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SULTAN RIVER

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SULTAN RIVER BELOW POWERPLANT NEAR SULTAN, WA

WASHINGTON47.9073°N, -121.8154°W Updated 15 min ago

FLOW RATE

310cfs

GAUGE HT

5.02ft

WATER TEMP

13°F

AIR TEMP

66°F

WIND

8mph NNW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

310cfs 18.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 264–357 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

314cfs

PERIOD LOW

307cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.02ft

Water Temperature

13.2°F

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

39.5in

-18% vs normal

39.54 in of precipitation so far this year, 18% below the 30-year normal of 48.49 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

39.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

48.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

38.9–60.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-18%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 6.95" · normal 12.64" (7.9–16.8)

Jan

Feb: 4.26" · normal 8.52" (4.1–13.1)

Feb

Mar: 15.76" · normal 9.86" (6.0–15.6)

Mar

Apr: 4.26" · normal 7.40" (3.6–10.6)

Apr

May: 3.21" · normal 5.19" (2.7–7.2)

May

Jun: 4.71" · normal 4.18" (2.0–6.1)

Jun

Jul: 0.39" (so far)· normal 1.91" (0.6–3.9)

Jul

Aug: normal 2.14" (0.6–4.2)

Aug

Sep: normal 4.47" (1.0–8.2)

Sep

Oct: normal 9.66" (4.2–14.5)

Oct

Nov: normal 13.52" (7.7–16.9)

Nov

Dec: normal 12.34" (7.8–19.0)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:36 AM

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