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North Fork Nooksack River in Washington

River41.0 mi
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Silver Fir Campground1.6 miDouglas Fir Campground8.2 mi10 mi

Source: Recreation Sites and Trails BC, Open Government Licence (British Columbia) · Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

North Fork Nooksack River is a 41.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge NF Nooksack River below Cascade Creek near Glacier, WA (site 12205000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1938 to 2026

North Fork Nooksack River typically runs highest in June, at a median 1,405 cfs, and lowest in March, at 348 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,800 cfs, in 2004.

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Typical flow by month at NF Nooksack River below Cascade Creek near Glacier, WA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January411282 to 632
February350246 to 527
March348258 to 495
April473369 to 660
May1,050818 to 1,400
June1,4051,100 to 1,785
July1,250951 to 1,580
August689594 to 890
September490390 to 646
October504314 to 811
November591399 to 938
December500336 to 783

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 88 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for NF Nooksack River below Cascade Creek near Glacier, WA (site 12205000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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