 615.2 | |
| August | 131.2 | 172.8 | 279.7 | |
| September | 116.9 | 147 | 282.1 | |
| October | 116.9 | 210 | 746.6 | |
| November | 235.5 | 793.3 | 2,325.7 | |
| December | 388.3 | 931.9 | 2,636.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).