About this river
Sauk River is a 3.5 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
Sauk River typically runs highest in June, at a median 1,975 cfs, and lowest in September, at 310 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 40,000 cfs, in 2004.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 723 | 457 to 1,220 | |
| February | 645 | 418 to 987 | |
| March | 634 | 444 to 931 | |
| April | 923 | 649 to 1,310 | |
| May | 1,800 | 1,370 to 2,360 | |
| June | 1,975 | 1,520 to 2,545 | |
| July | 1,230 | 777 to 1,720 | |
| August | 430 | 328 to 632 | |
| September | 310 | 233 to 509 | |
| October | 507 | 268 to 966 | |
| November | 909 | 552 to 1,495 | |
| December | 821 | 537 to 1,390 |
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 102 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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