USGS Streamgage 12211500
Nooksack River near Lynden, WA
Nooksack River near Lynden, WA is USGS streamgage 12211500 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17110004. It drains a watershed of about 648 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 2022. Typical flow runs near 1,882.6 cfs in July and 3,052 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 648 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 37 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17110004
- Coordinates
- 48.92039, -122.48572
- USGS site number
- 12211500
- Records begin
- 2022-10-26 (4 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 4 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 | — | 2,887.4 | — | |
| February | — | 2,903.8 | — | |
| March | — | 3,003.2 | — | |
| April | — | 3,052 | — | |
| May | — | 3,671.6 | — | |
| June | — | 2,751 | — | |
| July | — | 1,882.6 | — | |
| August | — | 1,368.1 | — | |
| September | — | 1,267.5 | — | |
| October | — | 1,738.9 | — | |
| November | — | 3,991.7 | — | |
| December | — | 4,711.9 | — |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Fishtrap Creek at Front Street at Lynden, WA
- Unnamed Tributary to Bertrand Creek near H St near Lynden, WA
- Nooksack River at Ferndale, WA
- Chuckanut Creek near Bellingham, WA
- Anderson Creek near Bellingham, WA
- Brannian Creek at S Bay Dr near Wickersham, WA
- Olsen Creek near Bellingham, WA
- Carpenter Creek near Bellingham, WA