About this river
Bogachiel River is an 8.5 mile river near Olympic Peninsula Guide Service in Washington. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bogachiel River near Forks, WA (site 12042800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1975 to 2026
Bogachiel River typically runs highest in December, at a median 1,550 cfs, and lowest in August, at 114 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 20,500 cfs, in 1980.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,230 | 725 to 2,320 | |
| February | 990 | 557 to 1,830 | |
| March | 838 | 510 to 1,490 | |
| April | 687 | 476 to 1,060 | |
| May | 488 | 335 to 716 | |
| June | 332 | 211 to 500 | |
| July | 168 | 120 to 245 | |
| August | 114 | 83 to 181 | |
| September | 190 | 93 to 433 | |
| October | 291 | 166 to 1,220 | |
| November | 1,185 | 546 to 2,470 | |
| December | 1,550 | 824 to 2,960 |
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 13 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bogachiel River near Forks, WA (site 12042800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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