About this river
Puyallup River is an 8.0 mile river near City of Des Moines Marina in Washington. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Puyallup River at Alderton, WA (site 12096500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2006 to 2026
Puyallup River typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,810 cfs, and lowest in October, at 664 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 44,400 cfs, in 2007.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,700 | 1,210 to 2,710 | |
| February | 1,380 | 1,010 to 2,150 | |
| March | 1,460 | 1,080 to 2,030 | |
| April | 1,505 | 1,170 to 1,985 | |
| May | 1,810 | 1,320 to 2,370 | |
| June | 1,720 | 1,190 to 2,390 | |
| July | 1,200 | 1,020 to 1,490 | |
| August | 980 | 843 to 1,160 | |
| September | 738 | 558 to 887 | |
| October | 664 | 516 to 1,070 | |
| November | 1,460 | 977 to 2,450 | |
| December | 1,570 | 1,090 to 2,280 |
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 Puyallup River at Alderton, WA (site 12096500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Puyallup River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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