USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
12166300 NORTH FORK STILLAGUAMISH RIVER NEAR OSO, WA
LOCATION - Lat 48°16'19.3", long 121°53'15.4" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.10, T.32 N., R.7 E., Snohomish County, WA, Hydrologic Unit 17110008, on right bank, downstream side of Whitman Road Bridge, 2.1 mi east of Oso, and at mile 17.6.
DRAINAGE AREA - 161 mi². 161 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 2014 to September 2015 (continuous-record gaging station), October 2015 to current year (gage heights only).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is NAVD 88.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 14,800 ft³/s, Nov. 28, 2014, gage height, 222.87 ft.; maximum gage height, 224.67 ft., Nov. 22, 2017, (stage only since Oct. 2015); minimum discharge 105 ft³/s, Aug. 8 and 14, 2015.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - TURBIDITY: April 2014 to Sept. 2021.
INSTRUMENTATION - An FTS DTS-12 turbidity sensor interfaced with a Data Collection Platform/Electronic Datalogger, with 15-minute recording interval. Any use of trade, product, or firm names in this publication is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - TURBIDITY: Maximum, 1,600 FNU, Oct. 22, Nov. 4, 2014 and Nov. 17, 2015; minimum, 0.0 FNU, July 26, 2016.