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Water year 2024: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

12208000 MIDDLE FORK NOOKSACK RIVER NEAR DEMING, WA

LOCATION - Lat 48°46'46", long 122°06'19" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 sec.13, T.38 N., R.5 E., Whatcom County, WA, Hydrologic Unit 17110004, on left bank 0.5 mi upstream from Heislers Creek, 6.0 mi southeast of Deming, and at mile 5.6.

DRAINAGE AREA - 73.3 mi². Area at site 1910-11, 1920-21, 1954, 75.4 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1932: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1910 to March 1911 (fragmentary gage heights and discharge measurements only), August 1920 to September 1921, February 1934 to September 1935, June to October 1954, October 1964 to November 1968, July 1969 to July 1970, January 1992 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 580 ft above NGVD of 1929, from river-profile map. Oct. 11, 1910, to Mar. 14, 1911, Aug. 28, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1921, June 3 to Oct. 31, 1954, nonrecording gages at site 0.8 mi downstream at different datums. Feb. 18 to Apr. 6, 1934, Nov. 16, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1935, nonrecording gage at present site and datum. Prior to January 1992 at same site, different datum.

COOPERATION - Records for the 1992-97 water years were furnished by the City of Bellingham and reviewed by the U.S. Geological Survey.

REMARKS - Since February 1962, the City of Bellingham may divert up to about 100 ft³/s for municipal use at dam 1.8 mi upstream. Some regulation. U.S. Geological Survey satellite telemeter at station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, not determined, probably occurred Nov. 5, 1934, gage height, 15.0 ft, from floodmarks, present site at different datum; minimum daily discharge, 32 ft³/s, Sept. 29, 1965.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: July 2006 to September 2013 (seasonal record only, April to September). TURBIDITY: November 2013 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - WATER TEMPERATURE: TURBIDITY: FTS DTS-12 trubitdity sensor interfaced with a Data Collection Platform/Electronic Datalogger, with 15-min recording interval. Any use of trade, product, or firm names in this publication is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

REMARKS - Continuous water quality record is no longer rated, as of water year 2021. Prior ratings can be obtained via request to the Washington Water Science Center. U.S. Geological Survey satellite telemeter at station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 11.5 °C, July 30, 2009 and Aug. 02, 2009; no winter record. TURBIDITY: Maximum recorded, >1,600 FNU several days in 2021 and 2022; minimum recorded, 0.0 FNU many days in Nov. 2013 and several days throughout 2021.