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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

12102075 CLARKS CREEK AT TACOMA ROAD, NEAR PUYALLUP, WA

LOCATION - Lat 47°11'52", long 122°20'10" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.30, T.20 N., R.4 E., Pierce County, WA, Hydrologic Unit 17110014, on right bank, downstream side of private bridge at end of Tacoma Road, 2.0 miles northwest of Puyallup, and at mile 1.6.

DRAINAGE AREA - 13 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - Dissolved oxygen records for the period Nov. 8, 2018 to Mar. 28, 2019 were revised on July 1, 2022 to correct a fouling correction application error.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1992 to February 1995, October 2008 to September 2009 (discharge measurements only), March 1995 to September 2008, March 2011 to October 2022 (continuous-record gaging station).

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is NGVD of 1929.

REMARKS - Numerous agricultural, municipal, and domestic diversions upstream from station. U.S. Geological Survey satellite telemeter at station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 303 ft³/s, Nov. 07, 2006, elevation 25.10 ft; maximum elevation, 25.60 ft, Feb. 8 or 9, 1996, (backwater from Puyallup River); minimum daily discharge, 33 ft³/s, June 26-29, 1995, July 14, 19, 21, 23, 2004; July 4, 2005.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 2015 to March 2022. pH: November 2017 to March 2022. WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2015 to October 2022. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: October 2015 to October 2022. TURBIDITY: November 2017 to March 2022.

INSTRUMENTATION - Multiparameter water quality sonde interfaced with a Data Collection Platform/Electronic Datalogger, with 15-min recording interval, since October 2015. Turbidity sensor is a 6136 sensor installed on a YSI 6920V2-2 sonde. Any use of trade, product, or firm names in this publication is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

REMARKS - Additional details are available from the Western Washington Field Office. Continuous water quality record is no longer rated, as of water year 2019. Prior ratings can be obtained via request to the Washington Water Science Center.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 357 uS/cm, Feb. 14, 2021; minimum, 90 uS/cm, Dec. 9, 2015. pH: Maximum, 8.1 units, several days in Apr. 2020, Apr. 2021; minimum, 6.6 units, Dec. 20, 2019 and Feb. 1, 2020. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 15.9'C, June 28, 2021; minimum, 4.4°C, Feb. 12, 2019. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum,16.4 mg/L on Mar. 31, 2019 ; 6.0 mg/L on Sept. 7, 2019. TURBIDITY: Maximum, 169 FNU, July 29, 2021; minimum, 0 FNU, June 30, July 2, 6, 2018.