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Sail the San Juans

Bertrand Creek near Bellingham, WA

River9.9 mi
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Around Bertrand Creek

1 mi

Source: Recreation Sites and Trails BC, Open Government Licence (British Columbia) · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Bertrand Creek is a 9.9 mile river near Sail the San Juans in Washington. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Unnamed Trib to Bertrand CR near H ST near Lynden, WA (site 12212430). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2007 to 2026

Bertrand Creek typically runs highest in January, at a median 6.4 cfs, and lowest in August, at 0.4 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 42 cfs, in 2013.

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Typical flow by month at Unnamed Trib to Bertrand CR near H ST near Lynden, WA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January6.44.6 to 8.4
February5.24.0 to 6.8
March5.13.5 to 7.0
April4.12.5 to 6.0
May2.81.5 to 3.8
June1.30.7 to 2.7
July0.60.1 to 1.2
August0.40.1 to 0.8
September0.80.5 to 1.3
October1.91.0 to 3.0
November3.81.9 to 7.3
December5.52.9 to 8.0

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 19 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Unnamed Trib to Bertrand CR near H ST near Lynden, WA (site 12212430). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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