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Water-Year Summary for Site 12173500

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00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
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 arbitrary. Datum of gage is 1,646.84 ft. above NAVD 88 (from conversion of base RM TQ0101 in NGS).
REMARKS - No regulation or diversion upstream from station. Summer flows augmented by glacial melt. U.S. Geological Survey satellite telemeter at station.
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.
REMARKS - U.S. Geological Survey satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 15.2°C, Aug. 15, 17, 2023; minimum -0.2°C, Feb. 23, 2023