USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
12073500 HUGE CREEK NEAR WAUNA, WA
LOCATION - Lat 47°23'22", long 122°41'52" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.17, T.22 N., R.1 E., Pierce County, WA, Hydrologic Unit 17110019, on right bank 25 ft upstream from bridge, 0.1 mi upstream from mouth, and 2.5 mi west of Wauna.
DRAINAGE AREA - 6.47 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1636: 1953-54, 1956, 1957(M). WSP 1932: Drainage area. Datum of gage was previously reported as 113 ft above NAVD of 1988. This datum was revised on May 24, 2024.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1947 to September 1969, October 1977 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 100 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map and is 84.70 ft above NAVD of 1988 (GNSS survey by USGS, Aug. 23, 2022). Prior to Sept. 27, 1978, at site 50 ft downstream and prior to June 26, 1951, at datum 0.86 ft higher.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 673 ft³/s, Dec. 12, 2010, gage height, 6.05 ft; minimum discharge, 2.4 ft³/s, Sept. 30, 1994, Oct. 1, 1994.