About this river
Pilchuck River is a 12.4 mile river near Alpine Adventures in Washington. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pilchuck River near Snohomish, WA (site 12155300). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1992 to 2026
Pilchuck River typically runs highest in January, at a median 704 cfs, and lowest in August, at 67 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,100 cfs, in 2009.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 704 | 426 to 1,170 | |
| February | 554 | 369 to 973 | |
| March | 592 | 385 to 903 | |
| April | 503 | 378 to 665 | |
| May | 314 | 223 to 481 | |
| June | 242 | 151 to 375 | |
| July | 102 | 75 to 135 | |
| August | 67 | 56 to 87 | |
| September | 70 | 54 to 105 | |
| October | 176 | 108 to 385 | |
| November | 554 | 300 to 978 | |
| December | 627 | 400 to 1,100 |
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 34 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pilchuck River near Snohomish, WA (site 12155300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
6 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Pilchuck River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Storm LakeStorm LakePublic
- Flowing LakeFlowing LakePublic
- Panther LakePanther LakePublic
- Flowing Lake County ParkFlowing LakePublic
- Lake RoesigerLake RoesigerPublic
- Lake StevensLake StevensPublic
Embed this gauge on your site
Paste this snippet anywhere, an outfitter page, a club site, a trip report, to show Pilchuck River's live streamflow, water level and 7-day trend. It reads the USGS gauge directly, updates itself, and links back here.
See every free widget you can put on your site, including live conditions and a 7 day forecast.
