USGS Streamgage 12510500
Yakima River at Kiona, WA
Yakima River at Kiona, WA is USGS streamgage 12510500 in Washington, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17030003. It drains a watershed of about 5,615 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1878. Typical flow runs near 1,457.1 cfs in July and 4,217 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Washington
- Drainage area
- 5,615 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 472 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17030003
- Coordinates
- 46.25347, -119.47808
- USGS site number
- 12510500
- Records begin
- 1878-03-16 (148 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 93 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 | 1,730.3 | 3,099.4 | 7,164.5 | |
| February | 1,889 | 3,536.6 | 8,293.8 | |
| March | 2,102.9 | 3,928.1 | 8,097.7 | |
| April | 1,532.3 | 4,217 | 9,192.7 | |
| May | 1,538.4 | 4,407.1 | 10,883.9 | |
| June | 1,088.4 | 3,484.7 | 9,567.3 | |
| July | 782.5 | 1,457.1 | 3,328.7 | |
| August | 927.1 | 1,482.9 | 2,087.1 | |
| September | 1,248 | 1,787.7 | 2,378 | |
| October | 1,414.5 | 2,134.2 | 3,090.6 | |
| November | 1,819.7 | 2,432 | 4,632.3 | |
| December | 1,762.9 | 2,744.8 | 7,280 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).