USGS Current Conditions for USGS 12096500 PUYALLUP RIVER AT ALDERTON, WA

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USGS 12096500 PUYALLUP RIVER AT ALDERTON, WA

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Flood Stage.--The National Weather Service has not established a Flood Stage for this station.

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	Available Parameters	Available Period
	All 2 Available Parameters for this site
	00060 Discharge	2006-10-01	2025-12-16
	00065 Gage height	2007-10-01	2025-12-16

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Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 6530 12-16-2025 09:45 PST

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**Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Dec 16 based on 19 water years of record more**
Min (2012)	25th percen- tile	Median	75th percen- tile	Mean	Max (2007)	Most Recent Instantaneous Value Dec 16
723	984	1200	1520	1530	4720	6530

Gage height, feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 50.01 12-16-2025 09:45 PST

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