USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
12202310 CARPENTER CREEK NEAR BELLINGHAM, WA
LOCATION - Lat 48°45'15", long 122°21'10" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.30, T.38 N., R.4 E., Whatcom County, WA, Hydrologic Unit 17110004, on left bank 60 ft upstream from North Shore Drive, 8.2 mi east of Bellingham, and 0.1 mi upstream from Lake Whatcom.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1.17 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 2002 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 316.76ft above NAVD of 1988 (USGS GNSS Level II survey) and 320 ft above NGVD of 1929 (topographic map).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 206 ft³/s, Nov. 25, 2004, gage height, 9.35 ft; maximum gage height, 10.30 ft, Nov. 5, 2016, backwater from culvert; minimum daily discharge, no flow on many days.