USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
12097820 CLEARWATER RIVER NEAR BUCKLEY, WA
LOCATION - Lat 47°07'39", long 121°48'05" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.16, T.19 N., R.8 W., Pierce County, WA, Hydrologic Unit 17110014, on upstream side of bridge, 2.6 mi upstream from White River, and 6 mi east of Buckley.
DRAINAGE AREA - 34.3 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June, 2011 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is arbitrary and is 1,404.95 ft above NAVD88 (USGS GNSS survey and differential levels, August 25, 2022) and 1,400 ft above NGVD of 1929 (from GPS).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge 6,820 ft³/s, Feb. 06, 2020, gage height, 27.70 ft; minimum discharge 3.34 ft³/s, Oct. 20-21, 2022.