USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
12082500 NISQUALLY RIVER NEAR NATIONAL, WA
LOCATION - Lat 46°45'10", long 122°04'57" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.29, T.15 N., R.6 E., Pierce County, WA, Hydrologic Unit 17110015, on right bank 100 ft downstream of old railroad bridge, 1.2 mi west of National, 3.3 mi upstream of Mineral Creek, and at river mile 57.8.
DRAINAGE AREA - 133 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1716: 1943(M), 1947(P), 1950-51, 1956(M). WDR WA-74-1: 1968(M), 1969(M), 1972(P).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1942 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 1,450 ft above NGVD of 1929, from river-profile map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 21,800 ft³/s, Nov. 6, 2006, gage height, 13.14 ft; minimum discharge, 100 ft³/s, Nov. 10, 17, 1987.