USGS Science for a changing world
 
  Water Resources
  skip navigation


USGS 12096500 PUYALLUP RIVER AT ALDERTON, WA

 

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION
 
 
 
PUYALLUP RIVER AT ALDERTON 
 Latitude (degrees, minutes, and seconds)...... 471105
 Longitude (degrees, minutes, and seconds)..... 1221345
 State ........................................ Washington
 County ....................................... Pierce
 Hydrologic Unit .............................. 17110014
 River Mile (miles above confluence)...........    12.2
 Drainage Area (square miles)..................   438
 Gage Datum (feet above NGVD 1929).............     0.0
 ---Period(s) of Record---
  1 1914.12.01-1927.01.31
  2 1943.10.01-1957.04.30
  3 1957.10.01-Current (peaks only)  Questions? Ask us
Warning This station is operated for flood warning purposes only.

You can download the 2002 ADR page (PDF), locate this station on a map of the basin, and retrieve the historical data for this station from the USGS NWISWeb server.

Funds for the operation of the gage are provided by Pierce County Public Works and Utilities.


 
 

(1-31) 		 

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 1,160   11-19-2004  07:00
Graph of Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 01
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 27 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
1,160  210 2,036 9,050 550 1,270 3,196

Percent exceedance means that 80, 50, or 20 percent of all daily mean flows for 11/19 have been greater than the value shown.

Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 46.44   11-19-2004  07:00
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 02
Questions about data Water Webserver Team Top
Feedback on this website NWISWeb Support Team Explanation of terms
Real-time Data for USA
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?

Retrieved on 2004-11-19 10:57:49 EST
Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Privacy Statement || Disclaimer || Accessibility
1.87   1.64 sd