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Around Big Quilcene River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Big Quilcene River is a 17.7 mile river near Olympic Tours in Washington. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Big Quilcene River below Diversion near Quilcene, WA (site 12052210). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1994 to 2026
Big Quilcene River typically runs highest in May, at a median 153 cfs, and lowest in September, at 28 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,760 cfs, in 2015.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 148 | 97 to 281 |
| February | 111 | 78 to 190 |
| March | 108 | 75 to 172 |
| April | 127 | 98 to 176 |
| May | 153 | 116 to 201 |
| June | 136 | 91 to 182 |
| July | 75 | 56 to 101 |
| August | 39 | 29 to 50 |
| September | 28 | 27 to 34 |
| October | 31 | 27 to 51 |
| November | 94 | 46 to 235 |
| December | 126 | 67 to 229 |
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 32 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Quilcene River below Diversion near Quilcene, WA (site 12052210). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Big Quilcene River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Quilcene MarinaQuilcene BayPublic
- Indian George CreekQuilcene BayPublic
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