USGS Streamgage 12157000
Quilceda Creek near Marysville, WA
Quilceda Creek near Marysville, WA is USGS streamgage 12157000 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17110011. It drains a watershed of about 15 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1946. Typical flow runs near 6.4 cfs in July and 23.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 15 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 39 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17110011
- Coordinates
- 48.10454, -122.16319
- USGS site number
- 12157000
- Records begin
- 1946-07-01 (80 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 32 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 | 19.2 | 43.1 | 102.5 | |
| February | 20.2 | 41.9 | 97.4 | |
| March | 16.1 | 32.4 | 70.1 | |
| April | 14.4 | 23.4 | 44.3 | |
| May | 9.1 | 13.7 | 30.1 | |
| June | 6.4 | 9.1 | 25.3 | |
| July | 4.5 | 6.4 | 12.6 | |
| August | 3.4 | 4.8 | 8.2 | |
| September | 4 | 5.1 | 10.4 | |
| October | 5.2 | 7.8 | 25.3 | |
| November | 8.8 | 23.8 | 70.6 | |
| December | 14.3 | 42.9 | 97.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).