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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Crab Creek is a 46.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Crab Creek near Moses Lake, WA (site 12467000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1952 to 2026
Crab Creek typically runs highest in September, at a median 68 cfs, and lowest in February, at 16 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,960 cfs, in 1957.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 17 | 14 to 22 |
| February | 16 | 13 to 49 |
| March | 18 | 11 to 117 |
| April | 26 | 14 to 78 |
| May | 34 | 26 to 53 |
| June | 44 | 34 to 56 |
| July | 56 | 41 to 69 |
| August | 65 | 48 to 80 |
| September | 68 | 49 to 81 |
| October | 58 | 46 to 72 |
| November | 32 | 26 to 42 |
| December | 22 | 17 to 28 |
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 75 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Crab Creek near Moses Lake, WA (site 12467000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
7 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Crab Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Crab CreekLower Crab Creek - Potholes ReservoirPublic
- Lower Peninsula ParkLower Crab Creek - Moses LakePublic
- Sunshine ResortsLower Crab Creek - Moses LakeRestricted
- Moses Lake ParkLower Crab Creek - Moses LakePublic
- Montlake ParkMoses LakePublic
- Cascade ParkCrab Creek - Moses LakePublic
- Connelly ParkLower Crab Creek - Moses LakePublic
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