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Water-Year Summary for Site 12090452

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
12090452 SPANAWAY CREEK AT SPANAWAY LAKE OUTLET NEAR SPANAWAY, WA
LOCATION - Lat 47°07'21", long 122°26'42" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.20, T.19 N., R.3 E., Pierce County, WA, Hydrologic Unit 17110019, at Spanaway Lake outlet, on right bank at upstream end of culvert and 1.1 mi northwest of Spanaway.
DRAINAGE AREA - 17.2 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1990 to August 1992, October 2006 to July 2008 (discontinued) (discharge measurements only), October 2014 to November 2015 (continuous-record gaging station)(discontinued).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Gage datum 331 feet above NAVD88
REMARKS - No known diversions or regulation.
  • Water Year 2015: Records fair except Oct.1 to Nov. 3 and estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 44 ft³/s, March 15, 2015, gage height, 2.82 ft; minimum discharge, 2.7 ft³/s, August 28, 2015.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2006 to December 2007 (discontinued). CHEMICAL DATA: April 2007 to July 2007.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2006 to December 2007 (discontinued).
INSTRUMENTATION - Temperature recorder with 1-hour recording interval.
REMARKS - Temperature records rated good.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 25.9°C, July 14, 2007; minimum recorded, 3.8°C, January 16, 2007.