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Water-Year Summary for Site 12036000

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
12036000 WYNOOCHEE RIVER ABOVE SAVE CREEK, NEAR ABERDEEN, WA
LOCATION - Lat 47°17'57", long 123°39'07" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.23, T.21 N., R.8 W., Grays Harbor County, WA, Hydrologic Unit 17100104, on right bank 0.8 mi upstream from Save Creek, 2.5 mi downstream from Oxbow Dam Site, 11.0 mi downstream from Wynoochee Dam, 23.5 mi northeast of city hall in Aberdeen, and at mile 40.6.
DRAINAGE AREA - 74.1 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1346: 1952. WSP 1736: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1925 to current year. Published as "at Oxbow, near Aberdeen" (12035500) 1925-52, where drainage area was 70.7 mi². Records published for both sites October 1951 to October 1952.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 401 ft above NGVD of 1929 (by topographic map) and is 403.85 ft above NAVD of 1988 (GNSS survey by USGS). Prior to Nov. 7, 1925, nonrecording gage at site 2.3 mi upstream at different datum. Nov. 7, 1925, to Sept. 3, 1947, water-stage recorder at site 1.5 mi upstream at datum 444.0 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by City of Aberdeen). Sept. 4, 1947, to Oct. 13, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 2.5 mi upstream at datum about 91 ft higher. Oct. 5, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1976, water-stage recorder on left bank at same site and datum.
REMARKS - Since August 1972, flow regulated by Wynoochee Lake (station 12035380) for flood control, during summer months to augment the natural river flow, and for the water supply for the City of Aberdeen. Some regulation from August 1969 to September 1972 due to dam construction. No diversions upstream from station. U.S. Geological Survey satellite telemeter at station.

 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 23,600 ft³/s, Dec. 9, 1956, gage height, 16.95 ft, from rating curve extended above 9,000 ft³/s; minimum discharge, 57 ft³/s, Sept. 3-5, 1972, gage height, 4.43 ft.