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Sail the San Juans

Anderson Creek near Bellingham, WA

Stream7.2 mi
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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Anderson Creek is a 7.2 mile stream near Sail the San Juans in Washington. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Anderson Creek at Smith Road near Goshen, WA (site 12210900). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1999 to 2026

Anderson Creek typically runs highest in January, at a median 29 cfs, and lowest in August, at 0.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 932 cfs, in 2009.

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Typical flow by month at Anderson Creek at Smith Road near Goshen, WA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2915 to 56
February2113 to 35
March2514 to 45
April158.7 to 27
May4.61.8 to 11
June1.60.6 to 5.5
July0.40.1 to 0.9
August0.10.0 to 0.4
September0.20.0 to 0.8
October2.50.7 to 5.8
November239.1 to 51
December2512 to 48

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 28 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Anderson Creek at Smith Road near Goshen, WA (site 12210900). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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