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Around South Prairie Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
South Prairie Creek is a 17.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge South Prairie Creek at South Prairie, WA (site 12095000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1949 to 2026
South Prairie Creek typically runs highest in January, at a median 280 cfs, and lowest in September, at 44 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,510 cfs, in 2009.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 280 | 172 to 470 |
| February | 231 | 169 to 377 |
| March | 231 | 169 to 332 |
| April | 248 | 188 to 339 |
| May | 236 | 166 to 317 |
| June | 178 | 130 to 264 |
| July | 71 | 54 to 99 |
| August | 45 | 37 to 60 |
| September | 44 | 35 to 61 |
| October | 86 | 52 to 150 |
| November | 198 | 120 to 330 |
| December | 253 | 165 to 406 |
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 61 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for South Prairie Creek at South Prairie, WA (site 12095000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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