USGS Streamgage 12459000
Wenatchee River at Peshastin, WA
Wenatchee River at Peshastin, WA is USGS streamgage 12459000 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17020011. It drains a watershed of about 1,000 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1929. Typical flow runs near 3,528.7 cfs in July and 3,331.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 1,000 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,033 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17020011
- Coordinates
- 47.58314, -120.6195
- USGS site number
- 12459000
- Records begin
- 1929-03-01 (97 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 98 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 | 607.9 | 1,198.7 | 2,976.5 | |
| February | 654.3 | 1,172.4 | 3,234.5 | |
| March | 874.2 | 1,507.1 | 3,431.6 | |
| April | 1,799.3 | 3,331.3 | 6,236.3 | |
| May | 4,139 | 7,120 | 12,651 | |
| June | 4,216 | 7,773.7 | 13,203.3 | |
| July | 1,514.9 | 3,528.7 | 8,046.8 | |
| August | 648.9 | 1,114.5 | 2,506.8 | |
| September | 449 | 670.6 | 1,233.3 | |
| October | 413.9 | 791.8 | 2,289.4 | |
| November | 595 | 1,351 | 4,103.7 | |
| December | 615 | 1,298.4 | 3,543.9 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).