Location.--Latitude 48°45'05", Longitude
122°21'08", in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 Section 30, Township 38 North,
Range 4 East, in Whatcom County, Hydrologic Unit 17110002, on
left bank at downstream side of bridge on North Shore Road, 500 feet
upstream from mouth and Lake Whatcom, 5.8 miles east of Court House in
Bellingham, and at river mile
0.1. Drainage
area is 3.78 mi2. Elevation
of gage is 311.8 feet above NGVD of 1929, from survey to Lake Whatcom,
City of Bellingham Lake elevation. Prior to 1975 gage at elevation 5.49
ft lower.
Maps.--Locate
this station on a
map of the basin (PDF).
Additional Data and Information.-- Latest shifted
rating.
Flood Stage.--The National Weather Service has not
established a Flood
Stage for this station.
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Station Notes
The datum of the gage has been
determined to be 309.98 ft above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream
water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988, add 309.98 ft to gage
height values.
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