USGS Streamgage 12457000
Wenatchee River at Plain, WA
Wenatchee River at Plain, WA is USGS streamgage 12457000 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17020011. It drains a watershed of about 591 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1910. Typical flow runs near 2,804.5 cfs in July and 2,417.3 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 591 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,812 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17020011
- Coordinates
- 47.76287, -120.66617
- USGS site number
- 12457000
- Records begin
- 1910-11-27 (116 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 115 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 | 460.8 | 849.5 | 2,011.6 | |
| February | 479.3 | 804.8 | 2,186.2 | |
| March | 584.4 | 1,003.1 | 2,285.8 | |
| April | 1,232.8 | 2,417.3 | 4,397.7 | |
| May | 3,079 | 5,304.8 | 9,248.7 | |
| June | 2,946.3 | 5,862.3 | 9,630.3 | |
| July | 1,150.3 | 2,804.5 | 6,136.8 | |
| August | 522 | 945.2 | 2,014.8 | |
| September | 347.8 | 550.4 | 1,000.8 | |
| October | 317.6 | 611.6 | 1,743.9 | |
| November | 480 | 992.9 | 2,899.3 | |
| December | 468 | 944.6 | 2,473.2 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).