USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
12048000 DUNGENESS RIVER NEAR SEQUIM, WA
LOCATION - Lat 48°00'52", long 123°07'53" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.13, T.29 N., R.4 W., Clallam County, WA, Hydrologic Unit 17110020, on right bank 1.0 mi upstream from Canyon Creek, 4.8 mi southwest of Sequim, and at mile 11.8.
DRAINAGE AREA - 156 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1316: 1924-25(M), 1927(M). WSP 1932: 1957, 1958-59(M), 1960.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1923 to September 1930, June 1937 to current year. July 1897 to July 1898 at site downstream from Canyon Creek, published as "near Sequim," records not equivalent.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 569.3 ft above NGVD of 1929 (river-profile survey). June 8, 1923 to Sept. 30, 1930, nonrecording gage just above fish-hatchery diversion 0.5 mi downstream at different datum. June 19 to Aug. 12, 1937, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 7,610 ft³/s Jan. 7, 2002, gage height, 8.37 ft; maximum gage height, 8.58 ft Nov. 27, 1949; minimum discharge, 61 ft³/s Nov. 23, 1993, result of freezeup.