USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
12447390 ANDREWS CREEK NEAR MAZAMA, WA
LOCATION - Lat 48°49'23", long 120°08'41" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 sec.01, T.38 N., R.21 E., Okanogan County, WA, Hydrologic Unit 17020008, Okanogan National Forest, on left bank 50 ft upstream from Blizzard Creek, 3.5 mi upstream from mouth, and 20 mi northeast of Mazama.
DRAINAGE AREA - 22.1 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR WA-76-2: 1975. WDR WA-77-2: 1976.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1968 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,300 ft above NGVD of 1929 (from topographic map) and is 4,271.56 ft above NAVD of 1988 (from GNSS survey by USGS, Aug. 18, 2022).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 1,120 ft³/s, June 10, 1972, gage height, 4.00 ft, from rating curve extended above 440 ft³/s; minimum discharge 0.97 ft³/s, Oct. 30, 2002.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Chemical analyses water years 1972-96, 2004 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2011 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water Temperature recorder with a 15-minute logging interval.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum 26.5 C, July 16, 2014; minimum 0.1 C, Nov. 17, 2011, Nov. 21, 2014.