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Around North Fork Mineral Creek
- Longmire Wilderness Information CenterVisitor center13.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Henry M Jackson Memorial Visitor CenterVisitor center17.6 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Paradise Wilderness Information CenterVisitor center17.6 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Mount Rainier National ParkRecreation area22.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
North Fork Mineral Creek is a 13.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mineral Creek near Mineral, WA (site 12083000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1942 to 2026
North Fork Mineral Creek typically runs highest in December, at a median 476 cfs, and lowest in September, at 36 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,980 cfs, in 1996.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 451 | 272 to 846 |
| February | 400 | 268 to 678 |
| March | 402 | 270 to 575 |
| April | 433 | 302 to 588 |
| May | 328 | 212 to 482 |
| June | 168 | 104 to 273 |
| July | 64 | 51 to 88 |
| August | 38 | 31 to 50 |
| September | 36 | 27 to 56 |
| October | 63 | 36 to 156 |
| November | 336 | 157 to 689 |
| December | 476 | 270 to 776 |
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 79 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mineral Creek near Mineral, WA (site 12083000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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