USGS Streamgage 12396500
Pend Oreille River below Box Canyon near Ione, WA
Pend Oreille River below Box Canyon near Ione, WA is USGS streamgage 12396500 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17010216. It drains a watershed of about 24,900 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1948. Typical flow runs near 26,616.1 cfs in July and 27,870 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 24,900 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 2,029 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17010216
- Coordinates
- 48.78096, -117.41637
- USGS site number
- 12396500
- Records begin
- 1948-06-01 (78 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 74 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 | 10,711.6 | 17,325.8 | 24,629 | |
| February | 11,569.3 | 17,600 | 28,206.9 | |
| March | 12,300 | 20,658.1 | 33,725.8 | |
| April | 15,006.7 | 27,870 | 49,066.7 | |
| May | 26,141.9 | 47,145.2 | 77,719.4 | |
| June | 24,416.7 | 55,906.7 | 95,163.3 | |
| July | 13,014.2 | 26,616.1 | 43,445.2 | |
| August | 6,945.8 | 11,473.2 | 17,567.7 | |
| September | 8,024 | 13,143.7 | 20,123.3 | |
| October | 14,534.2 | 22,871 | 28,012.9 | |
| November | 13,323.3 | 20,466.7 | 28,543.3 | |
| December | 11,909.4 | 17,461.3 | 25,351.6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).