USGS Streamgage 12040500
Queets River near Clearwater, WA
Queets River near Clearwater, WA is USGS streamgage 12040500 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17100102. It drains a watershed of about 445 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1930. Typical flow runs near 1,222.3 cfs in July and 3,187.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 445 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 5 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17100102
- Coordinates
- 47.53783, -124.31572
- USGS site number
- 12040500
- Records begin
- 1930-10-01 (96 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 96 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 | 2,084.5 | 5,095.2 | 17,729 | |
| February | 1,861.7 | 4,186.2 | 12,890.3 | |
| March | 1,855.5 | 4,137.7 | 10,791 | |
| April | 1,889.7 | 3,187.7 | 7,777.7 | |
| May | 1,513.5 | 2,555.5 | 5,117.4 | |
| June | 1,082.3 | 1,984.3 | 3,872.7 | |
| July | 720.4 | 1,222.3 | 2,400.3 | |
| August | 479.1 | 711.7 | 1,526.5 | |
| September | 414.5 | 738.4 | 2,943.7 | |
| October | 596.5 | 2,033.5 | 9,172.6 | |
| November | 1,674.2 | 5,146 | 16,770 | |
| December | 2,109.4 | 5,474.8 | 17,971 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).