About this river
Puyallup River is an 11.8 mile river near KayakShare.com in Washington. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Puyallup River near Orting, WA (site 12093500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1932 to 2026
Puyallup River typically runs highest in June, at a median 800 cfs, and lowest in October, at 343 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,400 cfs, in 1996.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 661 | 430 to 1,090 | |
| February | 556 | 406 to 871 | |
| March | 539 | 411 to 731 | |
| April | 607 | 475 to 783 | |
| May | 742 | 579 to 996 | |
| June | 800 | 632 to 1,055 | |
| July | 679 | 569 to 806 | |
| August | 552 | 469 to 648 | |
| September | 395 | 316 to 485 | |
| October | 343 | 255 to 515 | |
| November | 615 | 366 to 992 | |
| December | 692 | 445 to 1,090 |
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 94 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Puyallup River near Orting, WA (site 12093500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Puyallup River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Lake KapowsinLake KapowsinPublic
- Sumner Sportsmen'sPuyallup RiverPublic
- Bonney LakeBonney LakePublic
- Allan Yorke ParkLake TappsPublic
- Church Lake Drive EastLake TappsPublic
- Puget Sound Energy Employee ParkLake TappsPublic
- 176th Avenue EastLake TappsPublic
- Lake Tapps County ParkLake TappsPublic
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