USGS Streamgage 12205000
NF Nooksack River below Cascade Creek near Glacier, WA
NF Nooksack River below Cascade Creek near Glacier, WA is USGS streamgage 12205000 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17110004. It drains a watershed of about 105 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1937. Typical flow runs near 1,192.8 cfs in July and 497.5 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 105 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,260 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17110004
- Coordinates
- 48.90596, -121.84431
- USGS site number
- 12205000
- Records begin
- 1937-10-01 (89 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 89 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 | 212.5 | 412.1 | 1,081.2 | |
| February | 197.4 | 350 | 870.4 | |
| March | 201.3 | 344.8 | 739 | |
| April | 284.5 | 497.5 | 961.4 | |
| May | 610.7 | 1,022.8 | 1,883.5 | |
| June | 901.1 | 1,414.7 | 2,280.3 | |
| July | 759.8 | 1,192.8 | 1,959.7 | |
| August | 503.6 | 708.4 | 1,169.7 | |
| September | 333.5 | 490.6 | 932.5 | |
| October | 237.1 | 497.2 | 1,341.2 | |
| November | 295 | 591.6 | 1,610.7 | |
| December | 252.1 | 488.8 | 1,300.6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- MF Nooksack River near Deming, WA
- Skookum Creek above Diversion near Wickersham, WA
- SF Nooksack River at Saxon Bridge, WA
- Jones Creek at Acme, WA
- SF Nooksack River above Potter Bridge at Van Zandt, WA
- Nooksack River at North Cedarville, WA
- Anderson Creek at Smith Road near Goshen, WA
- Nooksack River at Everson, WA