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Peak Streamflow for the Nation

Water Year	Date	Gage Height (feet)	Stream- flow (cfs)
1972	1972-04-24	14.69	2,340
1973	1973-03	11.42^Bd	1,180^Bd
1974	1973-10-17	16.00	2,870
1975	1975-05-01	17.21	3,700
1976	1976-04-06	13.21	1,790
1977	1977-09-10		500²
1978	1978-08-29	13.80	1,820
1979	1979-04-25	17.25	3,730
1980	1980-04-12	13.08¹	1,060
1981	1981-04-24	9.83	718
1982	1982-04-22	16.70	3,180
1983	1983-07-05	10.64²	866
1984	1984-06-10	12.54	1,550
1985	1985-05-01	13.68	1,960
1986	1986-04-30	13.42²	1,870
1987	1987-05-28	11.28²	1,130
1988	1988-04-11	12.08	1,400
1989	1989-04-16	14.45¹	2,160
1990	1990-04-29	11.37²	1,160
1991	1991-05-07	11.80	1,180
1992	1992-05-11	10.30	838
1993	1993-07-10	15.64	2,770
1994	1994-04-16	12.42	1,520
1995	1995-03-20	12.29	1,470
1996	1996-04-26	15.89	2,920
1997	1997-04-15	16.11	3,020
1998	1998-06-19	12.51	1,540
1999	1999-05-13	15.22	2,650
2000	2000-05-09	10.83	920
2001	2001-04-12	16.68	3,060
2002	2002-07-08	11.59²	1,140
2003	2003-07-11	9.90⁴	673⁴
2004	2004-04-06	13.45¹	1,190²
2005	2005-04-12	13.01²	1,680
2006	2006-05-15	11.64²	1,280
2007	2007-04-02	10.99	1,070
2008	2008-04-27	12.88	1,700
2009	2009-04-09	15.13¹	1,800²
2010	2010-03-20	10.99	1,070
2011	2011-04-10	12.93	1,720
2012	2012-06-28	17.43	3,520
2013	2013-06-24	12.19²	1,420
2014	2014-05-14	13.77	1,970
2015	2015-05-18	12.01⁴	1,360⁴
2016	2016-07-18	13.24	1,630
2017	2017-05-06	12.29	1,440
2018	2018-07-18	14.58	2,180
2019	2019-04-24	13.84	2,000
2020	2020-04-08	14.86	2,390
2021	2021-04-16	13.24	1,780
2022	2022-05-15	15.16	2,470
2023	2023-04-21	16.81	3,230

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