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North Shore Hood Canal Kayaks (APPOINTMENT ONLY/NO WALK-INS)

South Fork Skokomish River near North Shore Hood Canal Kayaks (APPOINTMENT ONLY/NO WALK-INS)

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About this river

South Fork Skokomish River is a 3.6 mile river near North Shore Hood Canal Kayaks (APPOINTMENT ONLY/NO WALK-INS) in Washington. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge North Fork Skokomish River near Potlatch, WA (site 12059500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1944 to 2026

South Fork Skokomish River typically runs highest in December, at a median 212 cfs, and lowest in August, at 16 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,630 cfs, in 1956.

Typical flow by month at North Fork Skokomish River near Potlatch, WA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January200102 to 404
February166107 to 333
March14389 to 278
April9961 to 222
May5834 to 125
June3421 to 97
July2214 to 80
August169.5 to 72
September239.1 to 72
October4714 to 177
November14469 to 329
December212108 to 387

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 82 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for North Fork Skokomish River near Potlatch, WA (site 12059500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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