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Newhalem Creek in Washington

Stream5.2 mi
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Around Newhalem Creek

Newhalem Creek Campground0.8 miNorth Cascades Visitor Center0.6 mi1 mi

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

About this river

Newhalem Creek is a 5.2 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 12178100. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1961 to 2022

Newhalem Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 328 cfs, and lowest in September, at 62 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,300 cfs, in 1981.

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Typical flow by month at USGS gauge 12178100, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January9765 to 169
February8558 to 130
March8661 to 131
April12189 to 172
May263176 to 380
June328244 to 439
July233155 to 321
August8962 to 126
September6245 to 98
October8552 to 161
November12884 to 220
December9867 to 165

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 62 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 12178100 (site 12178100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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