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Wallace River near Gold Bar, WA

River15.6 mi
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Around Wallace River

Heybrook Lookout8.1 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Wallace River is a 15.6 mile river near Alpine Adventures in Washington. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Wallace River at Gold Bar, WA (site 12135000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1929 to 2026

Wallace River typically runs highest in May, at a median 206 cfs, and lowest in August, at 28 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,990 cfs, in 1991.

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Typical flow by month at Wallace River at Gold Bar, WA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January12473 to 228
February11468 to 199
March11278 to 178
April160116 to 220
May206147 to 276
June176114 to 257
July6540 to 120
August2819 to 49
September3320 to 75
October7641 to 172
November15790 to 256
December15097 to 277

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 46 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Wallace River at Gold Bar, WA (site 12135000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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