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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
12209490 SKOOKUM CREEK ABOVE DIVERSION, NEAR WICKERSHAM, WA
LOCATION - Lat 48°40'23", long 122°08'17" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.27, T.37 N., R.5 E., Whatcom County, WA, Hydrologic Unit 17110004, on right bank, 200 ft upstream of hatchery diversion, 3.6 mi northeast of Wickersham, and at mile 0.2.
DRAINAGE AREA - 23 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1998 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 412.82 ft above NAVD of 1988 (USGS GNSS survey, May 21, 2024) and is 410 ft above NGVD of 1929 (from topographic map).
REMARKS - No regulation or diversion upstream from station. Records for water years 1992-1998 are available in the files of Devine Tarbell & Associates, Bellingham, Washington. U.S. Geological Survey satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 5,850 ft³/s, Oct. 16, 2003, gage height, 8.55 ft; minimum daily discharge, 11.2 ft³/s, Oct. 17, 2022.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - Water-temperature: April 2008 to current water year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-temperature sensor with a 15-minute logging interval, interfaced with an electronic data logger.
REMARKS - U.S. Geological Survey satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - Water-temperature: Maximum recorded, 19.4°C, July 2, 2015; minimum, 0.0°C, many days during winter months.
