About this river
North Fork Tolt River is a 4.9 mile river near Alpine Adventures in Washington. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge North Fork Tolt River near Carnation, WA (site 12147500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1953 to 2016
North Fork Tolt River typically runs highest in May, at a median 379 cfs, and lowest in August, at 85 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,180 cfs, in 2009.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 368 | 252 to 613 | |
| February | 333 | 247 to 474 | |
| March | 323 | 235 to 431 | |
| April | 372 | 295 to 481 | |
| May | 379 | 289 to 515 | |
| June | 303 | 208 to 427 | |
| July | 158 | 118 to 228 | |
| August | 85 | 67 to 116 | |
| September | 90 | 62 to 153 | |
| October | 169 | 106 to 319 | |
| November | 363 | 238 to 573 | |
| December | 365 | 268 to 565 |
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 60 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for North Fork Tolt River near Carnation, WA (site 12147500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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