Warning: Javascript must be enabled to use all the features on this page!


Page Loading - Please Wait...

Click to hideNews Bulletins

Water-Year Summary for Site 12210000

Click to hide Water-Year Summary instructions and information
  • Water-Year Summary reports summarize a year of hydrologic data in a printer-friendly format.
  • For water years 2014 onward, choose a water year and parameter and an on-demand Water-Year Summary report will be generated.
  • For water years 2006 through 2013, choose a water year and an Annual Water Data Report will be provided.
  • For water years 2005 and earlier, Annual Water Data Reports may be available in digital format.
  • Not all sites have reports available for every water year.
Available Parameters
00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Mean)  

Water year 2024: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
 
Print this page
USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
12210000 SOUTH FORK NOOKSACK RIVER AT SAXON BRIDGE, WA
LOCATION - Lat 48°40'40", long 122°09'55" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.21, T.37 N., R.5 E., Whatcom County, WA, Hydrologic Unit 17110004, at Saxon Bridge, 1.3 mi downstream from Skookum Creek, and 2.5 mi northeast of Wickersham.
DRAINAGE AREA - 129 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - Gage height and discharge for the period Jul. 07, 2020, to Nov. 28, 2023, and gage heights associated with the discharge measurements 154 to 199 were revised on Sep. 10, 2024. 
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 2007 to September 2008 (gage height only). October 2008 to current year.
GAGE - Water stage recorder. Datum of gage is 349.59 ft above NAVD of 1988 (USGS GNSS2, May 20, 2021) and is 350 ft above NGVD of 1929 (river profile map).
REMARKS - Small diversion upstream of gage for fish hatchery which is returned back to the river upstream of the gage. U.S. Geological Survey satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 20,500 ft³/s, Dec. 12, 2010, gage height 8.78 ft; maximum gage height, 10.16 ft, Nov. 15, 2021; minimum daily discharge, 69.3 ft³/s, Aug. 13, 2015.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2008 to December 2016. October 2017 to current.
INSTRUMENTATION - Temperature sensor with a 15-minute logging interval.
REMARKS - U.S. Geological Survey satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 24.4°C, July 28, 29, 2009; minimum, -0.2°C, Feb. 22-24, 2018.