About this river
Nisqually River is a 2.3 mile river near South Sound Kayak Tours in Washington. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Nisqually River at Mckenna, WA (site 12089500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1948 to 2026
Nisqually River typically runs highest in January, at a median 1,910 cfs, and lowest in August, at 423 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 27,300 cfs, in 1996.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,910 | 1,350 to 2,560 | |
| February | 1,770 | 1,220 to 2,330 | |
| March | 1,570 | 887 to 2,070 | |
| April | 1,295 | 819 to 1,870 | |
| May | 940 | 647 to 1,580 | |
| June | 686 | 524 to 1,315 | |
| July | 536 | 482 to 687 | |
| August | 423 | 375 to 583 | |
| September | 459 | 391 to 661 | |
| October | 613 | 576 to 949 | |
| November | 1,250 | 710 to 1,905 | |
| December | 1,890 | 1,300 to 2,550 |
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 70 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Nisqually River at Mckenna, WA (site 12089500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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