USGS Streamgage 12101500
Puyallup River at Puyallup, WA
Puyallup River at Puyallup, WA is USGS streamgage 12101500 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17110014. It drains a watershed of about 948 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1914. Typical flow runs near 2,817.4 cfs in July and 3,164.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 948 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 20 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17110014
- Coordinates
- 47.20843, -122.32707
- USGS site number
- 12101500
- Records begin
- 1914-05-01 (112 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 112 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 | 1,791 | 3,348.7 | 8,060 | |
| February | 1,750.3 | 3,064.5 | 6,819 | |
| March | 1,765.2 | 2,879.4 | 5,200 | |
| April | 2,020.7 | 3,164.3 | 5,181.3 | |
| May | 2,290.3 | 3,781.3 | 6,018.7 | |
| June | 2,461 | 4,039 | 6,706 | |
| July | 1,939.7 | 2,817.4 | 4,526.5 | |
| August | 1,462.6 | 1,981.9 | 2,728.1 | |
| September | 1,081.5 | 1,553.7 | 2,294.7 | |
| October | 930.4 | 1,557.1 | 3,351.6 | |
| November | 1,177.3 | 2,577.3 | 6,765.3 | |
| December | 1,590.3 | 3,280 | 8,154.8 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Clarks Creek at Stewart Avenue near Puyallup, WA
- Swan Creek at 80Th St East near Tacoma, WA
- Puyallup River near Electron, WA
- Puyallup River near Orting, WA
- Carbon River near Fairfax, WA
- South Prairie Creek at South Prairie, WA
- Puyallup River at Alderton, WA
- Puyallup River at E Main Bridge at Puyallup, WA