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Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Recommended flows are for the Middle Fork Nooksack gauge (73.3 sq. mi.) which is downstream of the Clearwater confluence. There is a gauge for this creek, but it's not a realtime station (Clearwater Creek near Welcome, WA, station 12207850, 18.5 sq. mi.). You can see the staff gauge at the put-in. Look for flows around .8-1.0' for a first run. Historical analysis of the data shows that actual flow on the Clearwater will be approximately 30% of the flow as measured on the Middle Fork Nooksack gauge. The correlation coefficient between the two gauges is 0.93. During the winter rainy season the freezing level plays a part in determining actual levels on this run. Rain and a low elevation freezing level can bring up the MF Nooksack while the higher-elevation watershed of the Clearwater receives snow.

Gauge Information

Name

Range

Difficulty

Updated

Level

MF NOOKSACK RIVER NEAR DEMING, WA

usgs-12208000

800 - 1600 cfs

00h38m

1090 cfs (rc= 0.4 )

Range	Water Level	Difficulty	Comment
800 -1600 cfs	barely runnable-high runnable	V

Report - Reports of Clearwater (MF Nooksack trib.) to MF Nooksack and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When	River/Gauge	Subject	Level	Reporter
	Clearwater (MF Nooksack trib.) [WA]	Take out	Medium-Highish	Owen Callahan
	Clearwater Creek [WA]	Rocky Road	n/a	Keith A. Robinson
1y208d03h36m	Clearwater (MF Nooksack trib.) (to MF Nooksack) [WA] [WA]	Bark no bite	.8 on the new guage	Chris Tretwold