HCDN: Streamflow Data Set, 1874 - 1988
By J.R. Slack, Alan M. Lumb, and Jurate Maciunas Landwehr
USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4076


Station 12457000 WENATCHEE RIVER AT PLAIN, WASH.


Description, qualifying comments, and acceptable water years.

Drainage area is 591 sq.mi.                             Datum is 1805.00 ft.
Located in hydrologic unit 17020011 at Latitude: 47:45:47N  Longitude: 120:39:54W
Station is in the state of WA (county code 007) and serviced by the WA office.
Channel slope is 26.00 feet/mile
Stream length is 41.90 miles
Mean basin elevation is 4540.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Percent of contributing drainage area covered by 
   Storage: 1.06%     Lakes: 1.06%        Forests: 76.00%     Glaciers: N.A.%
Soil infiltration index is N.A. inches
Annual precipitation is 69.00 inches
Precipitation intensity is 3.10 inches/24 hour (expected on the average once each two years)
January minimum temperature is 16.00 degrees Fahrenheit

Daily and longer averages for 67 water years are acceptable (all years except partial years).
A water year with acceptable data is indicated by an asterisk in the time line, which spans 1874 through 1988.

                                                   Water year
1     1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1       1
8     8         8         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9       9
7     8         9         0         1         2         3         4         5         6         7         8       8
4-----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5--8
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The streamflow data Daily values, monthly mean values, and yearly mean values of streamflow data are available in tablular form. Select the desired option from the list below.

The data tables do not have column heading for ease of reading into statistical programs. For a detailed description of the format of the data tables, select the corresponding file from the list below.

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