USGS Streamgage 12102190
Swan Creek at 80Th St East near Tacoma, WA
Swan Creek at 80Th St East near Tacoma, WA is USGS streamgage 12102190 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17110014. It drains a watershed of about 2 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1989. Typical flow runs near 0 cfs in July and 1.7 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 2 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 403 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17110014
- Coordinates
- 47.18452, -122.39371
- USGS site number
- 12102190
- Records begin
- 1989-10-01 (37 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 36 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 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 25.2 | |
| February | 1.1 | 3.3 | 16.1 | |
| March | 1.1 | 3.2 | 14.7 | |
| April | 0.4 | 1.7 | 8.5 | |
| May | — | 0.8 | — | |
| June | — | 0.6 | — | |
| July | — | 0 | — | |
| August | — | 0 | — | |
| September | — | 0 | — | |
| October | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | |
| November | 0.2 | 2.5 | 16.8 | |
| December | 0.9 | 4.3 | 22.6 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).