USGS Streamgage 12100496
White River near Auburn, WA
White River near Auburn, WA is USGS streamgage 12100496 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17110014. It drains a watershed of about 475 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1987. Typical flow runs near 323.3 cfs in July and 638.6 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 475 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 86 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17110014
- Coordinates
- 47.26593, -122.22984
- USGS site number
- 12100496
- Records begin
- 1987-08-20 (39 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 23 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 | 176 | 438.6 | 4,476.1 | |
| February | 177.4 | 791.9 | 3,413.2 | |
| March | 187.3 | 560.2 | 2,457.1 | |
| April | 195.8 | 638.6 | 2,281.7 | |
| May | 184 | 640.3 | 3,195.5 | |
| June | 179.7 | 698.9 | 2,850.7 | |
| July | 193 | 323.3 | 1,488.4 | |
| August | 224 | 440 | 1,017.4 | |
| September | 165.6 | 337.9 | 692.5 | |
| October | 151.9 | 227.2 | 890.7 | |
| November | 162.2 | 464.9 | 4,068 | |
| December | 170.9 | 596.5 | 3,999.4 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- White River at Pacific, WA
- White River near Sumner, WA
- Lake Tapps Diversion at Dieringer, WA
- White River at 24Th St E at Dieringer, WA
- Puyallup River at 5Th St Bridge at Puyallup, WA
- Puyallup River at Puyallup, WA
- Clarks Creek at Stewart Avenue near Puyallup, WA
- Swan Creek at 80Th St East near Tacoma, WA