Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5106

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Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5106

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Table 2. Mean streamflow, ground-water flow, and annual dissolved inorganic nitrogen loads derived for the river and shoreline subbasins, Hood Canal drainage basin, western Washington, 1971–2002.

[Locations of USGS streamflow-gaging stations are shown in figure 2. Abbreviations: USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; DIN, dissolved inorganic nitrogen; km2, square kilometer; m3/s, cubic meter per second; (m3/s)/km2, cubic meter per second per square kilometer; MT/yr, metric ton per year; –, not applicable]

River and shoreline subbasins USGS streamflow-gaging station No. Duration of record used Gaged area
(km2)
Mean streamflow, scaled
(m3/s)
Unit-area streamflow
[(m3/s)/km2]
Total drainage area
(km2)
Mean streamflow for entire basin for 1971–2002
(m3/s)
Skokomish River
Skokomish1 12061500 1971–2002 587.9 34.12 622.3 36.13
Other Olympic Rivers
Duckabush 12054000 1971–2002 172.2 11.87 198.5 13.69
Dosewallips 12053000 1939–1949 242.2 14.04 0.058 301.5 17.49
Hamma Hamma 12054500 1952–1970 132.9 9.93 .075 218.9 16.36
Little Quilcene 12052000 1952–1957 61.4 1.43 .023 95.8 2.23
Big Quilcene 12052210 1995–2002 127.9 3.81 .030 177.4 5.29
North Olympic lowlands
Thorndyke 32.4 0.69
Tarboo 30.8 .64
Spencer 10.1 .15
Shore 1 56.9 .45
Shore 19 8.4 .07
Shore 20 14.8 .12
Shore 21 29.8 .24
Shore 22 55.7 .44
Shore 23 33.0 .26
Jackson 7.0 .10
South Olympic, South-Shore, and Kitsap lowlands
Union 12063500 1948–1959 51.3 1.4481 0.028 66.8 1.89
Mission 12065000 1946–1952 11.5 .3478 .030 32.2 .98
Tahuya 12067500 1946–1956 38.8 1.2895 .033 120.8 4.01
Dewatto 12068500 1948–1954 47.7 1.9021 .040 59.6 2.38
Big Beef 12069550 1970–1981 35.7 1.1286 .032 35.3 1.12
Anderson 1 12.5 .45
Anderson 2 15.9 .59
Eagle 20.1 .77
Finch 8.9 .31
Fulton 22.4 .87
Jorsted 12.4 .45
Lilliwaup 41.2 1.78
Rendsland 23.1 .90
Seabeck 14.4 .53
Stavis 25.0 .99
Waketickeh 19.9 .76
Shore 2 5.7 .15
Shore 3 15.6 .41
Shore 4 11.9 .31
Shore 5 8.5 .22
Shore 6 9.0 .23
Shore 7 25.8 .67
Shore 8 2.2 .06
Shore 9 48.4 1.26
Shore 10 24.7 223.8
Shore 11 20.0 .52
Shore 12 2.8 .07
Shore 13 4.2 .11
Shore 14 1.5 .04
Shore 15 .9 .02
Shore 16 17.5 .45
Shore 17 7.1 .18
Shore 18 11.0 .29
Shore 24 2.3 .06
Total4 2,643 142
River and shoreline subbasins USGS streamflow gaging station No. Ground-water flow
(m3/s)
Total basin flow
(m3/s)
DIN loading from basin
(MT/yr)
Stream   Ground water   Total
Skokomish River
Skokomish1 12061500 0.00 36.13 131.4 0.0 131.4
Other Olympic Rivers
Duckabush 12054000 0.00 13.69 20.8 0.0 20.8
Dosewallips 12053000 .00 17.49 49.8 .0 49.8
Hamma Hamma 12054500 .00 16.36 52.6 .0 52.6
Little Quilcene 12052000 .03 2.26 8.4 .5 8.9
Big Quilcene 12052210 1.03 6.32 16.5 19.5 36.0
North Olympic lowlands
Thorndyke 0.000 0.69 2.6 0.0 2.6
Tarboo .000 .64 2.4 .0 2.4
Spencer .130 .28 .6 2.5 3.1
Shore 1 .429 .88 1.7 8.1 9.8
Shore 19 .164 .23 .3 3.1 3.4
Shore 20 .288 .41 .4 5.5 5.9
Shore 21 .354 .59 .9 6.7 7.6
Shore 22 .428 .87 1.7 8.1 9.8
Shore 23 .064 .33 1.0 1.2 2.2
Jackson .110 .21 .4 2.1 2.5
South Olympic, South-Shore, and Kitsap lowlands
Union 12063500 0.30 2.19 24.9 5.7 30.6
Mission 12065000 .20 1.17 3.7 3.7 7.4
Tahuya 12067500 .31 4.32 18.1 5.9 24.0
Dewatto 12068500 .00 2.38 10.3 .0 10.3
Big Beef 12069550 .00 1.12 4.2 .0 4.2
Anderson 1 .00 .45 1.7 .0 1.7
Anderson 2 .00 .59 2.2 .0 2.2
Eagle .135 .91 2.9 2.6 5.5
Finch .119 .43 1.4 2.2 3.6
Fulton .061 .93 3.3 1.2 4.5
Jorsted .111 .56 1.7 2.1 3.8
Lilliwaup .500 2.24 6.5 9.5 16.0
Rendsland .000 .90 3.4 .0 3.4
Seabeck .000 .53 2.0 .0 2.0
Stavis .000 .99 3.7 .0 3.7
Waketickeh .104 .87 2.9 2.0 4.9
Shore 2 .014 .16 .6 .3 .9
Shore 3 .031 .44 1.5 .6 2.1
Shore 4 .037 .35 1.2 .7 1.9
Shore 5 .089 .31 .8 1.7 2.5
Shore 6 .128 .36 .9 2.4 3.3
Shore 7 .283 .95 2.5 5.4 7.9
Shore 8 .023 .08 .2 .4 .6
Shore 9 .548 1.81 4.7 10.4 15.1
Shore 10 .509 24.34 389.5 9.6 99.1
Shore 11 .417 .94 1.9 7.9 9.8
Shore 12 .043 .12 .3 .8 1.1
Shore 13 .044 .15 .4 .8 1.2
Shore 14 .016 .06 .2 .3 .5
Shore 15 .009 .03 .1 .2 .3
Shore 16 .197 .65 1.7 3.7 5.4
Shore 17 .053 .24 .7 1.0 1.7
Shore 18 .011 .30 1.1 .2 1.3
Shore 24 .002 .06 .2 .0 .3
Total4 7.3 149 493 138 631

1Streamflow was scaled for the 1971-2002 as described in “Estimates of Streamflow” in section “Annual Freshwater and Saline Loads in Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen to Hood Canal, 1971-2002.”

2 Streamflow includes 0.636 m3/s from shore 10 and 23.2 m3/s from Lake Cushman Diversion.

3Stream nitrogen loadings includes 0.5 MT/yr from shore 10 plus 89.0 MT/yr from Lake Cushman Diversion.

4Total is slightly different than the sum due to rounding.

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