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USGS 12045500 ELWHA RIVER AT MCDONALD BR NEAR PORT ANGELES, WA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 48°03'18",   Longitude 123°34'55"   NAD27
Clallam County, Washington, Hydrologic Unit 17110020
Drainage area: 269 square miles
Datum of gage: 204.11 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1989-10-01  2025-11-03  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1897-10-01  2025-11-02  40667 
    Gage height, feet  1994-09-30  2007-12-02  4725 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2003-08-01  2006-09-29  3451 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light source, 780-900 nm, detection angle 0-45 degrees to incident light (backscatter), FBU  2012-10-13  2013-05-19  411 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1994-09-30  1995-09-30  235 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1994-09-30  1995-09-29  365 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1897-10-01  2025-08-17 40590 
    Gage height, feet  1994-09-30  2007-12-02 4725 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1994-09-30  1995-09-30 235 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1994-09-30  1995-09-29 365 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1897-10  2025-08  
    Gage height, feet  1994-09  2007-12  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1994-09  1995-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1994-09  1995-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1898  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1994  2008  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1994  1995  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1994  1995  
 Peak streamflow 1897-11-18  2023-12-05  110 
 Field measurements 1941-11-14  2025-08-18  301 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1959-10-19  2012-11-20  291 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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