USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
12108500 NEWAUKUM CREEK NEAR BLACK DIAMOND, WA
LOCATION - Lat 47°16'33", long 122°03'30" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.28, T.21 N., R.6 E., King County, WA, Hydrologic Unit 17110013, on right bank 0.1 mi downstream from West Whitney Hill bridge, 0.8 mi upstream from mouth, and 3.5 mi southwest of Black Diamond.
DRAINAGE AREA - 27.4 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1396: 1946(M), 1949(P). WSP 1932: Drainage area. WDR WA-74-1: 1973(M). WDR WA-76-1: 1975. WDR WA-00-1: 1999 (m).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1944 to November 1950, water years 1951-52 (annual maximum), September 1952 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 310 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. November 1950 to September 1952 stilling well with nonrecording gage only.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 2,640 ft³/s, Feb. 9, 1996, gage height, 3.95 ft, from rating curve extended above 1,260 ft³/s; minimum discharge, 6.92 ft³/s, Sept. 09, 2021. The date for the February 1996 peak of record was revised to February 9, 1996 on Mar. 9, 2022, based on discovery of a data input error.