About this river
South Fork Nooksack River is a 7.4 mile river near Port of Anacortes in Washington. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge SF Nooksack River at Saxon Bridge, WA (site 12210000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2009 to 2026
South Fork Nooksack River typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,160 cfs, and lowest in September, at 132 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,900 cfs, in 2009.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 954 | 585 to 1,650 | |
| February | 654 | 453 to 1,080 | |
| March | 772 | 481 to 1,210 | |
| April | 966 | 650 to 1,335 | |
| May | 1,160 | 762 to 1,530 | |
| June | 693 | 444 to 1,075 | |
| July | 260 | 215 to 383 | |
| August | 139 | 117 to 173 | |
| September | 132 | 99 to 221 | |
| October | 428 | 213 to 1,170 | |
| November | 1,110 | 618 to 1,920 | |
| December | 743 | 478 to 1,420 |
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 17 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for SF Nooksack River at Saxon Bridge, WA (site 12210000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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