USGS Streamgage 12210000
SF Nooksack River at Saxon Bridge, WA
SF Nooksack River at Saxon Bridge, WA is USGS streamgage 12210000 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17110004. It drains a watershed of about 129 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1920. Typical flow runs near 302.8 cfs in July and 959.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 129 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 372 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17110004
- Coordinates
- 48.67757, -122.16652
- USGS site number
- 12210000
- Records begin
- 1920-09-01 (106 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 18 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 | 399.7 | 962.3 | 4,004.8 | |
| February | 322.8 | 669.7 | 2,650.7 | |
| March | 377 | 779.9 | 2,372.6 | |
| April | 549.4 | 959.2 | 2,044 | |
| May | 485 | 1,150.1 | 2,205.8 | |
| June | 254.5 | 756.4 | 1,615.3 | |
| July | 128.5 | 302.8 | 885.6 | |
| August | 91.4 | 141 | 327.1 | |
| September | 86 | 162.2 | 926.2 | |
| October | 145.2 | 496.8 | 2,315.3 | |
| November | 369.9 | 1,117.4 | 4,197.7 | |
| December | 349.3 | 755.9 | 2,781.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Jones Creek at Acme, WA
- SF Nooksack River above Potter Bridge at Van Zandt, WA
- Nooksack River at North Cedarville, WA
- Anderson Creek at Smith Road near Goshen, WA
- Nooksack River at Everson, WA
- Nooksack River near Lynden, WA
- Fishtrap Creek at Front Street at Lynden, WA
- Unnamed Tributary to Bertrand Creek near H St near Lynden, WA