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Blue Creek in Washington

Stream6.8 mi
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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Blue Creek is a 6.8 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Blue Creek near Walla Walla, WA (site 14013500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1940 to 1971

Blue Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 28 cfs, and lowest in August, at 0.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 730 cfs, in 1969.

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Typical flow by month at Blue Creek near Walla Walla, WA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January156.1 to 34
February2213 to 39
March2715 to 47
April2818 to 40
May9.14.6 to 22
June3.31.8 to 6.5
July1.00.8 to 1.3
August0.80.6 to 1.0
September0.90.7 to 1.3
October1.31.0 to 1.9

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 32 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Blue Creek near Walla Walla, WA (site 14013500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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