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North Fork Sauk River near Gold Bar, WA

River16.9 mi
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Bedal Campground4.4 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

North Fork Sauk River is a 16.9 mile river near Alpine Adventures in Washington. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sauk River above White Chuck River near Darrington, WA (site 12186000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1918 to 2026

North Fork Sauk River typically runs highest in June, at a median 1,960 cfs, and lowest in September, at 310 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 40,000 cfs, in 2004.

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Typical flow by month at Sauk River above White Chuck River near Darrington, WA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January725458 to 1,250
February648419 to 983
March639447 to 948
April923651 to 1,305
May1,7801,340 to 2,360
June1,9601,505 to 2,540
July1,210773 to 1,710
August430327 to 632
September310233 to 509
October507268 to 966
November912555 to 1,495
December821538 to 1,410

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 103 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sauk River above White Chuck River near Darrington, WA (site 12186000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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