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ELWHA RIVER

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ELWHA RIVER AT MCDONALD BR NEAR PORT ANGELES, WA

CLALLAM COUNTY, WA48.0548°N, -123.5832°W Updated 10 hr ago

FLOW RATE

398cfs

GAUGE HT

9.34ft

AIR TEMP

52°F

WIND

1mph NNE

FISH INDEX

94SCORE / 100

EPIC · 5 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

398cfs 60.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 452–612 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

716cfs

PERIOD LOW

398cfs

RUNNABLE

48%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

9.34ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

23.8in

-32% vs normal

23.78 in of precipitation so far this year, 32% below the 30-year normal of 35.01 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

23.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

35.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

26.2–41.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-32%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 6.56" · normal 9.04" (5.7–12.6)

Jan

Feb: 5.34" · normal 6.23" (2.6–9.7)

Feb

Mar: 6.25" · normal 7.17" (3.6–11.8)

Mar

Apr: 2.37" · normal 4.95" (2.2–7.5)

Apr

May: 1.47" · normal 3.67" (1.4–5.7)

May

Jun: 1.48" · normal 3.16" (1.3–4.9)

Jun

Jul: 0.32" (so far)· normal 1.59" (0.6–2.6)

Jul

Aug: normal 1.96" (0.5–3.7)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.56" (0.4–4.3)

Sep

Oct: normal 5.89" (1.7–9.1)

Oct

Nov: normal 9.37" (4.7–14.1)

Nov

Dec: normal 9.43" (5.1–13.2)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo09:23 UTC

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48.0548, -123.5832

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