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Columbia River Outdoors

Wind River near Columbia River Outdoors

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About this river

Wind River is a 5.6 mile river near Columbia River Outdoors in Washington. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Wind River near Carson, WA (site 14128500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1935 to 2026

Wind River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,515 cfs, and lowest in July, at 365 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 30,000 cfs, in 1974.

Typical flow by month at Wind River near Carson, WA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January1,410790 to 2,690
February1,340898 to 2,480
March1,410980 to 2,080
April1,5151,060 to 2,160
May1,200856 to 1,590
June662521 to 839
July365294 to 429

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 43 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Wind River near Carson, WA (site 14128500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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