USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
12083000 MINERAL CREEK NEAR MINERAL, WA
LOCATION - Lat 46°44'40", long 122°08'36" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.35, T.15 N., R.5 E., Lewis County, WA, Hydrologic Unit 17110015, on right bank 0.3 mi downstream from railroad bridge, 2.3 mi northeast of Mineral, and at mile 1.3.
DRAINAGE AREA - 75.2 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1932: Drainage area. WRD WA-74: 1971(P), WDR-WA-06-1: 1990-91(M), 1996-97(M), 2000-05(M), WRD-WA-08-1: 1996.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1942 to September 2006, October 2006 to April 2018 (seasonal records), Sept 2018 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 1,340 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to May 14, 1987, at site 0.25 mi downstream at datum 1.90 ft lower. Prior to June 2000, at site 400 ft downstream at same datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 9,740 ft³/s, Jan. 20, 1972, gage height, 10.87 ft, site and datum then in use, from rating curve extended above 3,400 ft³/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flows; minimum discharge, 13 ft³/s, Sept. 23-25, 1989, gage height, 6.93 ft.