Water report · Yakima River
Running normal for mid September. Above 28% of past September 12s on record.
Updated 11:15 PM UTC, Sep 12
1,370 cfs puts Yakima River in the 28th percentile for September 12, against 117 years of record.
The median for this date is 1,950 cfs, and half of all September 12s on record fell between 1,300 and 2,530.
Over the last 7 days, Yakima River ran between 3,510 and 3,630 cfs, lowest on Aug 12 and highest on Aug 6.
That is 120 cfs lower than on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, Yakima River ran between 3,510 and 3,820 cfs, lowest on Aug 12 and highest on Jul 26.
That is 200 cfs lower than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, Yakima River ran between 1,770 and 3,820 cfs, lowest on May 20 and highest on Jul 26.
That is 530 cfs higher than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, Yakima River ran between 536 and 16,900 cfs, lowest on Sep 27 and highest on Nov 11.
That is 2,710 cfs higher than on Sep 12.
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 12484500, YAKIMA RIVER AT UMTANUM, WA, 1.4 miles from the center of Yakima River. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 12484500, YAKIMA RIVER AT UMTANUM, WA, 1.4 miles from the center of Yakima River. It reports gage height and discharge. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
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