USGS Streamgage 12093500
Puyallup River near Orting, WA
Puyallup River near Orting, WA is USGS streamgage 12093500 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17110014. It drains a watershed of about 172 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1931. Typical flow runs near 676.9 cfs in July and 595 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 172 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 372 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17110014
- Coordinates
- 47.03924, -122.20787
- USGS site number
- 12093500
- Records begin
- 1931-10-01 (95 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 95 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 | 316.4 | 656.3 | 1,901 | |
| February | 297.1 | 562.8 | 1,405.5 | |
| March | 323.9 | 539.3 | 1,059.7 | |
| April | 385.3 | 595 | 1,033.5 | |
| May | 479.1 | 742 | 1,234.8 | |
| June | 495.8 | 805 | 1,374.7 | |
| July | 492.4 | 676.9 | 1,011.6 | |
| August | 390 | 540.6 | 756.5 | |
| September | 272.3 | 406.6 | 629.5 | |
| October | 202.1 | 357.6 | 885.2 | |
| November | 248.5 | 605.7 | 1,679 | |
| December | 319.1 | 690.2 | 1,854.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- 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
- Huckleberry Creek near Greenwater, WA
- Greenwater River at Greenwater, WA
- Clearwater River near Buckley, WA
- White River below Clearwater River near Buckley, WA