USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
12173500 RUBY CREEK BELOW PANTHER CREEK NEAR NEWHALEM, WA
LOCATION - Lat 48°42'30", long 120°58'34" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Whatcom County, WA, Hydrologic Unit 17110005, on leftbank, downstream from Panther Creek, 20 mi northeast of Marblemount.
DRAINAGE AREA - 206 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1932: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 1948 to September 1956, October 1962 to September 1969 and April 30, 2018 to current water year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,646.84 ft. above NAVD of 1988 (USGS level survey to conversion of base RM TQ0101 in NGS).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 9,160 ft³/s, Nov. 15, 2021, gage height, 8.61 ft. Minimum daily discharge, 49 ft³/s, Nov. 28, 1952.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: April 30, 2018 to current water year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-temperature sensor with 15-minute logging interval, interfaced directly with a data collection platform for satellite telemetry.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 15.2°C, Aug. 15, 17, 2023; minimum -0.2°C, Feb. 23, 2023