USGS Streamgage 12100500
White River near Sumner, WA
White River near Sumner, WA is USGS streamgage 12100500 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17110014. It drains a watershed of about 477 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1945. Typical flow runs near 162.8 cfs in July and 264.2 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 477 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 62 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17110014
- Coordinates
- 47.2501, -122.24373
- USGS site number
- 12100500
- Records begin
- 1945-02-01 (81 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 27 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 | 124.9 | 310.5 | 2,603.5 | |
| February | 142.9 | 279.2 | 2,266.8 | |
| March | 132.9 | 206.2 | 842.3 | |
| April | 133.1 | 264.2 | 1,636.4 | |
| May | 180.3 | 787.7 | 2,668.1 | |
| June | 173.7 | 1,121 | 3,217.3 | |
| July | 79.8 | 162.8 | 1,109.3 | |
| August | 60.5 | 95.5 | 362.1 | |
| September | 58.8 | 80.9 | 205.8 | |
| October | 60.7 | 105.3 | 632.4 | |
| November | 73.4 | 202.9 | 2,135.5 | |
| December | 111.4 | 276.8 | 3,258.1 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- 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
- Puyallup River near Electron, WA
- Puyallup River near Orting, WA