USGS Streamgage 12209490
Skookum Creek above Diversion near Wickersham, WA
Skookum Creek above Diversion near Wickersham, WA is USGS streamgage 12209490 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17110004. It drains a watershed of about 23 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1998. Typical flow runs near 56 cfs in July and 135 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 23 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 519 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17110004
- Coordinates
- 48.67285, -122.1393
- USGS site number
- 12209490
- Records begin
- 1998-07-15 (28 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 28 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 | 53.7 | 133.2 | 501 | |
| February | 45 | 86.9 | 290.3 | |
| March | 51.2 | 104.9 | 305.1 | |
| April | 75.4 | 135 | 300.4 | |
| May | 75.3 | 155.1 | 327.1 | |
| June | 53.7 | 117.3 | 252.5 | |
| July | 31.3 | 56 | 148.3 | |
| August | 19.8 | 29.1 | 87.4 | |
| September | 16.5 | 28.6 | 116.8 | |
| October | 22.4 | 69.3 | 312.8 | |
| November | 53.6 | 152.4 | 566.5 | |
| December | 53.8 | 121.3 | 422.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- SF Nooksack River at Saxon Bridge, WA
- 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