USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
12202310 CARPENTER CREEK NEAR BELLINGHAM, WA
LOCATION - Lat 48°45'15", long 122°21'10" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.30, T.38 N., R.4 E., Whatcom County, WA, Hydrologic Unit 17110004, on left bank 60 ft upstream from North Shore Drive, 8.2 mi east of Bellingham, and 0.1 mi upstream from Lake Whatcom.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1.17 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 2002 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 316.76 ft above NAVD of 1988 (USGS GNSS Level II survey) and 320 ft above NGVD of 1929 (topographic map).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 206 ft³/s, Nov. 25, 2004, gage height, 9.35 ft; maximum gage height, 10.30 ft, Nov. 5, 2016, backwater from culvert; minimum daily discharge, no flow on many days.