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RUBY CREEK BELOW PANTHER CREEK NEAR NEWHALEM, WA

WHATCOM COUNTY, WA48.7081°N, -120.9773°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

507cfs

GAUGE HT

2.37ft

WATER TEMP

11°F

AIR TEMP

67°F

WIND

5mph WNW

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

507cfs 41.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 457–619 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

570cfs

PERIOD LOW

494cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.37ft

Water Temperature

10.9°F

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

28.3in

≈ normal

28.29 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 29.88 in).

YTD Total

28.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

29.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

22.3–37.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-5%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 7.62" · normal 8.94" (5.9–12.5)

Jan

Feb: 3.31" · normal 5.68" (2.1–9.2)

Feb

Mar: 11.55" · normal 6.15" (3.4–10.6)

Mar

Apr: 1.95" · normal 3.59" (1.9–5.9)

Apr

May: 2.16" · normal 2.63" (1.5–4.0)

May

Jun: 1.57" · normal 2.58" (1.6–3.6)

Jun

Jul: 0.14" (so far)· normal 1.28" (0.5–2.2)

Jul

Aug: normal 1.39" (0.3–2.8)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.28" (0.7–4.1)

Sep

Oct: normal 5.64" (2.0–8.7)

Oct

Nov: normal 9.21" (4.7–13.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 8.58" (5.5–12.4)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:08 AM

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