USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
12212050 FISHTRAP CREEK AT FRONT STREET, AT LYNDEN, WA
LOCATION - Lat 48°56'20", long 122°28'40" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.19, T.40 N., R.3 E., Whatcom County, WA, Hydrologic Unit 17110004, on right bank on downstream side of Front Street bridge, and at mile 2.9.
DRAINAGE AREA - 37.8 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1998 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 48.93 ft above NAVD of 1988 (USGS GNSS2), and 54 ft above NGVD of 1929 (topo map).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 1,250 ft³/s, Nov. 15, 2021, gage height, 9.41 ft; minimum daily discharge, 1.62 ft³/s, Aug. 20, 2004.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: May 2008 to current water year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Temperature sensor with a 15-minute logging interval.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 22.4°C, June 28, 2021; minimum recorded 0.0°C, Dec. 21, 22, 2008.