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South Fork Chehalis River in Washington

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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

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South Fork Chehalis River is a 32.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge South Fork Chehalis River near Wildwood, WA (site 12020800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1999 to 2026

South Fork Chehalis River typically runs highest in January, at a median 194 cfs, and lowest in October, at 18 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,120 cfs, in 2008.

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Typical flow by month at South Fork Chehalis River near Wildwood, WA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January194119 to 338
February12997 to 220
March13696 to 227
April10366 to 160
October1810 to 43
November14051 to 289
December189100 to 332

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 28 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for South Fork Chehalis River near Wildwood, WA (site 12020800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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