USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
12024400 NORTH FORK NEWAUKUM RIVER ABOVE BEAR CREEK, NEAR FOREST, WA
LOCATION - Lat 46°40'03", long 122°46'08" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.26, T.14 N., R.1 W., Lewis County, WA, Hydrologic Unit 17100103, on right bank 0.5 mi upstream from Bear Creek, at North Fork Road bridge, 6.3 mi northeast of Forest, and at mile 7.7.
DRAINAGE AREA - 29.6 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-WA-2007: 1999-2000(M), 2002-2006(M). WDR-WA-2009: 2003(m).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1998 to current year (seasonal records). Prior to October 2004, published as North Fork Newaukum River near Forest, WA.
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is NAVD of 1988 (USGS GNSS Level II survey). Prior to May 3, 2018, datum of gage was NGVD of 1929, 5.58 ft higher (levels by Lewis County).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 5,700 ft³/s, Jan. 7, 2009, elevation 409.09 ft; minimum daily discharge, 6.1 ft³/s, several days in Oct. 2022.