Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5106
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5106
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) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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