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USGS 12442500 SIMILKAMEEN RIVER NEAR NIGHTHAWK, WA

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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Additional Data and Information.-- Latest shifted rating.

Flood Stage.--The National Weather Service Flood Stage for this station is 14.0 feet.

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Station Notes
ice
This station is affected by ice during extreme cold weather periods. A description of the types of ice affecting rivers can be download here.
This station managed by the Upper Columbia Field Office (Spokane).

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2014-03-01  2026-07-13
1988-05-01  2026-07-13
2007-10-01  2026-07-13
2021-05-11  2026-07-13
2021-05-11  2026-07-13
2021-05-11  2026-07-13
2023-07-14  2026-07-13
2021-07-22  2026-07-13







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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius, [Pub]
Most recent instantaneous value: 21.4 07-13-2026   23:30 PDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 775 07-13-2026   23:30 PDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Jul 14 based on 97 water years of record more
Min
(2025)		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Jul 14		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(1972)
560 775 1490 2260 2900 3940 10100

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 3.13 07-13-2026   23:30 PDT
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 171 07-13-2026   23:30 PDT
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter
Most recent instantaneous value: 8.1 07-13-2026   23:30 PDT
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units
Most recent instantaneous value: 8.2 07-13-2026   23:30 PDT
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Dissolved organic matter fluorescence (fDOM), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter as quinine sulfate equivalents (QSE), [Corrected for Water Temp and T]
Most recent instantaneous value: 8.6 07-13-2026   23:30 PDT
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)
Most recent instantaneous value: 4.3 07-13-2026   23:30 PDT
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