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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
12100496 WHITE RIVER NEAR AUBURN, WA
LOCATION - Lat 47°15'58", long 122°13'43" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.36, T.21 N., R.4 E., King County, WA, Hydrologic Unit 17110014, on right bank on the downstream side of railroad bridge, 2.7 mi upstream from the White River Power Plant tailrace, 2.9 mi south of Auburn, and at mile 6.3.
DRAINAGE AREA - 475 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR WA-10-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1987 to September 1989, October 1990 to September 2003, October 2005 to September 2009 (daily discharge). October 2009 to current year (elevation only).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is NGVD of 1929.
REMARKS - Since November 1911 White River Flume (station 12098920) has diverted water from left bank 18.0 mi upstream for storage in, and maintenance of, Lake Tapps (station 12101000). Water is returned to White River 2.7 mi downstream via the Lake Tapps Diversion (station 12101100). Power development at White River Powerplant at Dieringer was discontinued in 2004. Since 1942, flow regulated by Mud Mountain Lake (station 12098000) for flood control. U.S. Geological Survey satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 15,000 ft³/s, Feb. 10, 1996, elevation, 83.15 ft; maximum elevation, 87.17 ft, Dec. 8, 2015; minimum discharge, 89 ft³/s, Feb. 17, 18, 1993.
